Control.Margin Property (System.Windows.Forms)

Margin Property

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/.NET Framework 4

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.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.Margin Property

Gets or sets the space between controls.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Property Margin As Padding

public Padding Margin { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property Padding Margin {
    Padding get ();
    void set (Padding value);
}

member Margin : Padding with get, set

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Padding
A Padding representing the space between controls.

Remarks

Controls receive default values for Margin that are reasonably close to Windows user interface guidelines. Some adjustments might still be necessary for particular applications.

Note
Setting the Margin property on a docked control has no effect on the distance of the control from the the edges of its container.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Control Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace