The BaseForm type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method BaseForm
Initializes a new instance of the BaseForm class.

Methods

  Name Description
Protected method AccessibilityNotifyClients(AccessibleEvents, Int32)
Notifies the accessibility client applications of the specified AccessibleEvents for the specified child control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method AccessibilityNotifyClients(AccessibleEvents, Int32, Int32)
Notifies the accessibility client applications of the specified AccessibleEvents for the specified child control .
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Activate
Activates the form and gives it focus.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ActivateMdiChild
Activates the MDI child of a form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method AddOwnedForm
Adds an owned form to this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method AdjustFormScrollbars (Inherited from Form.)
Public method BeginInvoke(Delegate)
Executes the specified delegate asynchronously on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method BeginInvoke(Delegate, array<Object>[]()[][])
Executes the specified delegate asynchronously with the specified arguments, on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method BringToFront
Brings the control to the front of the z-order.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CenterToParent
Centers the position of the form within the bounds of the parent form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method CenterToScreen
Centers the form on the current screen.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method Close
Closes the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method Contains
Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified control is a child of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateAccessibilityInstance
Creates a new accessibility object for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method CreateControl
Forces the creation of the control, including the creation of the handle and any child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateControlsInstance (Inherited from Form.)
Public method CreateGraphics
Creates the Graphics for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateHandle
Creates the handle for the form. If a derived class overrides this function, it must call the base implementation.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method DefWndProc (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method DestroyHandle
Destroys the handle associated with the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method Dispose
Clean up any resources being used.
(Overrides Form..::..Dispose(Boolean).)
Public method DoDragDrop
Begins a drag-and-drop operation.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method DrawToBitmap
Supports rendering to the specified bitmap.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method EndInvoke
Retrieves the return value of the asynchronous operation represented by the IAsyncResult passed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method FindForm
Retrieves the form that the control is on.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method Focus
Sets input focus to the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetAccessibilityObjectById
Retrieves the specified AccessibleObject.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetAutoSizeMode
Retrieves a value indicating how a control will behave when its AutoSize property is enabled.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetChildAtPoint(Point)
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method GetChildAtPoint(Point, GetChildAtPointSkip)
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method GetContainerControl
Returns the next ContainerControl up the control's chain of parent controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetNextControl
Retrieves the next control forward or back in the tab order of child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetPreferredSize
Retrieves the size of a rectangular area into which a control can be fitted.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetScaledBounds (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method GetScrollState
Determines whether the specified flag has been set.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method GetStyle
Retrieves the value of the specified control style bit for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetTopLevel
Determines if the control is a top-level control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method Hide
Conceals the control from the user.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InitLayout
Called after the control has been added to another container.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method Invalidate()()()()
Invalidates the entire surface of the control and causes the control to be redrawn.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invalidate(Region)
Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invalidate(Boolean)
Invalidates a specific region of the control and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invalidate(Rectangle)
Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invalidate(Region, Boolean)
Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invalidate(Rectangle, Boolean)
Invalidates the specified region of the control (adds it to the control's update region, which is the area that will be repainted at the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the control. Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invoke(Delegate)
Executes the specified delegate on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Invoke(Delegate, array<Object>[]()[][])
Executes the specified delegate, on the thread that owns the control's underlying window handle, with the specified list of arguments.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method InvokeGotFocus
Raises the GotFocus event for the specified control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokeLostFocus
Raises the LostFocus event for the specified control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokeOnClick
Raises the Click event for the specified control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokePaint
Raises the Paint event for the specified control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InvokePaintBackground
Raises the PaintBackground event for the specified control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method IsInputChar
Determines if a character is an input character that the control recognizes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method IsInputKey
Determines whether the specified key is a regular input key or a special key that requires preprocessing.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method LayoutMdi
Arranges the multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms within the MDI parent form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method NotifyInvalidate
Raises the Invalidated event with a specified region of the control to invalidate.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnActivated
Raises the Activated event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnAutoSizeChanged
Raises the AutoSizeChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnBackColorChanged
Raises the BackColorChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnBackgroundImageChanged
Raises the BackgroundImageChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnBackgroundImageLayoutChanged
Raises the BackgroundImageLayoutChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnBindingContextChanged
Raises the BindingContextChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnCausesValidationChanged
Raises the CausesValidationChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnChangeUICues
Raises the ChangeUICues event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnClick
Raises the Click event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnClientSizeChanged
Raises the ClientSizeChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnClosed
Raises the Closed event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnClosing
Raises the Closing event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnContextMenuChanged
Raises the ContextMenuChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnContextMenuStripChanged
Raises the ContextMenuStripChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnControlAdded
Raises the ControlAdded event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnControlRemoved
Raises the ControlRemoved event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnCreateControl
Raises the CreateControl event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnCursorChanged
Raises the CursorChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDeactivate
Raises the Deactivate event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnDockChanged
Raises the DockChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDoubleClick
Raises the DoubleClick event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragDrop
Raises the DragDrop event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragEnter
Raises the DragEnter event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragLeave
Raises the DragLeave event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnDragOver
Raises the DragOver event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnEnabledChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnEnter
Raises the Enter event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnFontChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnForeColorChanged
Raises the ForeColorChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnFormClosed
Raises the FormClosed event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnFormClosing
Raises the FormClosing event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnGiveFeedback
Raises the GiveFeedback event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnGotFocus
Raises the GotFocus event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnHandleCreated (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnHandleDestroyed (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnHelpButtonClicked
Raises the HelpButtonClicked event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnHelpRequested
Raises the HelpRequested event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnImeModeChanged
Raises the ImeModeChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnInputLanguageChanged
Raises the InputLanguageChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnInputLanguageChanging
Raises the InputLanguageChanging event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnInvalidated
Raises the Invalidated event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnKeyDown
Raises the KeyDown event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnKeyPress
Raises the KeyPress event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnKeyUp
Raises the KeyUp event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLayout (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnLeave
Raises the Leave event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLoad
Raises the Load event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnLocationChanged
Raises the LocationChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLostFocus
Raises the LostFocus event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMarginChanged
Raises the MarginChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMaximizedBoundsChanged
Raises the MaximizedBoundsChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMaximumSizeChanged
Raises the MaximumSizeChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMdiChildActivate
Raises the MdiChildActivate event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMenuComplete
Raises the MenuComplete event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMenuStart
Raises the MenuStart event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMinimumSizeChanged
Raises the MinimumSizeChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnMouseCaptureChanged
Raises the MouseCaptureChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseClick
Raises the MouseClick event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseDoubleClick
Raises the MouseDoubleClick event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseDown
Raises the MouseDown event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseEnter
Raises the MouseEnter event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseHover
Raises the MouseHover event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseLeave
Raises the MouseLeave event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseMove
Raises the MouseMove event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseUp
Raises the MouseUp event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnMouseWheel
Raises the MouseWheel event.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method OnMove
Raises the Move event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnNotifyMessage
Notifies the control of Windows messages.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPaddingChanged
Raises the PaddingChanged event.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method OnPaint (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnPaintBackground
Paints the background of the control.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method OnParentBackColorChanged
Raises the BackColorChanged event when the BackColor property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentBackgroundImageChanged
Raises the BackgroundImageChanged event when the BackgroundImage property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentBindingContextChanged
Raises the BindingContextChanged event when the BindingContext property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentChanged
Raises the ParentChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentCursorChanged
Raises the CursorChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentEnabledChanged
Raises the EnabledChanged event when the Enabled property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentFontChanged
Raises the FontChanged event when the Font property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentForeColorChanged
Raises the ForeColorChanged event when the ForeColor property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentRightToLeftChanged
Raises the RightToLeftChanged event when the RightToLeft property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnParentVisibleChanged
Raises the VisibleChanged event when the Visible property value of the control's container changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPreviewKeyDown
Raises the PreviewKeyDown event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPrint
Raises the Paint event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnQueryContinueDrag
Raises the QueryContinueDrag event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnRegionChanged
Raises the RegionChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnResize (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnResizeBegin
Raises the ResizeBegin event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnResizeEnd
Raises the ResizeEnd event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnRightToLeftChanged (Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method OnRightToLeftLayoutChanged
Raises the RightToLeftLayoutChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnScroll
Raises the Scroll event.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method OnShown
Raises the Shown event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnSizeChanged
Raises the SizeChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnStyleChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnSystemColorsChanged
Raises the SystemColorsChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTabIndexChanged
Raises the TabIndexChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTabStopChanged
Raises the TabStopChanged event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnTextChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method OnValidated
Raises the Validated event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnValidating
Raises the Validating event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnVisibleChanged
Raises the VisibleChanged event.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method PerformLayout()()()()
Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method PerformLayout(Control, String)
Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method PointToClient
Computes the location of the specified screen point into client coordinates.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method PointToScreen
Computes the location of the specified client point into screen coordinates.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method PreProcessControlMessage
Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method PreProcessMessage
Preprocesses keyboard or input messages within the message loop before they are dispatched.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessCmdKey
Processes a command key.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ProcessDialogChar (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ProcessDialogKey
Processes a dialog box key.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ProcessKeyEventArgs
Processes a key message and generates the appropriate control events.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessKeyMessage
Processes a keyboard message.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ProcessKeyPreview (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ProcessMnemonic (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ProcessTabKey (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method RaiseDragEvent
Raises the appropriate drag event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseKeyEvent
Raises the appropriate key event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaiseMouseEvent
Raises the appropriate mouse event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaisePaintEvent
Raises the appropriate paint event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RecreateHandle
Forces the re-creation of the handle for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method RectangleToClient
Computes the size and location of the specified screen rectangle in client coordinates.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method RectangleToScreen
Computes the size and location of the specified client rectangle in screen coordinates.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method Refresh
Forces the control to invalidate its client area and immediately redraw itself and any child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method RemoveOwnedForm
Removes an owned form from this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ResetMouseEventArgs
Resets the control to handle the MouseLeave event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResetText
Resets the Text property to its default value.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResumeLayout()()()()
Resumes usual layout logic.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method ResumeLayout(Boolean)
Resumes usual layout logic, optionally forcing an immediate layout of pending layout requests.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(HorizontalAlignment)
Converts the specified HorizontalAlignment to the appropriate HorizontalAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(LeftRightAlignment)
Converts the specified LeftRightAlignment to the appropriate LeftRightAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method RtlTranslateAlignment(ContentAlignment)
Converts the specified ContentAlignment to the appropriate ContentAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method RtlTranslateContent
Converts the specified ContentAlignment to the appropriate ContentAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateHorizontal
Converts the specified HorizontalAlignment to the appropriate HorizontalAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RtlTranslateLeftRight
Converts the specified LeftRightAlignment to the appropriate LeftRightAlignment to support right-to-left text.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ScaleControl (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method ScaleCore (Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public method ScrollControlIntoView
Scrolls the specified child control into view on an auto-scroll enabled control.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method ScrollToControl
Calculates the scroll offset to the specified child control.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public method Select()()()()
Activates the control.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method Select(Boolean, Boolean)
Selects this form, and optionally selects the next or previous control.
(Inherited from FormForm.)
Public method SelectNextControl
Activates the next control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method SendToBack
Sends the control to the back of the z-order.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetAutoScrollMargin
Sets the size of the auto-scroll margins.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method SetAutoSizeMode
Sets a value indicating how a control will behave when its AutoSize property is enabled.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
Sets the bounds of the control to the specified location and size.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method SetBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified)
Sets the specified bounds of the control to the specified location and size.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method SetBoundsCore (Inherited from Form.)
Protected method SetClientSizeCore
Sets the client size of the form. This will adjust the bounds of the form to make the client size the requested size.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method SetDesktopBounds
Sets the bounds of the form in desktop coordinates.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method SetDesktopLocation
Sets the location of the form in desktop coordinates.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method SetDisplayRectLocation
Positions the display window to the specified value.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method SetScrollState
Sets the specified scroll state flag.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected method SetStyle
Sets a specified ControlStyles flag to either true or false.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetTopLevel
Sets the control as the top-level control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetVisibleCore (Inherited from Form.)
Public method Show()()()()
Displays the control to the user.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Public method Show(IWin32Window)
Shows the form with the specified owner to the user.
(Inherited from FormForm.)
Public method ShowDialog()()()()
Shows the form as a modal dialog box with the currently active window set as its owner.
(Inherited from FormForm.)
Public method ShowDialog(IWin32Window)
Shows the form as a modal dialog box with the specified owner.
