StatusBar Control (Windows Forms)
Visual Studio .NET 2003
The Windows Forms StatusBar control is used on forms as an area, usually displayed at the bottom of a window, in which an application can display various kinds of status information. StatusBar controls can have status-bar panels on them that display icons to indicate state, or a series of icons in an animation that indicate a process is working (such as Microsoft Word indicating that the document is being saved).
In This Section
- Introduction to the Windows Forms StatusBar Control
- Introduces the general concepts of the StatusBar control, which allows users to see relevant information for the control that has focus.
- Adding Panels to a StatusBar Control
- Explains how to add programmable panels to the StatusBar control.
- Determining Which Panel in the Windows Forms StatusBar Control Was Clicked
- Explains how to handle Click events raised from the StatusBar control.
- Setting the Size of Status-Bar Panels
- Gives details on the properties that control the width and resize behavior of status-bar panels at run time.
- Walkthrough: Updating Status-Bar Information at Run Time
- Explains how to programmatically control the data within status-bar panels.
Related Sections
- Controls You Can Use On Windows Forms
- Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.
- StatusBar Class
- Provides reference information on the StatusBar class and its members.
