Control.GetChildAtPoint Method (Point) (System.Windows.Forms)

GetChildAtPoint Method (Point)

.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.GetChildAtPoint Method (Point)

Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function GetChildAtPoint ( _
    pt As Point _
) As Control

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Control
Dim pt As Point
Dim returnValue As Control

returnValue = instance.GetChildAtPoint(pt)

public Control GetChildAtPoint(
    Point pt
)

Visual C++

public:
Control^ GetChildAtPoint(
    Point pt
)

JScript

public function GetChildAtPoint(
    pt : Point
) : Control

Parameters

pt: Type: System.Drawing..::.Point
A Point that contains the coordinates where you want to look for a control. Coordinates are expressed relative to the upper-left corner of the control's client area.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Control
A Control that represents the control that is located at the specified point.

Remarks

If there is no child control at the specified point, the GetChildAtPoint method returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

.NET Framework Security

UIPermission
for all windows to call this method if the control returned is not a child of the control. Associated enumeration: AllWindows value of UIPermissionWindow.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

GetChildAtPoint Overload

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Parent

Control..::.ControlCollection