Private Sub CreateMyStatusBar()
   ' Create a StatusBar control.
   Dim statusBar1 As New StatusBar()

   ' Create two StatusBarPanel objects to display in the StatusBar.
   Dim panel1 As New StatusBarPanel()
   Dim panel2 As New StatusBarPanel()

   ' Display the first panel with a sunken border style.
   panel1.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken

   ' Initialize the text of the panel.
   panel1.Text = "Ready..."

   ' Set the AutoSize property to use all remaining space on the StatusBar.
   panel1.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring

   ' Display the second panel with a raised border style.
   panel2.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised

   ' Create ToolTip text that displays the time the application was started.
   panel2.ToolTipText = "Started: " & System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString()

   ' Set the text of the panel to the current date.
   panel2.Text = System.DateTime.Today.ToLongDateString()

   ' Set the AutoSize property to size the panel to the size of the contents.
   panel2.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents

   ' Display panels in the StatusBar control.
   statusBar1.ShowPanels = True

   ' Add both panels to the StatusBarPanelCollection of the StatusBar.            
   statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel1)
   statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel2)

   ' Add the StatusBar to the form.
   Me.Controls.Add(statusBar1)
End Sub

        private void CreateMyStatusBar()
        {
            // Create a StatusBar control.
            StatusBar statusBar1 = new StatusBar();
            // Create two StatusBarPanel objects to display in the StatusBar.
            StatusBarPanel panel1 = new StatusBarPanel();
            StatusBarPanel panel2 = new StatusBarPanel();

            // Display the first panel with a sunken border style.
            panel1.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken;
            // Initialize the text of the panel.
            panel1.Text = "Ready...";
            // Set the AutoSize property to use all remaining space on the StatusBar.
            panel1.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;
            
            // Display the second panel with a raised border style.
            panel2.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised;
            
            // Create ToolTip text that displays time the application was 
                  //started.
            panel2.ToolTipText = "Started: " + System.DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
            // Set the text of the panel to the current date.
            panel2.Text = System.DateTime.Today.ToLongDateString();
            // Set the AutoSize property to size the panel to the size of the contents.
            panel2.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents;
                        
            // Display panels in the StatusBar control.
            statusBar1.ShowPanels = true;

            // Add both panels to the StatusBarPanelCollection of the StatusBar.            
            statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel1);
            statusBar1.Panels.Add(panel2);

            // Add the StatusBar to the form.
            this.Controls.Add(statusBar1);
        }

private:
   void CreateMyStatusBar()
   {
      // Create a StatusBar control.
      StatusBar^ statusBar1 = gcnew StatusBar;

      // Create two StatusBarPanel objects to display in the StatusBar.
      StatusBarPanel^ panel1 = gcnew StatusBarPanel;
      StatusBarPanel^ panel2 = gcnew StatusBarPanel;

      // Display the first panel with a sunken border style.
      panel1->BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle::Sunken;

      // Initialize the text of the panel.
      panel1->Text = "Ready...";

      // Set the AutoSize property to use all remaining space on the StatusBar.
      panel1->AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize::Spring;

      // Display the second panel with a raised border style.
      panel2->BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle::Raised;

      // Create ToolTip text that displays the time the application
      // was started.
      panel2->ToolTipText = System::DateTime::Now.ToShortTimeString();

      // Set the text of the panel to the current date.
      panel2->Text = "Started: " + System::DateTime::Today.ToLongDateString();

      // Set the AutoSize property to size the panel to the size of the contents.
      panel2->AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize::Contents;

      // Display panels in the StatusBar control.
      statusBar1->ShowPanels = true;

      // Add both panels to the StatusBarPanelCollection of the StatusBar.   
      statusBar1->Panels->Add( panel1 );
      statusBar1->Panels->Add( panel2 );

      // Add the StatusBar to the form.
      this->Controls->Add( statusBar1 );
   }

    private void CreateMyStatusBar()
    {
        // Create a StatusBar control.
        StatusBar statusBar1 = new StatusBar();

        // Create two StatusBarPanel objects to display in the StatusBar.
        StatusBarPanel panel1 = new StatusBarPanel();
        StatusBarPanel panel2 = new StatusBarPanel();

        // Display the first panel with a sunken border style.
        panel1.set_BorderStyle(StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken);

        // Initialize the text of the panel.
        panel1.set_Text("Ready...");

        // Set the AutoSize property to use all remaining space on the StatusBar.
        panel1.set_AutoSize(StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring);

        // Display the second panel with a raised border style.
        panel2.set_BorderStyle(StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised);

        // Create ToolTip text that displays the time the application was started.
        panel2.set_ToolTipText("Started: " + System.DateTime.get_Now().ToShortTimeString());

    // Set the text of the panel to the current date.
        panel2.set_Text(System.DateTime.get_Today().ToLongDateString());

    // Set the AutoSize property to size the panel to the size of the 
        // contents.
        panel2.set_AutoSize(StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents);
        // Display panels in the StatusBar control.
        statusBar1.set_ShowPanels(true);
        // Add both panels to the StatusBarPanelCollection of the StatusBar.    
        statusBar1.get_Panels().Add(panel1);
        statusBar1.get_Panels().Add(panel2);
        // Add the StatusBar to the form.
        this.get_Controls().Add(statusBar1);
    } //CreateMyStatusBar