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title: Introduction to Combo Boxes
framework: cocoa
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ComboBox
---

# Introduction to Combo Boxes

Explains how to use Cocoa combo boxes.

## Organization of This Document

This topic describes how to use a combo box; [How Combo Boxes Work](Concepts/HowComboBoxesWork.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000094-BCICDGEF) gives basic information on combo boxes. [Providing Data for a Combo Box](Tasks/ProvidingComboBoxData.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000095-BCIDGFEH) describes how to provide data for the combo box’s pop-up list. [Setting the Combo Box’s Value](Tasks/SettingComboBoxValue.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000256-CJBBCJBH) describes how to set and retrieve the combo box’s value. [Managing the Combo Box’s List](Tasks/ManagingComboBoxList.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000096-BCICDGEF) describes how to use the combo box’s pop-up list. [Using Automatic Completion in Combo Boxes](Tasks/AutocompletionComboBoxes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000257-BCICDGEF) describes how the combo box can try to complete what the user enters into the text field.

Because NSComboBox is a subclass of NSTextField, see *Text Fields* for more information.

[Next](Concepts/HowComboBoxesWork.html)

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