TabControl.Padding Property
.NET Framework 4
Gets or sets the amount of space around each item on the control's tab pages.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException |
The width or height of the Point is less than 0. |
The following code example creates a TabControl with two TabPage objects. The Padding property is used to create a cushion of 22 pixels around the tab Text myTabPage1 and myTabPage2.
Use the System.Drawing and System.Windows.Forms namespaces for this example.
using System.Drawing; using System.Windows.Forms; public class Form1 : Form { private TabControl tabControl1; private TabPage tabPage1; private TabPage tabPage2; private void MyTabs() { this.tabControl1 = new TabControl(); this.tabPage1 = new TabPage(); this.tabPage2 = new TabPage(); this.tabControl1.Multiline = true; this.tabControl1.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] { this.tabPage1, this.tabPage2}); this.tabControl1.Location = new Point(35, 25); this.tabControl1.Size = new Size(220, 220); // Creates a cushion of 22 pixels around TabPage.Text strings. this.tabControl1.Padding = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 22); this.tabPage1.Text = "myTabPage1"; this.tabPage2.Text = "myTabPage2"; this.Size = new Size(300, 300); this.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] { this.tabControl1}); } public Form1() { MyTabs(); } static void Main() { Application.Run(new Form1()); } }
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
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