Panel.BorderStyle Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Indicates the border style for the control.

public:
 property System::Windows::Forms::BorderStyle BorderStyle { System::Windows::Forms::BorderStyle get(); void set(System::Windows::Forms::BorderStyle value); };

public System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle BorderStyle { get; set; }

member this.BorderStyle : System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle with get, set

Public Property BorderStyle As BorderStyle

Property Value

BorderStyle

One of the BorderStyle values. The default is BorderStyle.None.

Exceptions

InvalidEnumArgumentException

The specified value when setting this property is not a valid BorderStyle value.

Examples

The following code example creates a Panel control with a three-dimensional border.

public:
   void CreateMyPanel()
   {
      Panel^ panel1 = gcnew Panel;
      
      // Initialize the Panel control.
      panel1->Location = Point(56,72);
      panel1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 264, 152 );
      // Set the Borderstyle for the Panel to three-dimensional.
      panel1->BorderStyle = System::Windows::Forms::BorderStyle::Fixed3D;
   }

public void CreateMyPanel()
{
   Panel panel1 = new Panel();
   
   // Initialize the Panel control.
   panel1.Location = new Point(56,72);
   panel1.Size = new Size(264, 152);
   // Set the Borderstyle for the Panel to three-dimensional.
   panel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
}

Public Sub CreateMyPanel()
    Dim panel1 As New Panel()
       
    ' Initialize the Panel control.
    panel1.Location = New Point(56, 72)
    panel1.Size = New Size(264, 152)
    ' Set the Borderstyle for the Panel to three-dimensional.
    panel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D
End Sub

Remarks

By default, the Panel control is displayed without a border. You can use this property to distinguish the boundaries of the Panel control from other areas on the form.