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ListBox.UseTabStops Property

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the ListBox can recognize and expand tab characters when drawing its strings.

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

Syntax

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public bool UseTabStops { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the control can expand tab characters; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a ListBox that displays items with tab characters.

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		private void CreateTabStopList()
		{
			ListBox listBox1 = new ListBox();
			listBox1.SetBounds(20,20,100,100);

			for(int x = 1; x < 20;x++)
			{
				listBox1.Items.Add("Item\t" + x.ToString());
			}
			// Make the ListBox display tabs within each item.
			listBox1.UseTabStops = true;
			this.Controls.Add(listBox1);
		}

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

.NET Framework Security

SecurityPermission
for operating with unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode

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

ListBox Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

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