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ToolStripStatusLabel.Spring Property

.NET Framework 3.0

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the ToolStripStatusLabel automatically fills the available space on the StatusStrip as the form is resized.

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

Syntax

C++

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public bool Spring { get; set; }

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/** @property */
public boolean get_Spring ()

/** @property */
public void set_Spring (boolean value)

JScript

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public function get Spring () : boolean

public function set Spring (value : boolean)

XAML

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Not applicable.

Property Value

true if the ToolStripStatusLabel automatically fills the available space on the StatusStrip as the form is resized; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Remarks

Set the Spring property to true to enable the ToolStripStatusLabel to smoothly resize along with its container.

Example

The following code example demonstrates the syntax for various ToolStripStatusLabel common properties, including the Spring property.

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toolStripStatusLabel1.BorderSides = ((System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides)((((System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Left | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Top)
            | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Right)
            | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Bottom)));
toolStripStatusLabel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.Border3DStyle.Raised;
toolStripStatusLabel1.IsLink = true;
toolStripStatusLabel1.Name = "toolStripStatusLabel1";
toolStripStatusLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(246, 20);
toolStripStatusLabel1.Spring = true;
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "toolStripStatusLabel1";
toolStripStatusLabel1.Alignment = ToolStripItemAlignment.Left;

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 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 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

Reference

ToolStripStatusLabel Class
ToolStripStatusLabel Members
System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Use the Spring Property Interactively in a StatusStrip

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