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Control::Contains Method (Control^)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified control is a child of the control.

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

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public:
bool Contains(
	Control^ ctl
)

Parameters

ctl
Type: System.Windows.Forms::Control^

The Control to evaluate.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the specified control is a child of the control; otherwise, false.

The following code example ensures that a Label is visible by calling its BringToFront method. This example requires that you have a Form with a Panel named panel1, and a Label named label1.

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private:
   void MakeLabelVisible()
   {

      /* If the panel contains label1, bring it
         * to the front to make sure it is visible. */
      if ( panel1->Contains( label1 ) )
      {
         label1->BringToFront();
      }
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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