(Inherited from FormForm.)
Protected method SizeFromClientSize
Determines the size of the entire control from the height and width of its client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method SuspendLayout
Temporarily suspends the layout logic for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method ToString
Gets a string representing the current instance of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public method Update
Causes the control to redraw the invalidated regions within its client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateBounds()()()()
Updates the bounds of the control with the current size and location.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method UpdateBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
Updates the bounds of the control with the specified size and location.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method UpdateBounds(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
Updates the bounds of the control with the specified size, location, and client size.
(Inherited from ControlControl.)
Protected method UpdateDefaultButton
Updates which button is the default button.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected method UpdateStyles
Forces the assigned styles to be reapplied to the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected method UpdateZOrder
Updates the control in its parent's z-order.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public method ValidateChildren()()()() (Inherited from FormForm.)
Public method ValidateChildren(ValidationConstraints) (Inherited from FormForm.)
Protected method WndProc (Inherited from Form.)

Properties

  Name Description
Public property AcceptButton
Gets or sets the button on the form that is clicked when the user presses the ENTER key.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property AccessibilityObject
Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleDefaultActionDescription
Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleDescription
Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleName
Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AccessibleRole
Gets or sets the accessible role of the control
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ActiveMdiChild
Gets the currently active multiple-document interface (MDI) child window.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property AllowDrop
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AllowTransparency
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the opacity of the form can be adjusted.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Anchor
Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AutoScroll
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form enables autoscrolling.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property AutoScrollMargin
Gets or sets the size of the auto-scroll margin.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property AutoScrollMinSize
Gets or sets the minimum size of the auto-scroll.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property AutoScrollOffset
Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control).
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property AutoScrollPosition
Gets or sets the location of the auto-scroll position.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property AutoSize
Resize the form according to the setting of AutoSizeMode.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property AutoSizeMode
Gets or sets the mode by which the form automatically resizes itself.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property AutoValidate (Inherited from Form.)
Public property BackColor (Inherited from Form.)
Public property BackgroundImage
Gets or sets the background image displayed in the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property BackgroundImageLayout
Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property BindingContext
Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Bottom
Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Bounds
Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property CancelButton
Gets or sets the button control that is clicked when the user presses the ESC key.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected property CanEnableIme
Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property CanFocus
Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property CanRaiseEvents
Determines if events can be raised on the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property CanSelect
Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Capture
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property CausesValidation
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientRectangle
Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientSize
Gets or sets the size of the client area of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property CompanyName
Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ContainsFocus
Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ContextMenu
Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ContextMenuStrip
Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ControlBox
Gets or sets a value indicating whether a control box is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Controls
Gets the collection of controls contained within the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Created
Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property CreateParams (Inherited from Form.)
Public property Cursor
Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property DataBindings
Gets the data bindings for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultCursor
Gets or sets the default cursor for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultImeMode
Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected property DefaultMargin
Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultMaximumSize
Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultMinimumSize
Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultPadding
Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DefaultSize (Inherited from Form.)
Public property DesktopBounds
Gets or sets the size and location of the form on the Windows desktop.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property DesktopLocation
Gets or sets the location of the form on the Windows desktop.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property DialogResult
Gets or sets the dialog result for the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property DisplayRectangle
Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property Disposing
Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Dock
Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DoubleBuffered
Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Enabled
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Focused
Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Font
Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property FontHeight
Gets or sets the height of the font of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ForeColor
Gets or sets the foreground color of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property FormBorderStyle
Gets or sets the border style of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Handle
Gets the window handle that the control is bound to.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property HasChildren
Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Height
Gets or sets the height of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property HelpButton
Gets or sets a value indicating whether a Help button should be displayed in the caption box of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property HorizontalScroll
Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Protected property HScroll
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property Icon
Gets or sets the icon for the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property ImeMode
Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ImeModeBase (Inherited from Control.)
