Control

Control

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Summary

Provides animation-related properties for controls.

Example

var control = new Control();

Documented Properties

Name	Summary
Anchor	The current value of the anchor property. The anchor property determines which edges of the control are anchored to the container's edges.
AutoSize	Gets or sets a value indicating if this control's size can be changed automatically.
BackgroundBrush	Gets or sets the brush used to paint the control background.
Bottom	Gets the unscaled bottom location of the control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the unscaled bounds of the control.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating the control can receive focus.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating the control is currently getting system mouse events.
ClientRectangle	Gets the scaled bounds of the control's canvas minus any borders.
ClientSize	Gets the scaled size of the control.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the context menu that will be shown for the control.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained by the control.
Created	Indicates whether the control has been created. This property is read-only.
CurrentStyle	Gets the current style of this control instance.
Cursor	Gets or sets the mouse cursor to be shown when the mouse is over the control.
DefaultCursor	Gets the default cursor.
DefaultMargin	Gets the default margin of the control.
DefaultMaximumSize	Gets the default maximum size of the control.
DefaultMinimumSize	Gets the default minimum size of the control.
DefaultPadding	Gets the default padding of the control.
DefaultSize	Gets the default size of the control.
DeviceDpi	Gets the DPI of the current monitor.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the unscaled bounds of the displayed control.
Disposing	Indicates whether the control is in the process of being disposed. This property is read-only.
Dock	The dock property. The dock property controls to which edge of the container this control is docked to. For example, when docked to the top of the container, the control will be displayed flush at the top of the container, extending the length of the container.
Enabled	Gets or sets whether the control can be interacted with.
Focused	Gets whether this control currently has keyboard focus.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating if control contains any child controls.
Height	Gets or sets the unscaled height of the control.
ImplicitControl	Internal control (like a scrollbar) that should not show up in Controls for a user.
IsHovering	Is the mouse currently over the control.
LayoutEngine	Gets the LayoutEngine for the current control.
Left	Gets or sets the unscaled left boundary of the control.
Location	Gets or sets the unscaled location of the control.
Margin	Gets or sets how much space there should be between the control and other controls.
MaximumSize	Gets or sets the maximum size for the control.
MinimumSize	Gets or sets the minimum size for the control.
Name	Gets or sets a user specified name for the control. The name can be used as a key into the ControlCollection.
NeedsPaint	Whether the control needs to be repainted.
NonClientRectangle	The full control canvas.
Opacity	Gets or sets the control opacity in the range from 0 to 1.
PaddedClientRectangle	The scaled control canvas minus any borders and Padding.
Padding	Gets or sets the amount of space there should be between the control bounds and the control contents.
Parent	Gets or sets the control that contains this control.
PreferredSize	Gets the size the control would prefer to be.
Properties	Retrieves our internal property storage object. If you have a property whose value is not always set, you should store it in here to save space.
Right	Gets the unscaled right boundary of the control.
Rotation	Gets or sets the render rotation of the control in degrees.
ScaledBounds	Gets the scaled bounds of the control.
ScaledHeight	Gets the scaled height of the control.
ScaledLeft	Gets the scaled left of the control.
ScaledSize	Gets the scaled size of the control.
ScaledTop	Gets the scaled top of the control.
ScaledWidth	Gets the scaled width of the control.
ScaleFactor	Gets the current scale factor of the control.
ScaleX	Gets or sets the horizontal render scale of the control.
ScaleY	Gets or sets the vertical render scale of the control.
Scaling	Gets the current scale factor of the form.
Selected	Gets a value indicating the control has focus.
ShowFocusCues	Gets a value indicating a focus rectangle should be drawn on the selected control.
Size	Gets or sets the unscaled size of the control.
Style	Gets the ControlStyle properties for this instance of the Control.
StyleHover	Gets the ControlStyle properties for this instance of the Control when the user is hovering over it.
TabIndex	Gets or sets a value indicating the order the control is selected when pressing tab.
TabStop	Gets or sets whether the control is selectable via pressing tab.
Tag	Gets or sets user defined data.
Text	Gets or sets the text of the control.
Top	Gets or sets the unscaled top boundary of the control.
TranslationX	Gets or sets the horizontal render translation of the control.
TranslationY	Gets or sets the vertical render translation of the control.
Visible	Gets or sets whether the control is displayed to the user.
Width	Gets or sets the unscaled width of the control.

