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.NET Framework Class Library
Control..::.GetStyle Method

Retrieves the value of the specified control style bit for the control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax
Protected Function GetStyle ( _
	flag As ControlStyles _
) As Boolean
protected bool GetStyle(
	ControlStyles flag
)
protected:
bool GetStyle(
	ControlStyles flag
)
member GetStyle : 
        flag:ControlStyles -> bool 

Parameters

flag
Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.ControlStyles
The ControlStyles bit to return the value from.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the specified control style bit is set to true; otherwise, false.
Remarks

Control style bit flags are used to categorize supported behavior. A control can enable a style by calling the SetStyle method and passing in the appropriate ControlStyles bit and the Boolean value to set the bit to. To determine the value assigned to a specified ControlStyles bit, use the GetStyle method and pass in the ControlStyles member to evaluate.

Examples

The following code example returns the value of the double-buffering related style bits for a Form. This example returns true only if all the style bits are set to true.


Public Function DoubleBufferingEnabled() As Boolean
   ' Get the value of the double-buffering style bits.
   Return Me.GetStyle((ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer _
     Or ControlStyles.UserPaint _
     Or ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint))
End Function


public bool DoubleBufferingEnabled()
{
   // Get the value of the double-buffering style bits.
   return this.GetStyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer | 
      ControlStyles.UserPaint | 
      ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint);
}


public:
   bool DoubleBufferingEnabled()
   {

      // Get the value of the double-buffering style bits.
      return this->GetStyle( static_cast<ControlStyles>(ControlStyles::DoubleBuffer | ControlStyles::UserPaint | ControlStyles::AllPaintingInWmPaint) );
   }

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

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

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