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Asad Ali
Asad Ali

Reputation: 684

Docking a WinForm inside another WinForm

I'm stuck at a problem and the old answers regarding the same problem are not quite recent enough so i thought it'd be okay to ask again. My question is: How can i dock one form inside another form? Would it be more appropriate to use a Panel and a Form instead? Is the first option even possible? Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4735

Answers (2)

Syed Hussim
Syed Hussim

Reputation: 760

Create 2 forms, Form1 and Form2. Set TopLevel property of Form2 to false. In form load for Form1 add code

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
    frm2.Show();

    this.Controls.Add(frm2);
}

This will include form2 in form1, you then have to set properties on form2 if you want to remove the title bar to make the form more like a Panel.

Upvotes: 6

mr100
mr100

Reputation: 4428

If you want to have some reusable panel that may be used on forms I think User Control will be what you are looking for.

Upvotes: 1

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