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Form::IsMdiContainer Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form is a container for multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms.

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

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property bool IsMdiContainer {
	bool get();
	void set(bool value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the form is a container for MDI child forms; otherwise, false. The default is false.

This property changes the display and behavior of the form to an MDI parent form. When this property is set to true, the form displays a sunken client area with a raised border. All MDI child forms assigned to the parent form are displayed within its client area.

When an MDI parent form is closed, the Closing events of all MDI child forms are raised before the MDI parent form's Closing event is raised. In addition, the Closed events of all MDI child forms are raised before the Closed event of the MDI parent form is raised.

System_CAPS_noteNote

If there are two MenuStrip controls on an MDI child form, setting IsMdiContainer to true for the parent form merges the contents of only one of the MenuStrip controls. Use Merge to merge the contents of additional child MenuStrip controls on the MDI parent form.

The following code example demonstrates using the IsMdiContainer property as well as changing the BackColor property of an MDI Form. To run this example, paste the following code in a new form.

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.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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