TabAlignment Enumeration (System.Windows.Forms)

.NET Framework Class Library

TabAlignment Enumeration

Specifies the locations of the tabs in a tab control.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Enumeration TabAlignment

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TabAlignment

public enum TabAlignment

Visual C++

public enum class TabAlignment

JScript

public enum TabAlignment

Members

	Member name	Description
	Top	The tabs are located across the top of the control.
	Bottom	The tabs are located across the bottom of the control.
	Left	The tabs are located along the left edge of the control.
	Right	The tabs are located along the right edge of the control.

Remarks

This enumeration is used by members such as TabControl..::.Alignment.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TabControl..::.Alignment and TabControl..::.Appearance properties and the TabAlignment and TabAppearance enumerations. To run the example, paste the following codein a form containing a TabControl called TabControl1. Call the ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl method in the form's constructor or Load method.

Visual Basic

Private Sub ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()

    ' Set the size and location of the TabControl.
    Me.TabControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20)
    TabControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(250, 250)

    ' Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
    TabControl1.Alignment = TabAlignment.Bottom

    ' Change the tabs to flat buttons.
    TabControl1.Appearance = TabAppearance.FlatButtons
End Sub

    private void ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()
    {

        // Set the size and location of the TabControl.
        this.TabControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20);
        TabControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(250, 250);

        // Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
        TabControl1.Alignment = TabAlignment.Bottom;

        // Change the tabs to flat buttons.
        TabControl1.Appearance = TabAppearance.FlatButtons;
    }

Visual C++

private:
   void ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()
   {
      // Set the size and location of the TabControl.
      this->TabControl1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 20, 20 );
      TabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 250, 250 );

      // Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
      TabControl1->Alignment = TabAlignment::Bottom;

      // Change the tabs to flat buttons.
      TabControl1->Appearance = TabAppearance::FlatButtons;
   }

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

TabControl