Form.CenterToScreen Method (System.Windows.Forms)

CenterToScreen Method

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/.NET Framework 4

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.NET Framework Class Library

Form..::.CenterToScreen Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Centers the form on the current screen.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Protected Sub CenterToScreen

protected void CenterToScreen()

Visual C++

protected:
void CenterToScreen()

member CenterToScreen : unit -> unit

Remarks

Do not call this directly from your code. Instead, set the StartPosition property to CenterScreen.

The CenterToScreen method uses the following priority list to determine the screen used to center the form:

The Owner property of the form.
The HWND owner of the form.
The screen that currently has the mouse cursor.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.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

Form Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

CenterScreen

Owner