GroupBox Class (System.Windows.Forms)

GroupBox Class

.NET Framework Class Library

GroupBox Class

Represents a Windows control that displays a frame around a group of controls with an optional caption.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class GroupBox _
    Inherits Control

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As GroupBox

[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class GroupBox : Control

Visual C++

[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class GroupBox : public Control

JScript

public class GroupBox extends Control

Remarks

The GroupBox displays a frame around a group of controls with or without a caption. Use a GroupBox to logically group a collection of controls on a form. The group box is a container control that can be used to define groups of controls.

The typical use for a group box is to contain a logical group of RadioButton controls. If you have two group boxes, each of which contain several option buttons (also known as radio buttons), each group of buttons is mutually exclusive, setting one option value per group.

You can add controls to the GroupBox by using the Add method of the Controls property.

Note:
Only controls that are contained within the GroupBox control can be selected or receive focus. The complete GroupBox itself cannot be selected or receive focus. For more information about how this control responds to the Focus and Select methods, see the following Control members: CanFocus, CanSelect, Focused, ContainsFocus, Focus, Select.

The GroupBox cannot display a scroll bar. If you need a control similar to a GroupBox that can contain a scroll bar, see the Panel control.

Examples

The following code example instantiates and creates a GroupBox and two RadioButton controls. The radio buttons are added to the group box and the group box is added to the Form.

Visual Basic

Private Sub InitializeMyGroupBox()
   ' Create and initialize a GroupBox and a Button control.
        Dim groupBox1 As New GroupBox()
        Dim button1 As New Button()
        button1.Location = New Point(20, 10)

        ' Set the FlatStyle of the GroupBox.
        groupBox1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat

        ' Add the Button to the GroupBox.
        groupBox1.Controls.Add(button1)

        ' Add the GroupBox to the Form.
        Controls.Add(groupBox1)

        ' Create and initialize a GroupBox and a Button control.
        Dim groupBox2 As New GroupBox()
        Dim button2 As New Button()
        button2.Location = New Point(20, 10)
        groupBox2.Location = New Point(0, 120)

        ' Set the FlatStyle of the GroupBox.
        groupBox2.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Standard

        ' Add the Button to the GroupBox.
        groupBox2.Controls.Add(button2)

        ' Add the GroupBox to the Form.
        Controls.Add(groupBox2)
End Sub

private void InitializeMyGroupBox()
{
   // Create and initialize a GroupBox and a Button control.
            GroupBox groupBox1 = new GroupBox();
            Button button1 = new Button();
            button1.Location = new Point(20,10);

            // Set the FlatStyle of the GroupBox.
            groupBox1.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat;

            // Add the Button to the GroupBox.
            groupBox1.Controls.Add(button1);

            // Add the GroupBox to the Form.
            Controls.Add(groupBox1);

            // Create and initialize a GroupBox and a Button control.
            GroupBox groupBox2 = new GroupBox();
            Button button2 = new Button();
            button2.Location = new Point(20, 10);
            groupBox2.Location = new Point(0, 120);

            // Set the FlatStyle of the GroupBox.
            groupBox2.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Standard;

            // Add the Button to the GroupBox.
            groupBox2.Controls.Add(button2);

            // Add the GroupBox to the Form.
            Controls.Add(groupBox2);
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.MarshalByRefObject
    System.ComponentModel..::.Component
      System.Windows.Forms..::.Control
        System.Windows.Forms..::.GroupBox

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

GroupBox Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

Panel

RadioButton

ControlStyles..::.Selectable