Show Forms inside a SplitContainer

Show Forms inside a SplitContainer

• english_d

  George,

  Try Panel1.Controls.Add(New frmClients)

  Here's what I do:

  ' MFBaseForm is a common form others derive from for functionality to talk to the status bar, etc.

  Dim f As MFBaseForm

  f = New MFForm1 ' MFForm1 inherits from MFBaseForm

  AddSubForm(f)

  and so forth for each form

  Private Sub AddSubForm(ByVal f As MFBaseForm)

  f.TopLevel = False

  f.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None

  f.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

  f.statusBar = Me.StatusBar1

  Me.Panel1.Controls.Add(f)

  End Sub

  
  
  

• Yeshia

  Hi Dalej,

  Thanks for your answer, but I got an exception saying that a top level control cannot be added to a control, this is the code:

  Private Sub MainScreenX_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

  Panel1.Controls.Add(frmClients)

  End Sub

  Any other idea

  Thanks in advance

  
  

• el-chema

  Put a Panel control into the area where you want show the forms.

  Add the forms to the Control collection in the panel.

  Then Show()/Hide() the forms as they are required.

  
  
  
• Show Forms inside a SplitContainer