System.Windows.Forms.Control: Property Members

The properties of System.Windows.Forms.Control are listed below. For a list of all members, see the Control Members list.

See Also: Inherited members from System.ComponentModel.Component

Public Properties

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AccessibilityObjectAccessibleObject.

Gets the System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleObject assigned to the control.

AccessibleDefaultActionDescriptionstring.

Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications.

AccessibleDescriptionstring.

Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications.

AccessibleNamestring.

Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.

AccessibleRoleAccessibleRole.

Gets or sets the accessible role of the control

AllowDropbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.

AnchorAnchorStyles.

Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent.

AutoScrollOffsetSystem.Drawing.Point.

Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollableControl.ScrollControlIntoView(Control).

AutoSizebool.

This property is not relevant for this class.

BackColorSystem.Drawing.Color.

Gets or sets the background color for the control.

BackgroundImageSystem.Drawing.Image.

Gets or sets the background image displayed in the control.

BackgroundImageLayoutImageLayout.

Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout enumeration.

BindingContextBindingContext.

Gets or sets the System.Windows.Forms.BindingContext for the control.

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Bottomint.

Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.

BoundsSystem.Drawing.Rectangle.

Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control.

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CanFocusbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.

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CanSelectbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected.

Capturebool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse.

CausesValidationbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus.

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CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCallsbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control's Control.Handle property when an application is being debugged.

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ClientRectangleSystem.Drawing.Rectangle.

Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control.

ClientSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control.

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CompanyNamestring.

Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.

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ContainsFocusbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus.

ContextMenuContextMenu.

Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control.

ContextMenuStripContextMenuStrip.

Gets or sets the System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.

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ControlsControl.ControlCollection.

Gets the collection of controls contained within the control.

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Createdbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created.

CursorCursor.

Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control.

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DataBindingsControlBindingsCollection.

Gets the data bindings for the control.

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DefaultBackColorSystem.Drawing.Color.

Gets the default background color of the control.

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DefaultFontSystem.Drawing.Font.

Gets the default font of the control.

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DefaultForeColorSystem.Drawing.Color.

Gets the default foreground color of the control.

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DisplayRectangleSystem.Drawing.Rectangle.

Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control.

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Disposingbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the base System.Windows.Forms.Control class is in the process of disposing.

DockDockStyle.

Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.

Enabledbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction.

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Focusedbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.

FontSystem.Drawing.Font.

Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control.

ForeColorSystem.Drawing.Color.

Gets or sets the foreground color of the control.

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HandleIntPtr.

Gets the window handle that the control is bound to.

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HasChildrenbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls.

Heightint.

Gets or sets the height of the control.

ImeModeImeMode.

Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control.

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InvokeRequiredbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on.

IsAccessiblebool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications.

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IsDisposedbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of.

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IsHandleCreatedbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it.

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IsMirroredbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored.

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LayoutEngineSystem.Windows.Forms.Layout.LayoutEngine.

Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine.

Leftint.

Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.

LocationSystem.Drawing.Point.

Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container.

MarginPadding.

Gets or sets the space between controls.

MaximumSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that Control.GetPreferredSize(System.Drawing.Size) can specify.

MinimumSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that Control.GetPreferredSize(System.Drawing.Size) can specify.

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ModifierKeysKeys.

Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state.

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MouseButtonsMouseButtons.

Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state.

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MousePositionSystem.Drawing.Point.

Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates.

Namestring.

Gets or sets the name of the control.

PaddingPadding.

Gets or sets padding within the control.

ParentControl.

Gets or sets the parent container of the control.

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PreferredSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit.

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ProductNamestring.

Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control.

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ProductVersionstring.

Gets the version of the assembly containing the control.

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RecreatingHandlebool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle.

RegionSystem.Drawing.Region.

Gets or sets the window region associated with the control.

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Rightint.

Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.

RightToLeftRightToLeft.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.

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SiteSystem.ComponentModel.ISite.

Gets or sets the site of the control.

SizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets or sets the height and width of the control.

TabIndexint.

Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container.

TabStopbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key.

Tagobject.

Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control.

Textstring.

Gets or sets the text associated with this control.

Topint.

Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.

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TopLevelControlControl.

Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost System.Windows.Forms.Form that the control is contained in.

UseWaitCursorbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls.

Visiblebool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed.

Widthint.

Gets or sets the width of the control.

WindowTargetIWindowTarget.

This property is not relevant for this class.

Protected Properties

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CanEnableImebool.

Gets a value indicating whether the Control.ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support.

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CanRaiseEventsbool.

Determines if events can be raised on the control.

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CreateParamsCreateParams.

Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created.

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DefaultCursorCursor.

Gets or sets the default cursor for the control.

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DefaultImeModeImeMode.

Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control.

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DefaultMarginPadding.

Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls.

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DefaultMaximumSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control.

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DefaultMinimumSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control.

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DefaultPaddingPadding.

Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control.

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DefaultSizeSystem.Drawing.Size.

Gets the default size of the control.

DoubleBufferedbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker.

FontHeightint.

Gets or sets the height of the font of the control.

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RenderRightToLeftbool.

This property is now obsolete.

ResizeRedrawbool.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized.

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ScaleChildrenbool.

Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls.

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ShowFocusCuesbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles.

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ShowKeyboardCuesbool.

Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators.