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Form::SetDesktopBounds Method

Sets the bounds of the form in desktop coordinates.

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

public:
void SetDesktopBounds(
	int x, 
	int y, 
	int width, 
	int height
)

Parameters

x
Type: System::Int32

The x-coordinate of the form's location.

y
Type: System::Int32

The y-coordinate of the form's location.

width
Type: System::Int32

The width of the form.

height
Type: System::Int32

The height of the form.

Desktop coordinates are based on the working area of the screen, which excludes the taskbar. You can use this method to set the position and size of your form on the desktop. Since desktop coordinates are based on the working area of the form, you can use this method to ensure that your form is completely visible on the desktop.

The following code example demonstrates using the SetDesktopBounds method. To run this example, paste the following code in a form that contains a button named Button2. Ensure all events are associated with their event handlers.

void Button2_Click( System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e )
{
   for ( int i = 0; i <= 20; i++ )
   {

      // With each loop through the code, the form's  
      // desktop location is adjusted right and down 
      //  by 10 pixels and its height and width are each 
      // decreased by 10 pixels.  
      this->SetDesktopBounds( this->Location.X + 10, this->Location.Y + 10, this->Width - 10, this->Height - 10 );

      // Call Sleep to show the form gradually shrinking.
      System::Threading::Thread::Sleep( 50 );

   }
}

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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