VB.NET: how to prevent user input in a ComboBox

Question

How do you prevent user input in a ComboBox so that only one of the items in the defined list can be selected by the user?

Answer 1

Using 'DropDownList' for the 'DropDownStyle' property of the combo box doesn't work as it changes the look and feel of the combo box. I am using Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.

Using 'e.Handled = True' also doesn't work either as it still allows user input. Using 'False' for the 'Enabled' property of the combo box also doesn't work too because it stops the user from being able to use the combo box.

All of the "solutions" that have been proposed above are complete rubbish. What really works is this following code which restricts user input to certain keys such as up / down (for navigating through the list of all available choices in the combo box), suppressing all other key inputs:-

Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs) Handles 
  ComboBox1.KeyDown
    REM The following code is executed whenever the user has pressed
    REM a key.  Added on Wednesday 1st January 2020.

    REM Determine what key the user has pressed.  Added on Wednesday
    REM 1st January 2020.
    Select Case e.KeyCode
        Case Keys.Down, Keys.Up
            REM This section is for whenever the user has pressed either
            REM the arrow down key or arrow up key.  Added on Wednesday
            REM 1st January 2020.

        Case Else
            REM This section is for whenever the user has pressed any
            REM other key.  Added on Wednesday 1st January 2020.

            REM Cancelling the key that the user has pressed.  Added on
            REM Wednesday 1st January 2020.
            e.SuppressKeyPress = True

    End Select

End Sub