Control.GetChildAtPoint Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Retrieves the child control at a specified location.

Overloads

GetChildAtPoint(Point)	Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.
GetChildAtPoint(Point, GetChildAtPointSkip)	Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.

GetChildAtPoint(Point)

Source:

Control.cs

Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.

public:
 System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ GetChildAtPoint(System::Drawing::Point pt);

public System.Windows.Forms.Control? GetChildAtPoint (System.Drawing.Point pt);

member this.GetChildAtPoint : System.Drawing.Point -> System.Windows.Forms.Control

Public Function GetChildAtPoint (pt As Point) As Control

Parameters

pt

Point

A Point that contains the coordinates where you want to look for a control. Coordinates are expressed relative to the upper-left corner of the control's client area.

Returns

Control

A Control that represents the control that is located at the specified point.

Remarks

If there is no child control at the specified point, the GetChildAtPoint method returns null.

See also

• Parent
• Control.ControlCollection

GetChildAtPoint(Point, GetChildAtPointSkip)

Source:

Control.cs

Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.

public:
 System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ GetChildAtPoint(System::Drawing::Point pt, System::Windows::Forms::GetChildAtPointSkip skipValue);

public System.Windows.Forms.Control? GetChildAtPoint (System.Drawing.Point pt, System.Windows.Forms.GetChildAtPointSkip skipValue);

member this.GetChildAtPoint : System.Drawing.Point * System.Windows.Forms.GetChildAtPointSkip -> System.Windows.Forms.Control

Public Function GetChildAtPoint (pt As Point, skipValue As GetChildAtPointSkip) As Control

Parameters

pt

Point

A Point that contains the coordinates where you want to look for a control. Coordinates are expressed relative to the upper-left corner of the control's client area.

skipValue

GetChildAtPointSkip

One of the values of GetChildAtPointSkip, determining whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.

Returns

Control

The child Control at the specified coordinates.