HorizontalAlignment Enumeration
Specifies how an object or text in a control is horizontally aligned relative to an element of the control.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
This enumeration is used in numerous classes. A partial list of these classes is CheckedListBox, ColumnHeader, ComboBox, ControlPaint, Label, ListBox, Control, RichTextBox, and TextBox.
This example shows how to use the HorizontalAlignment enumeration to align the text to the left, right, or in the center of a control element. First, create a TextBox with a specific size, and add a text string to it. Then, use the enumeration member Center to align the text in the center of the TextBox. The example assumes that you have created a Form named Form1 and a TextBox named textBox1.
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { // Add a text string to the TextBox. textBox1.Text = "Hello World!"; // Set the size of the TextBox. textBox1.AutoSize = false; textBox1.Size = new Size(Width, Height/3); // Align the text in the center of the control element. textBox1.TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Center; }
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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