Form.AutoScaleBaseSize Property (System.Windows.Forms)

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AutoScaleBaseSize Property

.NET Framework Class Library

Form..::.AutoScaleBaseSize Property

Gets or sets the base size used for autoscaling of the form.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Property AutoScaleBaseSize As Size

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Form
Dim value As Size

value = instance.AutoScaleBaseSize

instance.AutoScaleBaseSize = value

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public virtual Size AutoScaleBaseSize { get; set; }

Visual C++

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property Size AutoScaleBaseSize {
    Size get ();
    void set (Size value);
}

JScript

public function get AutoScaleBaseSize () : Size
public function set AutoScaleBaseSize (value : Size)

Property Value

Type: System.Drawing..::.Size
A Size that represents the base size that this form uses for autoscaling.

Remarks

Important Note:
This member has been retained for backward compatibility. For more information about automatic scaling, see Automatic Scaling in Windows Forms.

The value of the AutoScaleBaseSize property is used at form-display time to compute the scaling factor for the form. The autoscaling base size is used by the form as a baseline for comparison to the system's font size to determine how much to scale the form when autoscaling is used. If you want to determine the size a form will auto scale to based on a specific font, use the GetAutoScaleSize method.

Note:
The value of this property is used when the form is initially created. Once the property is set, it cannot be changed.

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

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

Reference

Form Class

Form Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

AutoScale

GetAutoScaleSize