Resize nested control at runtime

[Russ Green]

I have a VB.NET app that uses lots of forms which I am loading into a panel
cotrol using.....

Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Clear()

frm.TopLevel = False
frm.WindowState = FormWindowState .Maximized
frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
frm.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Le ft + AnchorStyles.Ri ght + AnchorStyles.To p +
AnchorStyles.Bo ttom
frm.AutoSize = True
frm.AutoSizeMod e = Windows.Forms.A utoSizeMode.Gro wAndShrink

Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Add(frm)
frm.Show()


What I want to do though is have the form resize when the panel control
(which resizes with it's main form) resizes....i've tried something like the
following but it's not working....How can I do this?

Private Sub pnlMain_Resize( ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles pnlMain.Resize
On Error Resume Next
Debug.WriteLine (Me.pnlMain.Siz e.Width.ToStrin g & " x " &
Me.pnlMain.Size .Height.ToStrin g)
Debug.WriteLine (Me.pnlMain.Con trols.Item(0).W idth & " x " &
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Item(0).He ight)

Dim oFrm As New Form

If Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Count 0 Then
'Debug.WriteLin e("There is a control in the panel " &
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Item(0).Na me)
With Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Item(0)
.Size = New Size(Me.pnlMain .Size.Width,
Me.pnlMain.Size .Height)
End With


End If
End Sub

[Branco Medeiros]

Re: Resize nested control at runtime

Russ Green wrote:

I have a VB.NET app that uses lots of forms which I am loading into a panel
cotrol using.....
>
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Clear()
>
frm.TopLevel = False
frm.WindowState = FormWindowState .Maximized
frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
frm.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Le ft + AnchorStyles.Ri ght + AnchorStyles.To p +
AnchorStyles.Bo ttom
frm.AutoSize = True
frm.AutoSizeMod e = Windows.Forms.A utoSizeMode.Gro wAndShrink
>
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Add(frm)
frm.Show()
>
What I want to do though is have the form resize when the panel control
(which resizes with it's main form) resizes....i've tried something like the
following but it's not working....How can I do this?

<snip>

You're doing too much. You only need to set TopLevel to false, Dock to
Fill and add the form to the panel. The other properties (WindowState,
Autosize, etc) are not needed. Setting WindowState will actually
prevent the form from automatically resizing.

HTH.

Regards,

Branco.

[Russ Green]

Re: Resize nested control at runtime

Thanks for the reply but I've now only got

Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Clear()

frm.TopLevel = False
frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Add(frm)
frm.Show()

And when my panel resizes the form I've loaded into it doesn't.

[Branco Medeiros]

Re: Resize nested control at runtime

Russ Green wrote:

Thanks for the reply but I've now only got
>
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Clear()
>
frm.TopLevel = False
frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
>
Me.pnlMain.Cont rols.Add(frm)
frm.Show()
>
And when my panel resizes the form I've loaded into it doesn't.

Maybe you need to provide more details, then (are you setting some of
those properties in the designer, for instance?).

It resizes here... =)

Regards,

Branco.

[Russ Green]

Re: Resize nested control at runtime

Yes, some of the other properties are set in the designer....fou nd them
and fixed it.....troubled me for ages....thanks