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)
'Declaration Public Sub SetBounds ( _ x As Integer, _ y As Integer, _ width As Integer, _ height As Integer, _ specified As 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.
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
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.
