Gets or sets the amount of space around each item on the control's tab pages.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax . . :: . Point
A Point that specifies the amount of space around each item. The default is (6,3).
Public Property Padding As Pointpublic Point Padding { get; set; }public:
property Point Padding {
Point get ();
void set (Point value);
}member Padding : Point with get, set
Property Value
Type: System.DrawingA Point that specifies the amount of space around each item. The default is (6,3).
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The width or height of the Point is less than 0. |
Examples
The following code example creates a TabControl with two TabPage objects. The Padding property is used to create a cushion of 22 pixels around the tab TextmyTabPage1 and myTabPage2.
Use the System.Drawing and System.Windows.Forms namespaces for this example.
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Class Form1
Inherits Form
Private tabControl1 As TabControl
Private tabPage1 As TabPage
Private tabPage2 As TabPage
Private Sub MyTabs()
Me.tabControl1 = New TabControl()
Me.tabPage1 = New TabPage()
Me.tabPage2 = New TabPage()
Me.tabControl1.Multiline = True
Me.tabControl1.Controls.AddRange(New Control() {Me.tabPage1, Me.tabPage2})
Me.tabControl1.Location = New Point(35, 25)
Me.tabControl1.Size = New Size(220, 220)
' Creates a cushion of 22 pixels around TabPage.Text strings.
Me.tabControl1.Padding = New System.Drawing.Point(22, 22)
Me.tabPage1.Text = "myTabPage1"
Me.tabPage2.Text = "myTabPage2"
Me.Size = New Size(300, 300)
Me.Controls.AddRange(New Control() {Me.tabControl1})
End Sub
Public Sub New()
MyTabs()
End Sub
Shared Sub Main()
Application.Run(New Form1())
End Sub
End Class
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
private TabControl tabControl1;
private TabPage tabPage1;
private TabPage tabPage2;
private void MyTabs()
{
this.tabControl1 = new TabControl();
this.tabPage1 = new TabPage();
this.tabPage2 = new TabPage();
this.tabControl1.Multiline = true;
this.tabControl1.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {
this.tabPage1,
this.tabPage2});
this.tabControl1.Location = new Point(35, 25);
this.tabControl1.Size = new Size(220, 220);
// Creates a cushion of 22 pixels around TabPage.Text strings.
this.tabControl1.Padding = new System.Drawing.Point(22, 22);
this.tabPage1.Text = "myTabPage1";
this.tabPage2.Text = "myTabPage2";
this.Size = new Size(300, 300);
this.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {
this.tabControl1});
}
public Form1()
{
MyTabs();
}
static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class Form1: public Form
{
private:
TabControl^ tabControl1;
TabPage^ tabPage1;
TabPage^ tabPage2;
void MyTabs()
{
this->tabControl1 = gcnew TabControl;
this->tabPage1 = gcnew TabPage;
this->tabPage2 = gcnew TabPage;
this->tabControl1->Multiline = true;
array<Control^>^temp0 = {this->tabPage1,this->tabPage2};
this->tabControl1->Controls->AddRange( temp0 );
this->tabControl1->Location = Point(35,25);
this->tabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 220, 220 );
// Creates a cushion of 22 pixels around TabPage.Text strings.
this->tabControl1->Padding = System::Drawing::Point( 22, 22 );
this->tabPage1->Text = "myTabPage1";
this->tabPage2->Text = "myTabPage2";
this->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 300, 300 );
array<Control^>^temp1 = {this->tabControl1};
this->Controls->AddRange( temp1 );
}
public:
Form1()
{
MyTabs();
}
};
int main()
{
Application::Run( gcnew Form1 );
}
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.