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Control Properties

.NET Framework 4

The Control type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control.
	AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications.
	AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications.
	AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.
	AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control
	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.
	Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
	AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView.
	AutoSize	Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class.
	BackColor	Gets or sets the background color for the control.
	BackgroundImage	Gets or sets the background image displayed in the control.
	BackgroundImageLayout	Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration.
	BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control.
	Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
	Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control.
	CanEnableIme	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support.
	CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.
	CanRaiseEvents	Determines if events can be raised on the control. (Overrides Component.CanRaiseEvents.)
	CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected.
	Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse.
	CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus.
	CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control's Handle property when an application is being debugged.
	ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control.
	ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control.
	CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.
	Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.)
	ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus.
	ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control.
	ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.
	Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control.
	Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created.
	CreateParams	Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created.
	Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control.
	DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control.
	DefaultBackColor	Gets the default background color of the control.
	DefaultCursor	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control.
	DefaultFont	Gets the default font of the control.
	DefaultForeColor	Gets the default foreground color of the control.
	DefaultImeMode	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control.
	DefaultMargin	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls.
	DefaultMaximumSize	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control.
	DefaultMinimumSize	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control.
	DefaultPadding	Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control.
	DefaultSize	Gets the default size of the control.
	DesignMode	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.)
	DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control.
	Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing.
	Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
	DoubleBuffered	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker.
	Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction.
	Events	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.)
	Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.
	Font	Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control.
	FontHeight	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control.
	ForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of the control.
	Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to.
	HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls.
	Height	Gets or sets the height of the control.
	ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control.
	ImeModeBase	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control.
	InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on.
	IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications.
	IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of.
	IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it.
	IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored.
	LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine.
	Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
	Location	Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container.
	Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls.
	MaximumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize can specify.
	MinimumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize can specify.
	ModifierKeys	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state.
	MouseButtons	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state.
	MousePosition	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the control.
	Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control.
	Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control.
	PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit.
	ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control.
	ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control.
	PropagatingImeMode	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode.
	RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle.
	Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control.
	RenderRightToLeft	Obsolete. This property is now obsolete.
	ResizeRedraw	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized.
	Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
	RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.
	ScaleChildren	Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls.
	ShowFocusCues	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles.
	ShowKeyboardCues	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators.
	Site	Gets or sets the site of the control. (Overrides Component.Site.)
	Size	Gets or sets the height and width of the control.
	TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container.
	TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key.
	Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control.
	Text	Gets or sets the text associated with this control.
	Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
	TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in.
	UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls.
	Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed.
	Width	Gets or sets the width of the control.
	WindowTarget	Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class.

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Reference

Control Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

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