How to: Add and Remove Tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl

By default, a TabControl control contains two TabPage controls. You can access these tabs through the TabPages property.

To add a tab programmatically

• Use the Add method of the TabPages property.

  Dim myTabPage As New TabPage()
  myTabPage.Text = "TabPage" & (TabControl1.TabPages.Count + 1)
  TabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage)
  

  string title = "TabPage " + (tabControl1.TabCount + 1).ToString();
  TabPage myTabPage = new TabPage(title);
  tabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage);
  

  String title = "TabPage " + (tabControl1.get_TabCount() + 1);
  TabPage myTabPage = new TabPage(title);
  tabControl1.get_TabPages().Add(myTabPage);
  

  String^ title = String::Concat("TabPage ",
     (tabControl1->TabCount + 1).ToString());
  TabPage^ myTabPage = gcnew TabPage(title);
  tabControl1->TabPages->Add(myTabPage);
  

To remove a tab programmatically

• To remove selected tabs, use the Remove method of the TabPages property.

  -or-

• To remove all tabs, use the Clear method of the TabPages property.

  ' Removes the selected tab:
  TabControl1.TabPages.Remove(TabControl1.SelectedTab)
  ' Removes all the tabs:
  TabControl1.TabPages.Clear()
  

  // Removes the selected tab:
  tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabControl1.SelectedTab);
  // Removes all the tabs:
  tabControl1.TabPages.Clear();
  

  // Removes the selected tab:
  tabControl1.get_TabPages().Remove(tabControl1.get_SelectedTab());
  // Removes all the tabs:
  tabControl1.get_TabPages().Clear();
  

  // Removes the selected tab:
  tabControl1->TabPages->Remove(tabControl1->SelectedTab);
  // Removes all the tabs:
  tabControl1->TabPages->Clear();
  

See Also

Tasks

How to: Add a Control to a Tab Page
How to: Disable Tab Pages
How to: Change the Appearance of the Windows Forms TabControl

Reference

TabControl Control Overview (Windows Forms)