# Use Choice Component as Combobox

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-choice-component-as-combobox/54265>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-choice-component-as-combobox/54265 "2022-11-16T07:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![MGA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mga/32/50456_2.png) [@MGA](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MGA)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/use-choice-component-as-combobox/54265/1 "2022-11-16T07:48:02Z")

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The **Choice Component** is working perfectly when looking up **Values** from the **same Table** or from some **other Table**.

Thing is that one has always to use some kind of **Helper Table** and create **Relations, Lookups** etc…

What I was doing in [ASP.NET](http://ASP.NET) was using a **Combobox** instead of a **Dropdownlist (aka Choice Component)**.

Considering this **Product Table** you will see that it includes a Field called **Category Name** :

![Table](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/8/8806eab0798d7acae9c7ecc0793aab40dadeb0d6.png)

Currently with the **Choice Component** I can see those **Categories** and select one:

![Choice](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/b/cb53775c3d1468884045827597576b3a5b11caba.png)

If the **Choice Component** would be upgraded to act as a **Combobox** then one could create a new **Category right away** without the need of going back to the **Helper Table** :

![Combobox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/1/3/136798bb63b70637ea64383c2405d26cceb8330a.png)

![Setup](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/9/a91dcc6d59902886cd6e24fff33fa13c0a59bd74.png)

This is of course only for **single values** , disallowing **Multiple Choices** and of course the **Chips Style**.

I believe that it should be quite easy to update the component (make writable) and be a welcome addition to Glide Pages since it eliminates the need of those Helper Tables and creation of related Pages etc…

PS This was already [Requested](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-in-combobox-style/22542) by @Manu.n but I hope that it might get approved when explained a bit more detailed :).