FormControlCollection.AddGroupBox(Single, Single, Single, Single) Method

Creates a group box form control in the specified worksheet area.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

GroupBoxFormControl AddGroupBox(
    float x,
    float y,
    float width,
    float height
)

VB.NET

Function AddGroupBox(
    x As Single,
    y As Single,
    width As Single,
    height As Single
) As GroupBoxFormControl

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
x	Single	The distance from the left of the worksheet. The ISpreadsheetComponent.Unit property specifies the unit of measurement.
y	Single	The distance from the top of the worksheet. The ISpreadsheetComponent.Unit property specifies the unit of measurement.
width	Single	The form control width.
height	Single	The form control height.

Returns

Type	Description
GroupBoxFormControl	The group box form control.

Remarks

Example

The code sample below creates a group box control:

C#

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;

Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.LoadDocument("Document.xlsx");

var groupBox = formControls.AddGroupBox(20, 20, 600, 400);
groupBox.PlainText = "Group Box";

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Dim workbook As New Workbook()
workbook.LoadDocument("Document.xlsx")

Dim topLeftCell = workbook.Worksheets(0).Cells("B2")
Dim groupBox = formControls.AddGroupBox(20, 20, 600, 400)
groupBox.PlainText = "Group Box"

Note

The FormControlCollection.AddGroupBox method call adds a new item to both FormControlCollection and ShapeCollection.