Control.OnControlAdded(ControlEventArgs) Method

Definition

Raises the ControlAdded event.

C#
protected virtual void OnControlAdded(System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventArgs e);

Parameters

e
ControlEventArgs

A ControlEventArgs that contains the event data.

Examples

The following code example uses ControlAdded to add a control to a form and displays the name of the added control in a MessageBox.

C#
// This example demonstrates the use of the ControlAdded and
// ControlRemoved events. This example assumes that two Button controls
// are added to the form and connected to the addControl_Click and
// removeControl_Click event-handler methods.
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Connect the ControlRemoved and ControlAdded event handlers
    // to the event-handler methods.
    // ControlRemoved and ControlAdded are not available at design time.
    this.ControlRemoved += new System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventHandler(this.Control_Removed);
    this.ControlAdded += new System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventHandler(this.Control_Added);
}

private void Control_Added(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("The control named " + e.Control.Name + " has been added to the form.");
}

private void Control_Removed(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ControlEventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("The control named " + e.Control.Name + " has been removed from the form.");
}

// Click event handler for a Button control. Adds a TextBox to the form.
private void addControl_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Create a new TextBox control and add it to the form.
    TextBox textBox1 = new TextBox();
    textBox1.Size = new Size(100,10);
    textBox1.Location = new Point(10,10);
    // Name the control in order to remove it later. The name must be specified
    // if a control is added at run time.
    textBox1.Name = "textBox1";

    // Add the control to the form's control collection.
    this.Controls.Add(textBox1);
}

// Click event handler for a Button control.
// Removes the previously added TextBox from the form.
private void removeControl_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Loop through all controls in the form's control collection.
    foreach (Control tempCtrl in this.Controls)
    {
        // Determine whether the control is textBox1,
        // and if it is, remove it.
        if (tempCtrl.Name == "textBox1")
        {
            this.Controls.Remove(tempCtrl);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

Called when a child control is added to the control.

Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see Handling and Raising Events.

The OnControlAdded method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.

Notes to Inheritors

When overriding OnControlAdded(ControlEventArgs) in a derived class, be sure to call the base class's OnControlAdded(ControlEventArgs) method so that registered delegates receive the event.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also