Shape.BringToFront Method

Brings a line or shape control to the front of the z-order.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub BringToFront

public void BringToFront()

public:
void BringToFront()

member BringToFront : unit -> unit 

public function BringToFront()

Remarks

The BringToFront method can be used to position a LineShape, OvalShape, or RectangleShape control in front of all other line and shape controls in a given container. It does not position the control in front of other types of controls in the container; graphics drawn by using line and shape controls always appear behind the other controls.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the BringToFront method to change the z-order of shapes at run time. This example requires that you have a RectangleShape control named RectangleShape1 and an OvalShape control named OvalShape1 on a form. For best results, make the controls different colors and make sure that they overlap each other.

Private Sub Shapes_Click(
    ByVal sender As System.Object, 
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs
  ) Handles RectangleShape1.Click, OvalShape1.Click

    ' Bring the control that was clicked to the top of the z-order.
    sender.BringToFront()
End Sub

private void Shapes_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Bring the control that was clicked to the top of the z-order.
    ((Shape)sender).BringToFront();
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Shape Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Draw Lines with the LineShape Control (Visual Studio)

How to: Draw Shapes with the OvalShape and RectangleShape Controls (Visual Studio)

Introduction to the Line and Shape Controls (Visual Studio)