FlowLayoutPanel Control Sample

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This sample demonstrates using a FlowLayoutPanel control to implement a layout that arranges its controls horizontally or vertically. Setting the Size property appropriately is the only action required to change the orientation of the layout.

For information about using the samples, see the following topics:

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Demonstrates how to use a FlowLayoutPanel control to create a layout that is oriented horizontally or vertically.

To build and run the sample using the command prompt

  1. At the command prompt, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.

  2. Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the SimpleFlowLayout directory.

  3. Type msbuild to build the sample using the solution (.sln) file provided.

  4. Type cd SimpleFlowLayout\bin\Debug to navigate to the location of the executable file.

  5. Type SimpleFlowLayout.exe to run the sample.

To build and run the sample using Visual Studio

  1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.

  2. Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the SimpleFlowLayout directory.

  3. Double-click the solution (.sln) file to open it in Visual Studio.

  4. In Visual Studio, press F5 to build and run the sample.

To use FlowLayoutPanelSample

  • In the Orientation field, click the VerticalRadioButton control to see controls arranged vertically.

    – or –

    Click the HorizontalRadioButton control to see controls arranged horizontally.

Demonstrates

Using a FlowLayoutPanel control to create a layout that is oriented horizontally or vertically.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Design a Windows Forms Layout that Responds Well to Localization

How to: Create a Resizable Windows Form for Data Entry

Reference

FlowLayoutPanel

TableLayoutSettings