Windows Form Properties in Visual Basic .NET

In this article, I will explain you about various properties of Windows Form in Visual Basic .NET.
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Windows Form Properties

Below are the properties of a Windows Form.

Appearance Properties

Use

BackColor

Gets/Sets the background color for the form

BackgroundImage

Get/Sets the background image in the form

Cursor

Gets/Sets the cursor to be displayed when the user moves the mouse over the form

Font

Gets/Sets the font for the form

ForeColor

Gets/Sets the foreground color of the form

FormBorderStyle

Gets/Sets the border style of the form

RightToLeft

Gets/Sets the value indicating if the alignment of the control's elements is reversed to support right-to-left fonts

Text

Gets/Sets the text associated with this form

 

Behavior Properties

Use

AllowDrop

Indicates if the form can accept data that the user drags and drops into it

ContextMenu

Gets/Sets the shortcut menu for the form

Enabled

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the form is enabled

ImeMode

Gets/Sets the state of an Input Method Editor

 

Data Properties

Use

DataBindings

Gets the data bindings for a control

Tag

Gets/Sets an object that contains data about a control

 

Design Properties

Use

Name

Gets/Sets name for the form

DrawGrid

Indicates whether or not to draw the positioning grid

GridSize

Determines the size of the positioning grid

Locked

Gets/Sets whether the form is locked

SnapToGrid

Indicates if the controls should snap to the positioning grid

 

Layout Properties

Use

AutoScale

Indicates if the form adjusts its size to fit the height of the font used on the form and scales its controls

AutoScroll

Indicates if the form implements autoscrolling

AutoScrollMargin

The margin around controls during auto scroll

AutoScrollMinSize

The minimum logical size for the auto scroll region

DockPadding

Determines the size of the border for docked controls

Location

Gets/Sets the co-ordinates of the upper-left corner of the form

MaximumSize

The maximum size the form can be resized to

MinimumSize

The minimum size the form can be resized to

Size

Gets/Sets size of the form in pixels

StartPosition

Gets/Sets the starting position of the form at run time

WindowState

Gets/Sets the form's window state

 

Misc Properties

Use

AcceptButton

Gets/Sets the button on the form that is pressed when the user uses the enter key

CancelButton

Indicates the button control that is pressed when the user presses the ESC key

KeyPreview

Determines whether keyboard controls on the form are registered with the form

Language

Indicates the current localizable language

Localizable

Determines if localizable code will be generated for this object

 

Window Style Properties

Use

ControlBox

Gets/Sets a value indicating if a control box is displayed

HelpButton

Determines whether a form has a help button on the caption bar

Icon

Gets/Sets the icon for the form

IsMdiContainer

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the form is a container for MDI child forms

MaximizeBox

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the maximize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form

Menu

Gets/Sets the MainMenu that is displayed in the form

MinimizeBox

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the minimize button is displayed in the caption bar of the form

Opacity

Determines how opaque or transparent the form is

ShowInTaskbar

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the form is displayed in the Windows taskbar

SizeGripStyle

Determines when the size grip will be displayed for the form

TopMost

Gets/Sets a value indicating if the form should be displayed as the topmost form of the application

TransparencyKey

A color which will appear transparent when painted on the form

 

Summary 

I hope this article help you to understand about various properties of Windows Form in Visual Basic .NET.

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