MFC ComboBox not editable

Question

I am populating a ComboBox with a list of strings to be selected from. But in addition I can select the ComboBox and edit in my own string.

How can I disabled this behavior so you can not edit the ComboBox?

Answer 1

Assuming you created the combobox on the Resource Editor, you should change the combobox's Type to Drop List:

I also recommend you to have Sort set to False, so the interface shows the elements ordered as you insert them instead of some magic sorcery that makes them to appear alphabetically.