SplitContainer.Orientation Property
Gets or sets a value indicating the horizontal or vertical orientation of the SplitContainer panels.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Forms.OrientationOne of the Orientation values. The default is Vertical.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidEnumArgumentException | The assigned value is not one of the Orientation values. |
Use the Orientation property to change the SplitContainer from vertical to horizontal or from horizontal to vertical.
The following code example shows a horizontal splitter whose top and bottom panels contain ListView controls. Other basic properties of a horizontal splitter are also shown. This example is part of a larger example provided for the SplitContainer class.
// Basic SplitContainer properties. // This is a horizontal splitter whose top and bottom panels are ListView controls. The top panel is fixed. splitContainer2.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill; // The top panel remains the same size when the form is resized. splitContainer2.FixedPanel = System.Windows.Forms.FixedPanel.Panel1; splitContainer2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0); splitContainer2.Name = "splitContainer2"; // Create the horizontal splitter. splitContainer2.Orientation = System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Horizontal; splitContainer2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(207, 273); splitContainer2.SplitterDistance = 125; splitContainer2.SplitterWidth = 6; // splitContainer2 is the third control in the tab order. splitContainer2.TabIndex = 2; splitContainer2.Text = "splitContainer2";
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
