Control.ControlCollection.Add(Control) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Adds the specified control to the control collection.

public:
 virtual void Add(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ value);

public virtual void Add (System.Windows.Forms.Control? value);

abstract member Add : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> unit
override this.Add : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> unit

Public Overridable Sub Add (value As Control)

Parameters

value

Control

The Control to add to the control collection.

Exceptions

Exception

The specified control is a top-level control, or a circular control reference would result if this control were added to the control collection.

ArgumentException

The object assigned to the value parameter is not a Control.

Examples

The following code example adds a Control to the Control.ControlCollection of the derived class Panel. The example requires that you have created a Panel control and a Button control on a Form. When the button is clicked, a TextBox control is added to the panel's Control.ControlCollection.

   // Create a TextBox to add to the Panel.
private:
   TextBox^ textBox1;

   // Add controls to the Panel using the Add method.
   void addButton_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      textBox1 = gcnew TextBox;
      panel1->Controls->Add( textBox1 );
   }

// Create a TextBox to add to the Panel.
private TextBox textBox1 = new TextBox();

// Add controls to the Panel using the Add method.
private void addButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
   panel1.Controls.Add(textBox1);
}

' Create a TextBox to add to the Panel.
Dim TextBox1 As TextBox = New TextBox()

' Add controls to the Panel using the Add method.
Private Sub AddButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AddButton.Click
    Panel1.Controls.Add(TextBox1)
End Sub

Remarks

The Add method allows you to add Control objects to the end of the control collection.

You can also add new Control objects to the collection by using the AddRange method.

To remove a Control that you previously added, use the Remove, RemoveAt, or Clear methods.

Note

A Control can only be assigned to one Control.ControlCollection at a time. If the Control is already a child of another control it is removed from that control before it is added to another control.

Notes to Inheritors

When overriding Add(Control) in a derived class, be sure to call the base class's Add(Control) method to ensure that the control is added to the collection.

See also

• Remove(Control)
• RemoveAt(Int32)
• AddRange(Control[])