Gets or sets the form that owns this form.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property Owner As Form
Dim instance As Form
Dim value As Form
value = instance.Owner
instance.Owner = value
public Form Owner { get; set; }
public:
property Form^ Owner {
Form^ get ();
void set (Form^ value);
}
/** @property */
public Form get_Owner ()
/** @property */
public void set_Owner (Form value)
public function get Owner () : Form
public function set Owner (value : Form)
Property Value
A Form that represents the form that is the owner of this form.
| Exception type | Condition |
|---|
Exception | A top-level window cannot have an owner. |
To make a form owned by another form, assign its Owner property a reference to the form that will be the owner.
When a form is owned by another form, it is minimized and closed with the owner form. For example, if Form2 is owned by form Form1, if Form1 is closed or minimized, Form2 is also closed or minimized. Owned forms are also never displayed behind their owner form. You can use owned forms for windows such as find and replace windows, which should not disappear when the owner form is selected. To determine the forms that are owned by a parent form, use the OwnedForms property.
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0