Gets or sets the way that the control's tabs are sized.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax . . :: . TabSizeMode
One of the TabSizeMode values. The default is Normal.
Public Property SizeMode As TabSizeModepublic TabSizeMode SizeMode { get; set; }public:
property TabSizeMode SizeMode {
TabSizeMode get ();
void set (TabSizeMode value);
}member SizeMode : TabSizeMode with get, set
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.FormsOne of the TabSizeMode values. The default is Normal.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidEnumArgumentException | The property value is not a valid TabSizeMode value. |
Examples
The following code example creates a TabControl with five TabPage. This example sets the SizeMode property to FillToRight, which sizes the tabs so that each row fills the entire width of tabControl1.
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
Public Sub New()
Me.tabControl1 = New TabControl()
Dim tabPage1 As New TabPage()
Dim tabPage2 As New TabPage()
Dim tabPage3 As New TabPage()
Dim tabPage4 As New TabPage()
Dim tabPage5 As New TabPage()
' Sizes the tabs so that each row fills the entire width of tabControl1.
Me.tabControl1.SizeMode = TabSizeMode.FillToRight
Me.tabControl1.Multiline = True
Me.tabControl1.Padding = New Point(15, 5)
Me.tabControl1.Controls.AddRange(New Control() {tabPage1, tabPage2, tabPage3, tabPage4, tabPage5})
Me.tabControl1.Location = New Point(35, 25)
Me.tabControl1.Size = New Size(220, 220)
Me.Size = New Size(300, 300)
Me.Controls.Add(tabControl1)
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;
public Form1()
{
this.tabControl1 = new TabControl();
TabPage tabPage1 = new TabPage();
TabPage tabPage2 = new TabPage();
TabPage tabPage3 = new TabPage();
TabPage tabPage4 = new TabPage();
TabPage tabPage5 = new TabPage();
TabPage[] tabPages = {tabPage1, tabPage2, tabPage3, tabPage4, tabPage5};
// Sizes the tabs so that each row fills the entire width of tabControl1.
this.tabControl1.SizeMode = TabSizeMode.FillToRight;
this.tabControl1.Multiline = true;
this.tabControl1.Padding = new Point(15, 5);
this.tabControl1.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {
tabPage1, tabPage2, tabPage3, tabPage4, tabPage5});
this.tabControl1.Location = new Point(35, 25);
this.tabControl1.Size = new Size(220, 220);
this.Size = new Size(300, 300);
this.Controls.Add(tabControl1);
}
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;
public:
Form1()
{
this->tabControl1 = gcnew TabControl;
TabPage^ tabPage1 = gcnew TabPage;
TabPage^ tabPage2 = gcnew TabPage;
TabPage^ tabPage3 = gcnew TabPage;
TabPage^ tabPage4 = gcnew TabPage;
TabPage^ tabPage5 = gcnew TabPage;
array<TabPage^>^tabPages = {tabPage1,tabPage2,tabPage3,tabPage4,tabPage5};
// Sizes the tabs so that each row fills the entire width of tabControl1.
this->tabControl1->SizeMode = TabSizeMode::FillToRight;
this->tabControl1->Multiline = true;
this->tabControl1->Padding = Point(15,5);
array<Control^>^temp0 = {tabPage1,tabPage2,tabPage3,tabPage4,tabPage5};
this->tabControl1->Controls->AddRange( temp0 );
this->tabControl1->Location = Point(35,25);
this->tabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 220, 220 );
this->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 300, 300 );
this->Controls->Add( tabControl1 );
}
};
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.