ScrollableControl.SetAutoScrollMargin(Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Sets the size of the auto-scroll margins.

C#
public void SetAutoScrollMargin (int x, int y);

Parameters

x
Int32

The Width value.

y
Int32

The Height value.

Examples

The following code example uses the derived class, Panel. The example evaluates the location of a text box and changes the appearance and behavior of its parent container, the panel control. The example requires that you have created an instance of a Panel control, TextBox, and Button. Place the box on the panel so that it overlaps at least one of the panel's edges. Call this subprocedure on the click of a button to see the difference in the panel's behavior and appearance.

C#
private void MySub()
 {
    /* If the text box is outside the panel's bounds, 
       turn on auto-scrolling and set the margin. */
    if (text1.Location.X > panel1.Location.X ||
     text1.Location.Y > panel1.Location.Y)
    {
       panel1.AutoScroll = true;
       /* If the AutoScrollMargin is set to 
          less than (5,5), set it to 5,5. */
       if(panel1.AutoScrollMargin.Width < 5 ||
        panel1.AutoScrollMargin.Height < 5)
       {
          panel1.SetAutoScrollMargin(5, 5);
       }
    }
 }

Remarks

The margin sets the width and height of the border around each control. This margin is used to determine when scroll bars are needed on the container and where to scroll to when a control is selected.

Note

If a negative number is passed in as the x or y values, the value will be reset to 0.

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