Form.Shown Event (System.Windows.Forms)

Shown Event

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.NET Framework Class Library

Form.Shown Event

Note: This event is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Occurs whenever the form is first displayed.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Event Shown As EventHandler

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Form
Dim handler As EventHandler

AddHandler instance.Shown, handler

public event EventHandler Shown

C++

public:
event EventHandler^ Shown {
    void add (EventHandler^ value);
    void remove (EventHandler^ value);
}

/** @event */
public void add_Shown (EventHandler value)

/** @event */
public void remove_Shown (EventHandler value)

JScript

JScript supports the use of events, but not the declaration of new ones.

Remarks

The Shown event is only raised the first time a form is displayed; subsequently minimizing, maximizing, restoring, hiding, showing, or invalidating and repainting will not raise this event.

For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

Reference

Form Class
Form Members
System.Windows.Forms Namespace
OnShown
Show
Close
Control.Visible Property
Hide
Form.Load Event
Form.Activated Event
Form.FormClosing Event
Form.FormClosed Event
LayoutMdi
Control.Paint Event