ToolStripContentPanel Class

Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Represents the center panel of a ToolStripContainer control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)

'Declaration
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class ToolStripContentPanel
	Inherits Panel
'Usage
Dim instance As ToolStripContentPanel

/** @attribute ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch) */ 
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
public class ToolStripContentPanel extends Panel
ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch) 
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
public class ToolStripContentPanel extends Panel

You can use the top, bottom, left, and right panels of the ToolStripContainer to hold ToolStrip, MenuStrip, or StatusStrip controls. Use the ToolStripContentPanel to hold controls other than these.

The following code example demonstrates adding a RichTextBox to a ToolStripContentPanel.

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
   Inherits Form
   Private tsc As ToolStripContainer
   Private rtb As RichTextBox
   Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
   End Sub
   
   <STAThread()>  _
   Shared Sub Main()
      Application.EnableVisualStyles()
      Application.Run(New Form1())
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.tsc = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer()
      Me.rtb = New System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox()
      Me.tsc.ContentPanel.Controls.Add(Me.rtb)
      Me.Controls.Add(tsc)
   End Sub
End Class

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
     System.ComponentModel.Component
       System.Windows.Forms.Control
         System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl
           System.Windows.Forms.Panel
            System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContentPanel

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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