Can I dynamically change the layout of a windows form

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Hello Guys I just wanted to ask that is it possible to change the layout of a form completly at runtime like if I have a textbox and a Button on form A. When I press the button the button and textbox should dissapear and a combo box or 3 new text box should appear on form A.

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Posted 28-Nov-14 9:58am

Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi

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BillWoodruff 28-Nov-14 16:05pm

Yes ! Please start experimenting and examine Control Properties like 'Visible, and Control Methods like 'Hide() and 'Show().

You can also create new Controls at run-time.

Looking forward to your specific questions as you enjoy learning how to do this.

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2014-11-28T10:29:00

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Yes, you can even build an entire form from scratch at runtime.

All you have to do is change the properties of the controls you want to manipulate somehow.

Posted 28-Nov-14 10:29am

Dave Kreskowiak

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Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi 28-Nov-14 16:50pm

Can you give me a link or something from which i can get an idea

Philippe Mori 28-Nov-14 20:22pm

Really, this is not hard. You just modify the same property as you would do in design. For example, button1.Visible = false would hide the button. and you can show hidden controls by setting Visible to true. If you UI is not complicated, then it is easier to simply hide control that are not shown initially and make them visible when appropriate.

BillWoodruff 28-Nov-14 20:03pm

Should this type of brief, general, advice be posted as "solution" ?

Philippe Mori 28-Nov-14 20:19pm

It explain enough to have either 4 or 5 points in this case at least if all controls were initially created but some were hidden.

BillWoodruff 28-Nov-14 21:12pm

My comment was a comment on Dave's solution, not your comment, Phillipe.

Dave Kreskowiak 28-Nov-14 21:29pm

I don't know... has he ever set the .Text property on a TextBox?? Same frickin' thing. Does he really need an example of that?

If so, he really needs a beginners book on C# or VB.NET, not a link or two.

BillWoodruff 29-Nov-14 5:00am

In the case where, in your perception, there's no meaningful question to answer, and so no solution can be proposed, and only very general advice can be offered, is it a good thing to post that very brief advice as a "solution" ?

The problem I have is that there's no consistent standard of behavior, and the rep-lusting-create-a-flood answerers see you and other MVP's ... who I know are not posting out of rep-craze ... answer this way, and they feel free to post any random whatever as a solution to get that rep-bump.

Dave Kreskowiak 29-Nov-14 16:15pm

Fortunately I don't answer questions like this too often. This question is just way too vague to get an specific answer. Really, what this question comes down to is that he hasn't played around with the properties of controls nor read the documentation on anything.

Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi 30-Nov-14 12:39pm

look guys I am sorry for posting a question like this. Please don't fight and I know that its a very vague question but I am new to c# so I just needed a little advice. Guys I am realy sorry.

Peace out

Dave Kreskowiak 30-Nov-14 17:01pm

We're not fighting.

Your question is akin to "how do I use a tool". Well, the answer to your question, if you wanted any detail at all, isn't possible because you haven't said anything about what you want to change and how.

My answer was simply, "learn to use the tool". This involves experimentation and reading the documentation on the controls you find in the Toolbox.