ContainerControl Class (System.Windows.Forms)

.NET Framework Class Library

ContainerControl Class

Provides focus-management functionality for controls that can function as a container for other controls.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> _
Public Class ContainerControl _
    Inherits ScrollableControl _
    Implements IContainerControl

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ContainerControl

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
public class ContainerControl : ScrollableControl, 
    IContainerControl

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)]
public ref class ContainerControl : public ScrollableControl, 
    IContainerControl

JScript

public class ContainerControl extends ScrollableControl implements IContainerControl

Remarks

A ContainerControl represents a control that can function as a container for other controls and provides focus management. Controls that inherit from this class can track the active control they contain, even when the focus moves somewhere within a different container.

ContainerControl objects provide a logical boundary for contained controls. The container control can capture the TAB key press and move focus to the next control in the collection.

Note:
The container control does not receive focus; the focus is always set to the first child control in the collection of contained controls.

You do not typically inherit directly from the ContainerControl class. Form, UserControl, and UpDownBase classes inherit from ContainerControl.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

ContainerControl Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace