Retrieves the size of a rectangular area into which a control can be fitted.
Public Overridable Function GetPreferredSize ( _ proposedSize As Size _ ) As Size
Dim instance As Control Dim proposedSize As Size Dim returnValue As Size returnValue = instance.GetPreferredSize(proposedSize)
public virtual Size GetPreferredSize( Size proposedSize )
public: virtual Size GetPreferredSize( Size proposedSize )
public function GetPreferredSize( proposedSize : Size ) : Size
The behavior of GetPreferredSize differs by control. The LayoutEngine might be unable to assign the returned size to the control. You can return a size larger than the constraints indicated in the proposedSize parameter, but proposedSize should decrease as the constraint decreases. For example, GetPreferredSize(new Size(100, 0)) should not be wider than GetPreferredSize(new Size(200, 0)). The exception is a proposedSize of 0 or Size.Empty, which are defined as unconstrained.
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