Form Properties

Properties

AcceptButtonGets or sets the button on the form that is clicked when the user presses the ENTER key.
(Inherited from Form)
AccessibilityEnabled 
AccessibilityObjectGets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control.
(Inherited from Control)
AccessibleDefaultActionDescriptionGets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control)
AccessibleDescriptionGets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control)
AccessibleNameGets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.
(Inherited from Control)
AccessibleRoleGets or sets the accessible role of the control
(Inherited from Control)
ActiveControlGets or sets the active control on the container control.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
ActiveMdiChildGets the currently active multiple-document interface (MDI) child window.
(Inherited from Form)
AdvancedAnchorGets or sets the value determining the Form's advanced anchor
AllowDropGets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.
(Inherited from Control)
AllowRightMouseButtonActivation 
AllowTransparencyGets or sets a value indicating whether the opacity of the form can be adjusted.
(Inherited from Form)
AllowTransparentBackColor 
AnchorGets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
(Inherited from Control)
AutoScaleDimensionsGets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
AutoScaleFactorGets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
AutoScaleModeGets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
AutoScrollGets or sets a value indicating whether the form enables autoscrolling.
AutoScrollMarginGets or sets the size of the auto-scroll margin.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
AutoScrollMinSizeGets or sets the minimum size of the auto-scroll.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
AutoScrollOffsetGets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control).
(Inherited from Control)
AutoScrollPositionGets or sets the location of the auto-scroll position.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
AutoSizeResize the form according to the setting of AutoSizeMode.
(Inherited from Form)
AutoSizeModeGets or sets the mode by which the form automatically resizes itself.
(Inherited from Form)
AutoValidateGets or sets a value that indicates whether controls in this container will be automatically validated when the focus changes.
(Inherited from Form)
AutoZOrder 
BackColorGets or sets the background color for the control.
(Inherited from Form)
BackGradientColor1 
BackGradientColor2 
BackGradientColorScheme 
BackGradientStyle 
BackgroundImageGets or sets the background image displayed in the control.
(Inherited from Control)
BackgroundImageLayoutGets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration.
BackgroundImageLocation The path to the filename containing this Form's background image
BindingContextGets or sets the BindingContext for the control.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
BorderGets or sets the value determining the Form's border
BottomGets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control)
BoundsGets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control.
(Inherited from Control)
BringTopLevelToFrontOnActivation 
CancelButtonGets or sets the button control that is clicked when the user presses the ESC key.
(Inherited from Form)
CanEnableImeGets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
CanFocusGets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.
(Inherited from Control)
CanRaiseEventsDetermines if events can be raised on the control.
(Inherited from Control)
CanSelectGets a value indicating whether the control can be selected.
(Inherited from Control)
CaptureGets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse.
(Inherited from Control)
CausesValidationGets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus.
(Inherited from Control)
ChildWindowGets or sets the value determining if this is a Child window. A child window is treated as a child of it's container form, it will move with it, and it's positions will be relative to the client area of it's parent form.
ClientRectangleGets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ClientSizeGets or sets the size of the client area of the form.
ColorSchemeGets or sets the value determining the Form's color scheme
CompanyNameGets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ContainerGets the IContainer that contains the Component.
(Inherited from Component)
ContainerForm 
ContainsFocusGets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus.
(Inherited from Control)
ContextMenuGets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ContextMenuStripGets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.
(Inherited from Control)
ControlBoxGets or sets a value indicating whether a control box is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
ControlsGets the collection of controls contained within the control.
(Inherited from Control)
CreatedGets a value indicating whether the control has been created.
(Inherited from Control)
CreateParams
(Overrides FormCreateParams)
CurrentAutoScaleDimensionsGets the current run-time dimensions of the screen.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
CursorGets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control.
(Inherited from Control)
DataBindingsGets the data bindings for the control.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultCursorGets or sets the default cursor for the control.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultImeModeGets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control.
(Inherited from Form)
DefaultLabelType 
DefaultMarginGets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultMaximumSizeGets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultMinimumSizeGets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultPaddingGets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control.
(Inherited from Control)
DefaultSizeGets the default size of the control.
(Inherited from Form)
DefaultTextBoxType 
DesignModeGets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode.
(Inherited from Component)
DesktopBoundsGets or sets the size and location of the form on the Windows desktop.
(Inherited from Form)
DesktopLocationGets or sets the location of the form on the Windows desktop.
(Inherited from Form)
DeviceDpiGets the DPI value for the display device where the control is currently being displayed.
(Inherited from Control)
DialogResultGets or sets the dialog result for the form.
(Inherited from Form)
DisableMDIChildZOrdering 
DisplayRectangleGets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
DisposingGets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing.
(Inherited from Control)
DockGets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent.
(Inherited from Control)
DoubleBufferedGets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker.
(Inherited from Control)
EnabledGets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction.
(Inherited from Control)
EventsGets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component.
(Inherited from Component)
FitToMDIGets or sets the value determining if this Form's size will be bound to the size of it's containing MDI.
FloatingWindowGets or sets the value determining if this is a floating window
FocusedGets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.
(Inherited from Control)
FocusedControlGets the value determining The current focused control
FontGets or sets the value determining the Form's font
(Overrides ControlFont)
FontHeightGets or sets the height of the font of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
FontSchemeGets or sets the value determining the Form's font scheme
ForceTopLevel 
ForeColorGets or sets the value determining the Form's fore color
(Overrides ControlForeColor)
FormBorderStyleGets or sets the border style of the form.
HandleGets the window handle that the control is bound to.
(Inherited from Control)
HasChildrenGets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls.
(Inherited from Control)
HeightGets or sets the height of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
HelpButtonGets or sets a value indicating whether a Help button should be displayed in the caption box of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
HorizontalScrollGets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
HScrollGets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
IconGets or sets the icon for the form.
(Inherited from Form)
IgnoreBoundClientSizeInCenteredStartPosition 
ImeModeGets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ImeModeBaseGets or sets the IME mode of a control.
(Inherited from Control)
InvokeRequiredGets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on.
(Inherited from Control)
IsAccessibleGets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications.
(Inherited from Control)
IsDisposedGets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of.
(Inherited from Control)
IsHandleCreatedGets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it.
(Inherited from Control)
IsMdiChildGets a value indicating whether the form is a multiple-document interface (MDI) child form.
(Inherited from Form)
IsMdiContainerGets or sets a value indicating whether the form is a container for multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms.
(Inherited from Form)
IsMirroredGets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored.
(Inherited from Control)
IsRestrictedWindowGets a value indicating whether the form can use all windows and user input events without restriction.
(Inherited from Form)
KeyPreviewGets or sets a value indicating whether the form will receive key events before the event is passed to the control that has focus.
(Inherited from Form)
LastClickedControlGets or sets the value determining the Form's last clicked control
LastClickedForm 
LastClickedLocationInControl 
LastClickedLocationInForm 
LastFocusedControl 
LayoutEngineGets a cached instance of the control's layout engine.
(Inherited from Control)
LeftGets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control)
LocationGets or sets the Point that represents the upper-left corner of the Form in screen coordinates.
(Inherited from Form)
MainMenuStripGets or sets the primary menu container for the form.
(Inherited from Form)
MarginGets or sets the space between controls.
(Inherited from Control)
MaximizeBoxGets or sets the value determining if a maximize box is displayed
MaximizedBoundsGets and sets the size of the form when it is maximized.
(Inherited from Form)
MaximumSizeGets the maximum size the form can be resized to.
(Inherited from Form)
MdiChildrenGets an array of forms that represent the multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms that are parented to this form.
(Inherited from Form)
MdiParentGets or sets the current multiple-document interface (MDI) parent form of this form.
(Inherited from Form)
MenuGets or sets the MainMenu that is displayed in the form.
(Inherited from Form)
MergedMenuGets the merged menu for the form.
(Inherited from Form)
MinimizeBoxGets or sets the value determining if a minimize box is displayed
MinimumSizeGets or sets the minimum size the form can be resized to.
(Inherited from Form)
MinimumTrackSize 
ModalGets a value indicating whether this form is displayed modally.
MouseWheelScrollsRowsOnlyIfFormContainsGrid 
MouseWheelScrollsSingleRow 
NameGets or sets the name of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
OnLoadSendToBack 
OpacityGets or sets the opacity level of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
OwnedFormsGets an array of Form objects that represent all forms that are owned by this form.
(Inherited from Form)
OwnerGets or sets the form that owns this form.
(Inherited from Form)
PaddingGets or sets padding within the control.
(Inherited from Control)
PaintChildControls 
ParentGets or sets the parent container of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ParentFormGets the form that the container control is assigned to.
(Inherited from ContainerControl)
PreferredSizeGets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit.
(Inherited from Control)
ProductNameGets the product name of the assembly containing the control.
(Inherited from Control)
ProductVersionGets the version of the assembly containing the control.
(Inherited from Control)
RecreatingHandleGets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle.
(Inherited from Control)
ReevaluateBoundPropertiesWhenEmpty 
ReevaluateControlExpressionsOnRelevantValueChangeOnly 
RegionGets or sets the window region associated with the control.
(Inherited from Control)
RenderRightToLeftThis property is now obsolete.
(Inherited from Control)
Obsolete.
ResizeRedrawGets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized.
(Inherited from Control)
RestoreBoundsGets the location and size of the form in its normal window state.
(Inherited from Form)
RestoreMaximizedMdiChildOnClosing 
RightGets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control)
RightToLeftGets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.
RightToLeftLayoutGets or sets a value indicating whether right-to-left mirror placement is turned on.
(Inherited from Form)
ScaleChildrenGets a value that determines the scaling of child controls.
(Inherited from Control)
SetFocusOnMouseClickWhileSubFormIsRunning 
ShowFocusCuesGets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles.
(Inherited from Control)
ShowIconGets or sets a value indicating whether an icon is displayed in the caption bar of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
ShowInTaskbarGets or sets a value indicating whether the form is displayed in the Windows taskbar.
(Inherited from Form)
ShowKeyboardCuesGets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators.
(Inherited from Control)
ShowWithoutActivationGets a value indicating whether the window will be activated when it is shown.
(Inherited from Form)
SiteGets or sets the site of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
SizeGets or sets the size of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
SizeGripStyleGets or sets the style of the size grip to display in the lower-right corner of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
SplittedChild 
SplittedChildDockStyle 
SplittedChildOnlyIfParentFormHasSplitter 
SplitterAdvancedAnchor 
SplitterPosition 
SplitterStyle 
StartPositionGets or sets the value determining the Form's start position
StealKeyboardFocusFromForeignWindows 
SystemMenuGets or sets the value determining if a system menu is displayed
TabIndexGets or sets the tab order of the control within its container.
(Inherited from Control)
TabOrderMode 
TabStopGets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key.
(Inherited from Control)
TagGets or sets the object that contains data about the control.
(Inherited from Control)
TextGets or sets the Form's text
TitleBarGets or sets the value determining if a title bar is displayed
ToolWindow 
TopGets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area.
(Inherited from Control)
TopLevelGets or sets a value indicating whether to display the form as a top-level window.
(Inherited from Form)
TopLevelControlGets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in.
(Inherited from Control)
TopMostGets or sets a value indicating whether the form should be displayed as a topmost form.
(Inherited from Form)
TransparencyKeyGets or sets the color that will represent transparent areas of the form.
(Inherited from Form)
UpdateOnShow 
UseClickCommand 
UseWaitCursorGets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls.
(Inherited from Control)
VerticalScrollGets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
VisibleGets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed.
(Inherited from Control)
VScrollGets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible.
(Inherited from ScrollableControl)
WidthGets or sets the width of the control.
(Inherited from Control)
WindowStateGets or sets a value that indicates whether form is minimized, maximized, or normal.
(Inherited from Form)

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