Form.MinimumSize Property (System.Windows.Forms)

MinimumSize Property

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Form..::.MinimumSize Property

Gets or sets the minimum size the form can be resized to.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overrides Property MinimumSize As Size

public override Size MinimumSize { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property Size MinimumSize {
    Size get () override;
    void set (Size value) override;
}

abstract MinimumSize : Size with get, set
override MinimumSize : Size with get, set

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Size
A Size that represents the minimum size for the form.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The values of the height or width within the Size object are less than zero.

Remarks

This property enables you to limit the size of a form to a specified minimum size. You can use this feature to prevent a user from sizing a window to an undesirable size. If this property is set to a Size object that is 0 in height and 0 in width, the form will have no minimum size beyond the limits set by Windows.

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