Padding Structure
Represents padding or margin information associated with a user interface (UI) element.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
The Padding type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Padding(Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the Padding class using the supplied padding size for all edges. |
![]() | Padding(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) | Initializes a new instance of the Padding class using a separate padding size for each edge. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | All | Gets or sets the padding value for all the edges. |
![]() | Bottom | Gets or sets the padding value for the bottom edge. |
![]() | Horizontal | Gets the combined padding for the right and left edges. |
![]() | Left | Gets or sets the padding value for the left edge. |
![]() | Right | Gets or sets the padding value for the right edge. |
![]() | Size | Gets the padding information in the form of a System.Drawing::Size. |
![]() | Top | Gets or sets the padding value for the top edge. |
![]() | Vertical | Gets the combined padding for the top and bottom edges. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Add | Computes the sum of the two specified Padding values. |
![]() | Equals | Determines whether the value of the specified object is equivalent to the current Padding. (Overrides ValueType::Equals(Object).) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Generates a hash code for the current Padding. (Overrides ValueType::GetHashCode().) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Subtract | Subtracts one specified Padding value from another. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current Padding. (Overrides ValueType::ToString().) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Addition | Performs vector addition on the two specified Padding objects, resulting in a new Padding. |
![]() ![]() | Equality | Tests whether two specified Padding objects are equivalent. |
![]() ![]() | Inequality | Tests whether two specified Padding objects are not equivalent. |
![]() ![]() | Subtraction | Performs vector subtraction on the two specified Padding objects, resulting in a new Padding. |
The Padding structure represents the padding or margin associated with a rectangular UI element such as a control. The padding is the internal space between the body of the UI element and its edge. In contrast, a margin is the distance separating the adjoining edges of two adjacent UI elements. Because of structural similarities, Padding is used to represent both padding and margins.
For a diagram that illustrates the Padding and Margin properties on a control, see Margin and Padding in Windows Forms Controls.
Padding has a different effect on controls that are containers than on controls that are not. For example, in a Panel control, the Padding property defines the spacing between the border of the Panel and its child controls. For a Button control, the Padding property defines the spacing between the border of the Button control and its contained text.
In addition to typical methods and properties, Padding also defines the following type-level members:
The Empty field, which represents a predefined Padding with no padding.
A set of operators for performing common arithmetic operations for the class, such as adding two Padding objects together. For languages that do not support operator overloading, you can invoke these members by using alternative method syntax.
The Horizontal, Vertical, and Size properties, which provide combined values that are convenient for use in custom layout calculations.
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Padding property to create an outline around a RichTextBox control.
For a full code listing, see How to: Create a Border Around a Windows Forms Control Using Padding.
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.
