UserControl Constructor

Definition

Initializes a new instance of the UserControl class.

C#
public UserControl();

Examples

The following code example creates an instance of the UserControl derived class, MyCustomerInfoUserControl, which was created in the example section of the UserControl class overview. The user control is added to a Panel control and has its Dock property set to DockStyle.Fill. The Panel is then added to a Form.

C#
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.ComponentModel;
using UserControls;

namespace MyApplication 
{

   public class MyUserControlHost : System.Windows.Forms.Form 
   {
      // Create the controls.
      private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;
      private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1;
      private UserControls.MyCustomerInfoUserControl myUserControl;

      // Define the constructor.
      public MyUserControlHost() 
      {
         this.InitializeComponent();
      }
        
      [System.STAThreadAttribute()]
      public static void Main() 
      {
         System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(new MyUserControlHost());
      }
        
      // Add a Panel control to a Form and host the UserControl in the Panel.
      private void InitializeComponent() 
      {
         components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
         panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
         myUserControl = new UserControls.MyCustomerInfoUserControl();
         // Set the DockStyle of the UserControl to Fill.
         myUserControl.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;

         // Make the Panel the same size as the UserControl and give it a border.
         panel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
         panel1.Size = myUserControl.Size;
         panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(5, 5);
         // Add the user control to the Panel.
         panel1.Controls.Add(myUserControl);
         // Size the Form to accommodate the Panel.
         this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(
            panel1.Size.Width + 10, panel1.Size.Height + 10);
         this.Text = "Please enter the information below...";
         // Add the Panel to the Form.
         this.Controls.Add(panel1);
      }   
   } // End Class
} // End Namespace

Remarks

You do not typically create an instance of UserControl. To create your own user control class, inherit from the UserControl class.

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