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Sarah
Sarah

Reputation: 133

How can I get the position of a label?

I am supposed to change the position of three labels (ex: label1 is going to be in label2's position) randomly every time I press a button.

So I decided to take the location of the labels and store them in an array. However, I don't know how to get a label's position. I tried saying double position = label1.location.X; but it didn't work.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 21561

Answers (3)

Dmytro Dzyubak
Dmytro Dzyubak

Reputation: 1642

get the values using

label1.Left, label1.Top

set the values using

label1.Location = new Point(x, y);

Do not forget to include

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing; // to use System.Drawing.Point(Label.Left, Label.Top)

I've written the code that I hope should help you to get the idea. Click on the label to get its coordinates.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;

class LabelForm : Form
{
    Label label1;
    //
    public LabelForm()
    {
        label1 = new Label();
        label1.Text = "ClickMe";
        label1.Location = new Point(10, 10); // This is the place where you set the location of your label. Currently, it is set to 10, 10.
        label1.Click += new EventHandler(labelClick);
        Controls.Add(label1);
    }
    //
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        LabelForm lf = new LabelForm();
        Application.Run(lf);
    }
    //
    protected void labelClick(object o, EventArgs e)
    {
        // This is how you can get label's positions
        int left = label1.Left;
        int top = label1.Top;
        MessageBox.Show("Left position of the label: " + left
            + "\nTop position of the label: " + top,
            "", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
    }
}

Then just use randomizer to set the values to Point(x, y). Note, that you should also check the width and height of your window and subtract the width and height of your label not to go beyond window borders.

Upvotes: 3

TyCobb
TyCobb

Reputation: 9089

Label.Left, Label.Top

Location is just a Point struct that can't be modified.

Upvotes: 1

evanmcdonnal
evanmcdonnal

Reputation: 48076

You can access the Bounds property, it's an object of type Rectangle which has the width, height and x, y coordinates of the component.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.bounds(v=vs.110).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.rectangle(v=vs.110).aspx

That is assuming you're working with the winform class Label

EDIT: A simpler property to use is Location

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.location(v=vs.110).aspx

If you just look at the msdn docs for Label you'll find there are numerous ways to get that data.

Upvotes: 1

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