SetBounds Method (Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, B...
.NET Framework Class Library
Control..::.SetBounds Method (Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified)

Sets the specified bounds of the control to the specified location and size.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub SetBounds ( _
    x As Integer, _
    y As Integer, _
    width As Integer, _
    height As Integer, _
    specified As BoundsSpecified _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Control
Dim x As Integer
Dim y As Integer
Dim width As Integer
Dim height As Integer
Dim specified As BoundsSpecified

instance.SetBounds(x, y, width, height, _
    specified)
C#
public void SetBounds(
    int x,
    int y,
    int width,
    int height,
    BoundsSpecified specified
)
Visual C++
public:
void SetBounds(
    int x, 
    int y, 
    int width, 
    int height, 
    BoundsSpecified specified
)
JScript
public function SetBounds(
    x : int, 
    y : int, 
    width : int, 
    height : int, 
    specified : BoundsSpecified
)

Parameters

x
Type: System..::.Int32
The new Left property value of the control.
y
Type: System..::.Int32
The new Top property value of the control.
width
Type: System..::.Int32
The new Width property value of the control.
height
Type: System..::.Int32
The new Height property value of the control.
specified
Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.BoundsSpecified
A bitwise combination of the BoundsSpecified values. For any parameter not specified, the current value will be used.

The following code example centers a Form on the screen in the Layout event. This will keep the form centered as the user resizes it. This example requires that you have created a Form control.

Visual Basic
Private Sub MyForm_Layout(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Layout

    ' Center the Form on the user's screen everytime it requires a Layout.
    Me.SetBounds((System.Windows.Forms.Screen.GetBounds(Me).Width / 2) - (Me.Width / 2), _
        (System.Windows.Forms.Screen.GetBounds(Me).Height / 2) - (Me.Height / 2), _
        Me.Width, Me.Height, System.Windows.Forms.BoundsSpecified.Location)
End Sub
C#
   private void MyForm_Layout(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs e)
   {
      // Center the Form on the user's screen everytime it requires a Layout.
      this.SetBounds((Screen.GetBounds(this).Width/2) - (this.Width/2),
          (Screen.GetBounds(this).Height/2) - (this.Height/2),
          this.Width, this.Height, BoundsSpecified.Location);    
   }
Visual C++
private:
   void MyForm_Layout( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::LayoutEventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      // Center the Form on the user's screen everytime it requires a Layout.
      this->SetBounds( (Screen::GetBounds( this ).Width / 2) - (this->Width / 2), (Screen::GetBounds( this ).Height / 2) - (this->Height / 2), this->Width, this->Height, BoundsSpecified::Location );
   }

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.

.NET Framework

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