LayoutControl Properties

Creates and maintains a consistent layout of controls. See Layout and Data Layout Controls.

Name	Description
AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
ActiveControl	Gets or sets the active control on the container control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AllowCustomization	Gets or sets whether users can change the layout.
AllowCustomizationDefaultValue static	Gets or sets a default value for the AllowCustomization property. The default value is true.
AllowCustomizationMenu	Obsolete. Gets or sets whether the customization menu can be invoked by end-users.
AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
AllowTouchGestures	Gets or sets whether the LayoutControl allows touch gestures.
Anchor	Gets 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.
Appearance	Provides access to the properties that control the appearance of the controls located within the layout control.
AppearanceController	Gets an object that calculates appearances for layout items based on the appearance settings of items and their parent layout groups.
AutoScaleDimensions	Gets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleFactor protected	Gets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleMode	Gets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScroll	Gets or sets whether the layout control will allow an end-user to scroll to any controls placed outside of its visible boundaries.
AutoScrollMargin	Not supported.
AutoScrollMinSize	Not supported.
AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoScrollPosition	This property is not supported by the LayoutControl class.
AutoSize	Gets or sets whether the control’s size is automatically calculated based on its content.
AutoSizeMode	Gets or sets how the control is resized when automatic resizing is enabled.
AutoValidate	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether controls in this container will be automatically validated when the focus changes. Inherited from ContainerControl.
BackColor	Gets or sets the control’s background color.
BackgroundImage	Gets or sets the layout control’s background image.
BackgroundImageLayout	Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration.
BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control.
Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
CanEnableIme protected	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected	Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
CaptionImages	Obsolete. Gets or sets a collection of images that can be displayed within layout group captions.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CausesValidation	Gets 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.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ClientHeight	Gets the layout control’s client height.
ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientWidth	Gets the layout control’s client width.
CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ConstraintsManager	Gets the constraints manager.
Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
CreateParams protected	Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CurrentAutoScaleDimensions	Gets the current run-time dimensions of the screen. Inherited from ContainerControl.
Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control.
CustomizationForm	Provides access to the Customization Form.
CustomizationFormBounds	Gets or sets the boundaries of the Customization Form.
CustomizationMenuManager	An object which provides the Context Menu.
CustomizationMode	Gets or sets whether users customize the layout in default mode via context menus or in quick mode via the customization form.
DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultBackColor static	Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFont static	Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static	Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultImeMode protected	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMargin protected	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultPadding protected	Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control.
DesignMode protected	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
DockPadding	Gets the dock padding settings for all edges of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
DoubleBuffered protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
EnabledStateController	Gets an object that calculates the enabled states for layout items based on the enabled states of layout groups and controls.
Events protected	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
FocusHelper	For internal use.
Font	Gets or sets the font of the text displayed by the control. Inherited from Control.
FontHeight protected	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
ForeColor	Gets or sets the foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
Height	Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HiddenItems	Provides access to a collection of hidden layout items.
HiddenItemsSortComparer	Allows you to specify a comparer object for sorting hidden items within the Customization Form.
HorizontalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HtmlImages	Gets or sets a collection of images that you can embed into captions/messages/tooltips in the control using the image HTML-inspired tag.
Images	Gets or sets a collection of icons that can be displayed in a layout item, group, or tab’s label.
ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
InvokeRequired	Gets 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.
IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsInitialized	Indicates whether the LayoutControl has been initialized.
IsLayoutModified	Gets whether the layout has been modified. This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsModified	Gets whether the layout has been changed.
IsPrintingAvailable	Indicates whether the LayoutControl can be printed.
IsUpdateLocked	Gets whether the layout control has been locked for updating.
Items	Provides access to all the layout items owned by the LayoutControl.
LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
LayoutVersion	Gets or sets the version of the layout.
Left	Gets 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.
Location	Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control.
LookAndFeel	Provides access to the settings that control the layout control’s look and feel.
Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MaximumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MenuManager	Gets or sets an object that controls the look and feel of the popup menus.
MinimumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
ModifierKeys static	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MouseButtons static	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
OptionsCustomizationForm	Provides access to the options which control the appearance and behavior of the Customization Form.
OptionsFocus	Provides access to the layout control’s focus options.
OptionsItemText	Provides access to the default alignment settings of the controls displayed in the LayoutControl.
OptionsPrint	The Layout Control’s print/export options. This object’s settings affect all layout items and groups.
OptionsSerialization	Contains options that specify how the LayoutControl’s layout is saved to and restored from a data store (an XML file, a stream or the system registry).
OptionsView	Provides access to the display options of the LayoutControl.
Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
PaintStyles	Provides access to the paint style collection.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
ParentForm	Gets the form that the container control is assigned to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderRightToLeft protected	This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
RepositoryItems
ResizeRedraw protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control.
Root	Gets or sets the LayoutControl’s root group.
ShowFocusCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowKeyboardCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
Site	Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control.
Size	Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control.
StyleController	Gets or sets the style controller component that provides appearance settings for the control.
TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control.
TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text	Gets or sets the text associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
ToolTipController	Gets or sets the tooltip controller component that controls the appearance, position and content of hints displayed for layout items.
Top	Gets 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.
TopLevelControl	Gets 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.
UndoManager	Gets the manager that handles undo/redo operations via the Customization Form.
UseLocalBindingContext	Gets or sets whether controls within the current LayoutControl use the local BindingContext, or the form’s BindingContext.
UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
VerticalScroll	Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
VScroll protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Width	Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.