ScrollBar.Value Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets a numeric value that represents the current position of the scroll box on the scroll bar control.

public:
 property int Value { int get(); void set(int value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public int Value { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.Value : int with get, set

Public Property Value As Integer

Property Value

Int32

A numeric value that is within the Minimum and Maximum range. The default value is 0.

Attributes

BindableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The assigned value is less than the Minimum property value.

-or-

The assigned value is greater than the Maximum property value.

Examples

The following example scrolls an image in a picture box. It uses the Value of the scrollbar to redraw a new part of the image whenever the user scrolls. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ScrollBar class overview.

Note

For instructions about how to run this example in Visual Studio, see How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio.

private void HandleScroll(Object sender, ScrollEventArgs e)
{
    //Create a graphics object and draw a portion of the image in the PictureBox.
    Graphics g = pictureBox1.CreateGraphics();

    int xWidth = pictureBox1.Width;
    int yHeight = pictureBox1.Height;

    int x;
    int y;

    if (e.ScrollOrientation == ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll)
    {
        x = e.NewValue;
        y = vScrollBar1.Value;
    }
    else //e.ScrollOrientation == ScrollOrientation.VerticalScroll
    {
        y = e.NewValue;
        x = hScrollBar1.Value;
    }

    g.DrawImage(pictureBox1.Image,
      new Rectangle(0, 0, xWidth, yHeight),  //where to draw the image
      new Rectangle(x, y, xWidth, yHeight),  //the portion of the image to draw
      GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

    pictureBox1.Update();
}

Private Sub HandleScroll(ByVal sender As [Object], ByVal e As ScrollEventArgs) _
  Handles vScrollBar1.Scroll, hScrollBar1.Scroll

    'Create a graphics object and draw a portion of the image in the PictureBox.
    Dim g As Graphics = pictureBox1.CreateGraphics()

    Dim xWidth As Integer = pictureBox1.Width
    Dim yHeight As Integer = pictureBox1.Height

    Dim x As Integer
    Dim y As Integer

    If (e.ScrollOrientation = ScrollOrientation.HorizontalScroll) Then

        x = e.NewValue
        y = vScrollBar1.Value

    Else 'e.ScrollOrientation == ScrollOrientation.VerticalScroll

        y = e.NewValue
        x = hScrollBar1.Value
    End If

    'First Rectangle: Where to draw the image.
    'Second Rectangle: The portion of the image to draw.

    g.DrawImage(pictureBox1.Image, _
      New Rectangle(0, 0, xWidth, yHeight), _
      New Rectangle(x, y, xWidth, yHeight), _
      GraphicsUnit.Pixel)

    pictureBox1.Update()
End Sub