Public property InvokeRequired
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.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsAccessible
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsDisposed
Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsHandleCreated
Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsMdiChild
Gets a value indicating whether the form is a multiple-document interface (MDI) child form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property IsMdiContainer
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is a container for multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property IsMirrored
Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsRestrictedWindow
Gets a value indicating whether the form can use all windows and user input events without restriction.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property KeyPreview
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form will receive key events before the event is passed to the control that has focus.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property LayoutEngine
Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Left
Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Location
Gets or sets the Point that represents the upper-left corner of the Form in screen coordinates.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MainMenuStrip
Gets or sets the primary menu container for the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Margin
Gets or sets the space between controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property MaximizeBox
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Maximize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected property MaximizedBounds
Gets and sets the size of the form when it is maximized.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MaximumSize
Gets the maximum size the form can be resized to.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MdiChildren
Gets an array of forms that represent the multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms that are parented to this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MdiParent
Gets or sets the current multiple-document interface (MDI) parent form of this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Menu
Gets or sets the MainMenu that is displayed in the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MergedMenu
Gets the merged menu for the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MinimizeBox
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Minimize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property MinimumSize
Gets or sets the minimum size the form can be resized to.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Modal
Gets a value indicating whether this form is displayed modally.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Name
Gets or sets the name of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Opacity
Gets or sets the opacity level of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property OwnedForms
Gets an array of Form objects that represent all forms that are owned by this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Owner
Gets or sets the form that owns this form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Padding
Gets or sets padding within the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Parent
Gets or sets the parent container of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property PreferredSize
Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ProductName
Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ProductVersion
Gets the version of the assembly containing the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property RecreatingHandle
Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Region
Gets or sets the window region associated with the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property RenderRightToLeft Obsolete.
This property is now obsolete.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ResizeRedraw
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property RestoreBounds
Gets the location and size of the form in its normal window state.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Right
Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property RightToLeft
Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property RightToLeftLayout
Gets or sets a value indicating whether right-to-left mirror placement is turned on.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected property ScaleChildren
Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ShowFocusCues
Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property ShowIcon
Gets or sets a value indicating whether an icon is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property ShowInTaskbar
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is displayed in the Windows taskbar.
(Inherited from Form.)
Protected property ShowKeyboardCues
Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ShowWithoutActivation
Gets a value indicating whether the window will be activated when it is shown.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property Site
Gets or sets the site of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Size
Gets or sets the size of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property SizeGripStyle
Gets or sets the style of the size grip to display in the lower-right corner of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property StartPosition
Gets or sets the starting position of the form at run time.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property TabIndex
Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property TabStop
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Tag
Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property Text (Inherited from Form.)
Public property Top
Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property TopLevel
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to display the form as a top-level window.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property TopLevelControl
Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property TopMost
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form should be displayed as a topmost form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property TransparencyKey
Gets or sets the color that will represent transparent areas of the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public property UseWaitCursor
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property VerticalScroll
Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property Visible
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its parent controls are displayed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Protected property VScroll
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public property Width
Gets or sets the width of the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public property WindowState
Gets or sets the form's window state.
(Inherited from Form.)

Events

  Name Description
Public event Activated
Occurs when the form is activated in code or by the user.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event AutoSizeChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Public event AutoValidateChanged (Inherited from Form.)
Public event BackColorChanged
Occurs when the value of the BackColor property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event BackgroundImageChanged
Occurs when the value of the BackgroundImage property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event BackgroundImageLayoutChanged
Occurs when the BackgroundImageLayout property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event BindingContextChanged
Occurs when the value of the BindingContext property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event CausesValidationChanged
Occurs when the value of the CausesValidation property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ChangeUICues
Occurs when the focus or keyboard user interface (UI) cues change.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Click
Occurs when the control is clicked.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ClientSizeChanged
Occurs when the value of the ClientSize property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ContextMenuChanged
Occurs when the value of the ContextMenu property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ContextMenuStripChanged
Occurs when the value of the ContextMenuStrip property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ControlAdded
Occurs when a new control is added to the Control..::..ControlCollection.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ControlRemoved
Occurs when a control is removed from the Control..::..ControlCollection.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event CursorChanged
