Forces the control to apply layout logic to child controls.

Overload List

Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Sub PerformLayout()

[C#] public void PerformLayout();

[C++] public: void PerformLayout();

[JScript] public function PerformLayout();

Forces the control to apply layout logic to all its child controls.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Sub PerformLayout(Control, String)

[C#] public void PerformLayout(Control, string);

[C++] public: void PerformLayout(Control*, String*);

[JScript] public function PerformLayout(Control, String);

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following code example demonstrates how to use the PerformLayout method. It also demonstrates ways in which the Layout event is raised. In this example, the Click event handler for Button1 explicitly calls PerformLayout. The Click event handler for Button2 implicitly calls PerformLayout. PerformLayout is also called when the form is loaded. Button3 returns the control to the state it was in when loaded. In each case, the Layout event is raised. To run the example, paste the following codein a form containing three Button controls called Button1, Button2, and Button3. This example assumes the Click event for each Button is connected to the event handling method defined in the example.

[Visual Basic, C#] Note   This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of PerformLayout. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

[Visual Basic] 

Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Drawing



Public Class LayoutForm
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents LayoutControl1 As LayoutControl
    Friend WithEvents Button3 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.Button3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.LayoutControl1 = New LayoutControl
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(120, 32)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Button1.Text = "Center textbox on control"
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(152, 16)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(104, 32)
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 3
        Me.Button2.Text = "Shrink user control"
        Me.Button3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(96, 232)
        Me.Button3.Name = "Button3"
        Me.Button3.TabIndex = 5
        Me.Button3.Text = "Reset"
        Me.LayoutControl1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark
        Me.LayoutControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(72, 64)
        Me.LayoutControl1.Name = "LayoutControl1"
        Me.LayoutControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(150, 160)
        Me.LayoutControl1.TabIndex = 6
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button3)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.LayoutControl1)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

    <System.STAThread()> Shared Sub Main()
        Application.Run(New LayoutForm)
    End Sub


   
    ' This method explicitly calls raises the layout event on 
    ' LayoutControl1, changing the Bounds property.
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        LayoutControl1.PerformLayout(LayoutControl1, "Bounds")
    End Sub

    ' This resize of LayoutControl1 implicitly triggers the layout event. 
    '   Changing the size of the control affects its Bounds property.
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        LayoutControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 100)
    End Sub

    ' This method explicitly calls PerformLayout with no parameters, 
    ' which raises the Layout event with the LayoutEventArgs properties
    ' equal to Nothing.
    Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        LayoutControl1.PerformLayout()
    End Sub

End Class


'This custom control has the Layout event implented so that when 
'PerformLayout(AffectedControl, AffectedProperty) is called on the control, 
'where AffectedProperty equals "Bounds" the textbox is centered on the control.
Public Class LayoutControl
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub

    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        Me.TextBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
        Me.Name = "LayoutControl"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

    'This method is called when the Layout event is fired. This happens by during the initial load,
    'by calling PerformLayout or by resizing, adding or removing controls or other actions that 
    'affect how the control is laid out. This method checks the value of e.AffectedProperty
    'and changes the look of the control accordingly. 
    Private Sub LayoutControl_Layout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Layout
        If Not e.AffectedProperty Is Nothing Then
            If e.AffectedProperty.Equals("Bounds") Then
                TextBox1.Left = (Me.Width - TextBox1.Width) / 2
                TextBox1.Top = (Me.Height - TextBox1.Height) / 2
            End If
        Else
            Me.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(150, 160)
            TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 24)
        End If
        TextBox1.Text = "Left = " & TextBox1.Left & " Top = " & TextBox1.Top
    End Sub

End Class


[C#] 

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;



public class LayoutForm:
    System.Windows.Forms.Form

{
    public LayoutForm() : base()
    {        
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    internal System.Windows.Forms.Button Button1;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.Button Button2;
    internal LayoutControl LayoutControl1;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.Button Button3;

    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.Button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.Button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.Button3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.LayoutControl1 = new LayoutControl();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        this.Button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 16);
        this.Button1.Name = "Button1";
        this.Button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 32);
        this.Button1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.Button1.Text = "Center textbox on control";
        this.Button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(152, 16);
        this.Button2.Name = "Button2";
        this.Button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 32);
        this.Button2.TabIndex = 3;
        this.Button2.Text = "Shrink user control";
        this.Button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(96, 232);
        this.Button3.Name = "Button3";
        this.Button3.TabIndex = 5;
        this.Button3.Text = "Reset";
        this.LayoutControl1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark;
        this.LayoutControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(72, 64);
        this.LayoutControl1.Name = "LayoutControl1";
        this.LayoutControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 160);
        this.LayoutControl1.TabIndex = 6;
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
        this.Controls.Add(this.Button3);
        this.Controls.Add(this.Button2);
        this.Controls.Add(this.Button1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.LayoutControl1);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "Form1";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.Button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(Button1_Click);
        this.Button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(Button2_Click);
        this.Button3.Click += new System.EventHandler(Button3_Click);

    }

    [System.STAThread]
    public static void Main()
    {
        Application.Run(new LayoutForm());
    }


    // This method explicitly calls raises the layout event on 
    // LayoutControl1, changing the Bounds property.
    private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        LayoutControl1.PerformLayout(LayoutControl1, "Bounds");
    }

    // This resize of LayoutControl1 implicitly triggers the layout event. 
    //  Changing the size of the control affects its Bounds property.
    private void Button2_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        LayoutControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 100);
    }

    // This method explicitly calls PerformLayout with no parameters, 
    // which raises the Layout event with the LayoutEventArgs properties
    // equal to Nothing.
    private void Button3_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        LayoutControl1.PerformLayout();
    }

}


// This custom control has the Layout event implented so that when 
// PerformLayout(AffectedControl, AffectedProperty) is called 
// on the control, where AffectedProperty equals "Bounds" the 
// textbox is centered on the control.
public class LayoutControl:
    System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
{
    internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TextBox1;

    public LayoutControl() : base()
    {        
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.TextBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        this.TextBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1";
        this.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark;
        this.Controls.Add(this.TextBox1);
        this.Name = "LayoutControl";
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.Layout += new LayoutEventHandler(LayoutControl_Layout);

    }

    // This method is called when the Layout event is fired. 
    // This happens by during the initial load, by calling PerformLayout
    // or by resizing, adding or removing controls or other actions that 
    // affect how the control is laid out. This method checks the 
    // value of e.AffectedProperty and changes the look of the 
    // control accordingly. 
    private void LayoutControl_Layout(object sender, 
        System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.AffectedProperty != null)
        {
            if (e.AffectedProperty.Equals("Bounds"))
            {
                TextBox1.Left = (this.Width-TextBox1.Width)/2;
                TextBox1.Top = (this.Height-TextBox1.Height)/2;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 160);
            TextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 24);
        }
        TextBox1.Text = "Left = "+TextBox1.Left+" Top = "+TextBox1.Top;
    }

}

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

See Also

Control Class | Control Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace