TableLayoutPanel::GetColumnSpan Method (Control^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the number of columns spanned by the specified child control.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Parameters
- control
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Type:
System.Windows.Forms::Control^
A child control of the TableLayoutPanel.
Return Value
Type: System::Int32The number of columns spanned by the child control. The default is 1.
Column spanning is often useful for positioning a control that is considerably wider than its peers.
This method is called by the ColumnSpan property, which the panel adds to its child controls at design time.
The following code example uses the GetColumnSpan and SetColumnSpan methods to set the width of a Button control in a TableLayoutPanel.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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