Restrict Drop-Down (Combo Box) Display Number of Items

If you are using a combo-box anywhere and you are populating it with say 30 or 40 items you might - due to size and design constraints - want to restrict the amount of initial items in the drop down box. First of all your combo-box would usually be set up with it's data when the form it is on loads.

You would use the form load event. If this is not showing in your code you can simply select it using the drop down lists at the top of your code window.

Pick (Form1 Events) in the left hand drop-down box (Form1 or whatever your form is called)
Pick Load from the right-hand drop-down box
The event handler code will then appear in your code listing like this:

See here for explanation of how to create form load event

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
     
End Sub

In this handler you can put:

ComboBox1.MaxDropDownItems = 10

And it will look like this in the event handler:

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        ComboBox1.MaxDropDownItems = 10
End Sub

Meaning when the form loads the maximum amount of items the drop down will show out of your list of 30 or 40 will be 10.

Quite simple.