Control.Refresh Method (System.Windows.Forms)

Refresh Method

.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.Refresh Method

Forces the control to invalidate its client area and immediately redraw itself and any child controls.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable Sub Refresh

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Control

instance.Refresh()

public virtual void Refresh()

Visual C++

public:
virtual void Refresh()

JScript

public function Refresh()

Remarks

Notes to Inheritors:

When overriding Refresh in a derived class, be sure to call the base class's Refresh method so the control and its child controls are invalidated and redrawn.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Update

Invalidate