Documented Methods

Name	Summary
#ctor	Initializes a new instance of the Control class.
AssignParent	Assigns a new parent control. Sends out the appropriate property change notifications for properties that are affected by the change of parent.
BringToFront	Moves this control to the front zorder.
CheckParentingCycle	Searches the parent/owner tree for bottom to find any instance of toFind in the parent/owner tree.
Contains	Gets a value indicating if the specified control is parented to this control or any of its children.
CreateControl	This doesn't do much because we don't have native window handles, but having the created state allows us to avoid some stuff like layouts if the controls aren't actually being used yet.
CreateControlsInstance	Constructs the new instance of the Controls collection objects. Subclasses should not call base.CreateControlsInstance.
Deselect	Removes focus from the control.
Dispose	Disposes unmanaged resources used by the control.
Finalize	Destroys the control.
FindAdapter	Gets the ControlAdapter the control is parented to.
FindForm	Gets the Form that the control is parented to.
FindWindow	Gets the Window that the control is parented to. (Different from FindForm because it may return a PopupWindow.)
FreeBackBuffer	Releases the back buffer.
GetAutoSizeMode	Derived controls can use to provide a public AutoSizeMode property.
GetBackBuffer	Gets or creates a back buffer for rendering the control.
GetContainerControl	Returns the closest ContainerControl in the control's chain of parent controls and forms.
GetControlBehavior	Gets behavior flag value.
GetExtendedState	Retrieves the current value of the specified bit in the control's state2.
GetNextControl	Gets the next control in tab order.
GetPositionInForm	Gets the position of the Control relative to the Form. (Differs from normal when the Control is parented to other controls.
GetPreferredSize	Gets the size the control would prefer to be.
GetScaledBounds	Scales bounds by a specified factor.
GetState	Retrieves the current value of the specified bit in the control's state.
Hide	Hide this control from the user.
InitLayout	Called after the control has been added to another container.
Invalidate	Marks the entire control as needing to be redrawn.
Invalidate	Marks the specified portion of the control as needing to be redrawn.
InvalidateAnimation	Invalidates the control after a render transform value changes.
IsMnemonic	Determines if is the mnemonic character in . The mnemonic character is the character immediately following the first instance of "&" in text
LogicalToDeviceUnits	Converts an unscaled value to a scaled value.
LogicalToDeviceUnits	Converts an unscaled Padding to a scaled Padding.
LogicalToDeviceUnits	Converts an unscaled Size to a scaled Size.
OnAutoSizeChanged	Raises the AutoSizeChanged event.
OnChildLayoutResuming	Called when a child is about to resume its layout. The default implementation calls OnChildLayoutResuming on the parent.
OnClick	Raises the Click event.
OnContextMenuChanged	Raises the event.
OnControlAdded	Raises the event.
OnControlRemoved	Raises the event.
OnCreateControl	Called when the control is first created.
OnCursorChanged	Raises the CursorChanged event.
OnDeselected	Called when the control is deselected.
OnDockChanged	Raises the DockChanged event.
OnDoubleClick	Raises the DoubleClick event.
OnEnabledChanged	Raises the EnabledChanged event.
OnGotFocus	Raises the GotFocus event.
OnInvalidated	Raises the Invalidated event.
OnKeyDown	Raises the KeyDown event.
OnKeyPress	Raises the KeyPress event.
OnKeyUp	Raises the KeyUp event.
OnLayout	Raises the Layout event.
OnLayoutResuming	Called when the last resume layout call is made. If performLayout is true a layout will occur as soon as this call returns. Layout is still suspended when this call is made. The default implementation calls OnChildLayoutResuming on the parent, if it exists.
OnLocationChanged	Raises the LocationChanged event.
OnMarginChanged	Raises the MarginChanged event.
OnMouseDown	Raises the MouseDown event.
OnMouseEnter	Raises the MouseEnter event.
OnMouseLeave	Raises the MouseLeave event.
OnMouseMove	Raises the MouseMove event.
OnMouseUp	Raises the MouseUp event.
OnMouseWheel	Raises the MouseWheel event.
OnPaddingChanged	Raises the PaddingChanged event.
OnPaint	Paints the control.
OnPaintBackground	Paints the control's background.
OnParentChanged	Called when the Parent property is changed.
OnParentEnabledChanged	Called when the Parent's Enabled property is changed.
OnParentVisibleChanged	Called when the Parent's Visible property is changed.
OnResize	Raises the event.
OnSizeChanged	Raises the SizeChanged event.
OnTabIndexChanged	Raises the TabIndexChanged event.
OnTabStopChanged	Raises the TabStopChanged event.
OnTextChanged	Raises the TextChanged event.
OnThemeChanged	Called when the theme changes.
OnVisibleChanged	Raises the VisibleChanged event.
PerformLayout	Triggers the control to layout its children.
PerformLayout	Triggers the control to layout its children.
PointToScreen	Converts a point from control coordinates to monitor coordinates.
RaiseClick	Finds the correct control and calls its OnClick method.
RaiseDoubleClick	Finds the correct control and calls its OnDoubleClick method.
RaiseKeyDown	Finds the correct control and calls its OnKeyDown method.
RaiseKeyPress	Finds the correct control and calls its OnKeyPress method.
RaiseKeyUp	Finds the correct control and calls its OnKeyUp method.
RaiseMouseDown	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseDown method.
RaiseMouseEnter	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseEnter method.
RaiseMouseLeave	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseLeave method.
RaiseMouseMove	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseMove method.
RaiseMouseUp	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseUp method.
RaiseMouseWheel	Finds the correct control and calls its OnMouseWheel method.
RaisePaint	Calls the OnPaint method.
RaisePaintBackground	Calls the OnPaintBackground method.
ResumeLayout	Notifies the control to result performing layouts originally suspended with SuspendLayout.
Scale	Scales the control by the specified factor.
ScaleCore	Scales the control by the specified factor.
Select	Gives the control focus.
SelectNextControl	Moves focus to the next control.
SelectNextIfFocused	This is called recursively when visibility is changed for a control, this forces focus to be moved to a visible control.
SendToBack	Sends this control to the back of the zorder.
SetAutoSizeMode	Derived controls can use to provide a public AutoSizeMode property.
SetBounds	Sets the unscaled bounds of the control.
SetBounds	Sets the unscaled bounds of the control.
SetBoundsCore	Performs the work of setting the bounds of this control. Inheriting classes can override this function to add size restrictions. Inheriting classes must call base.setBoundsCore to actually cause the bounds of the control to change.
SetControlBehavior	Sets behavior flags.
SetParentInternal	Used to break a StackOverflow circular reference
SetScaledBounds	Sets the bounds of the control from scaled dimensions.
SetVisibleCore	Performs the logic needed to change a control's visibility.
Show	Shows this control to the user.
SuspendLayout	Suspends the layout logic for the control.
TranslateMouseEvents	Changes mouse events to control coordinates.
UpdateBounds	Updates the bounds of the control based on the bounds passed in.

Documented Events

Name	Summary
AutoSizeChanged	Raised when the AutoSize property is changed.
Click	Raised when this control is clicked.
ContextMenuChanged	Raised when the ContextMenu property is changed
ControlAdded	Raised when a new control is added.
ControlRemoved	Raised when a control is removed.
CursorChanged	Raised when the Cursor property is changed.
DockChanged	Raised when the Dock property is changed.
DoubleClick	Raised when this control is double-clicked.
EnabledChanged	Raised when the Enabled property is changed.
GotFocus	Raised when the control receives focus.
Invalidated	Raised when the Control is invalidated.
KeyDown	Raised when the user presses down a key.
KeyPress	Raised when the user presses a key.
KeyUp	Raised when the user releases a key.
Layout	Raised when the control performs a layout.
LocationChanged	Raised when the Location property is changed.
MarginChanged	Raised when the Margin property is changed.
MouseDown	Raised when a mouse button is pressed.
MouseEnter	Raised when the mouse cursor enters the control.
MouseLeave	Raised when the mouse cursor leaves the control.
MouseMove	Raised when the mouse cursor is moved within the control.
MouseUp	Raised when a mouse button ir released.
MouseWheel	Raised when a mouse wheel is rotated.
PaddingChanged	Raised when the Padding property is changed.
ParentChanged	Raised when the Parent property is changed.
Resize	Raised when the control is resized.
SizeChanged	Raised when the Size property is changed.
TabIndexChanged	Raised when the TabIndex property is changed.
TabStopChanged	Raised when the TabStop property is changed.
TextChanged	Raised when the Text property is changed.
VisibleChanged	Raised when the Visisble property is changed.

Notes

• This page was generated from the public XML documentation of ModernFormsNext.
• Base members inherited from Control, ScrollableControl, WindowBase, or other parent types may not all be repeated here.