Occurs when the value of the Cursor property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Deactivate
Occurs when the form loses focus and is no longer the active form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event DockChanged
Occurs when the value of the Dock property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event DoubleClick
Occurs when the control is double-clicked.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragDrop
Occurs when a drag-and-drop operation is completed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragEnter
Occurs when an object is dragged into the control's bounds.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragLeave
Occurs when an object is dragged out of the control's bounds.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event DragOver
Occurs when an object is dragged over the control's bounds.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event EnabledChanged
Occurs when the Enabled property value has changed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Enter
Occurs when the control is entered.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event FontChanged
Occurs when the Font property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ForeColorChanged
Occurs when the ForeColor property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event FormClosed
Occurs after the form is closed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event FormClosing
Occurs before the form is closed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event GiveFeedback
Occurs during a drag operation.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event GotFocus
Occurs when the control receives focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event HandleCreated
Occurs when a handle is created for the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event HandleDestroyed
Occurs when the control's handle is in the process of being destroyed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event HelpButtonClicked
Occurs when the Help button is clicked.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event HelpRequested
Occurs when the user requests help for a control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ImeModeChanged
Occurs when the ImeMode property has changed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event InputLanguageChanged
Occurs after the input language of the form has changed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event InputLanguageChanging
Occurs when the user attempts to change the input language for the form.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event Invalidated
Occurs when a control's display requires redrawing.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyDown
Occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyPress
Occurs when a key is pressed while the control has focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event KeyUp
Occurs when a key is released while the control has focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Layout
Occurs when a control should reposition its child controls.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Leave
Occurs when the input focus leaves the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Load
Occurs before a form is displayed for the first time.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event LocationChanged
Occurs when the Location property value has changed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event LostFocus
Occurs when the control loses focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MarginChanged
Occurs when the control's margin changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MaximizedBoundsChanged
Occurs when the value of the MaximizedBounds property has changed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MaximumSizeChanged
Occurs when the value of the MaximumSize property has changed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MdiChildActivate
Occurs when a multiple-document interface (MDI) child form is activated or closed within an MDI application.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MenuComplete
Occurs when the menu of a form loses focus.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MenuStart
Occurs when the menu of a form receives focus.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MinimumSizeChanged
Occurs when the value of the MinimumSize property has changed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event MouseCaptureChanged
Occurs when the control loses or gains mouse capture.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseClick
Occurs when the control is clicked by the mouse.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseDoubleClick
Occurs when the control is double clicked by the mouse.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseDown
Occurs when the mouse pointer is over the control and a mouse button is pressed.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseEnter
Occurs when the mouse pointer enters the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseHover
Occurs when the mouse pointer rests on the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseLeave
Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseMove
Occurs when the mouse pointer is moved over the control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseUp
Occurs when the mouse pointer is over the control and a mouse button is released.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event MouseWheel
Occurs when the mouse wheel moves while the control has focus.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Move
Occurs when the control is moved.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event PaddingChanged
Occurs when the control's padding changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Paint
Occurs when the control is redrawn.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ParentChanged
Occurs when the Parent property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event PreviewKeyDown
Occurs before the KeyDown event when a key is pressed while focus is on this control.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event QueryAccessibilityHelp
Occurs when AccessibleObject is providing help to accessibility applications.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event QueryContinueDrag
Occurs during a drag-and-drop operation and enables the drag source to determine whether the drag-and-drop operation should be canceled.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event RegionChanged
Occurs when the value of the Region property changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Resize
Occurs when the control is resized.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event ResizeBegin
Occurs when a form enters resizing mode.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event ResizeEnd
Occurs when a form exits resizing mode.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event RightToLeftChanged
Occurs when the RightToLeft property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event RightToLeftLayoutChanged
Occurs after the value of the RightToLeftLayout property changes.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event Scroll
Occurs when the user or code scrolls through the client area.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl.)
Public event Shown
Occurs whenever the form is first displayed.
(Inherited from Form.)
Public event SizeChanged
Occurs when the Size property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event StyleChanged
Occurs when the control style changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event SystemColorsChanged
Occurs when the system colors change.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event TabIndexChanged
Occurs when the TabIndex property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event TabStopChanged
Occurs when the TabStop property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event TextChanged
Occurs when the Text property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Validated
Occurs when the control is finished validating.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event Validating
Occurs when the control is validating.
(Inherited from Control.)
Public event VisibleChanged
Occurs when the Visible property value changes.
(Inherited from Control.)

Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget..::..OnDragDrop
Raises the DragDrop event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget..::..OnDragEnter
Raises the DragEnter event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget..::..OnDragLeave
Raises the DragLeave event.
(Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IDropTarget..::..OnDragOver
Raises the DragOver event.
(Inherited from Control.)

See Also