C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]

public static extern bool GetComboBoxInfo(IntPtr hWnd, ref COMBOBOXINFO pcbi);

User-Defined Types:

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct COMBOBOXINFO {
    public Int32 cbSize;
    public RECT rcItem;
    public RECT rcButton;
    public ComboBoxButtonState buttonState;
    public IntPtr hwndCombo;
    public IntPtr hwndEdit;
    public IntPtr hwndList;
}

public enum ComboBoxButtonState {
    STATE_SYSTEM_NONE = 0,
    STATE_SYSTEM_INVISIBLE = 0x00008000,
    STATE_SYSTEM_PRESSED = 0x00000008
}

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Notes:

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Sample Code:

COMBOBOXINFO cbi = new COMBOBOXINFO();
cbi.cbSize = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(cbi);
if(GetComboBoxInfo(comboBox1.Handle, ref cbi)) {
    if(cbi.hwndEdit == IntPtr.Zero) {
        throw new Exception("ComboBox must have the DropDown style!");
    }
}

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