Form.CenterToScreen Method (System.Windows.Forms)

CenterToScreen Method

.NET Framework Class Library

Form..::.CenterToScreen Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Centers the form on the current screen.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Sub CenterToScreen

Visual Basic (Usage)

Me.CenterToScreen()

protected void CenterToScreen()

Visual C++

protected:
void CenterToScreen()

JScript

protected function CenterToScreen()

Remarks

Do not call this directly from your code. Instead, set the StartPosition property to CenterScreen.

The CenterToScreen method uses the following priority list to determine the screen used to center the form:

The Owner property of the form.
The HWND owner of the form.
The screen that currently has the mouse cursor.

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

CenterScreen

Owner