UserControl in tableLayoutPanel

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Hallo everybody,

I just want to put a "UserControl" into a "TableLayoutPanel" at runtime.
The problem is, the UserControl always keeps its original size. So of course you can never see it properly. It doesn't seem to be difficult, but e.g. all the Dock- and Autosize-properties have absolutely no effect!

How can one adjust the size to the container (the TableLayoutPanel) and automatically resize it fitting the container (without loads of resize-eventhandlers)?

Thanks for any answer!

Posted 11-Oct-12 3:28am

herrstress

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__John_ 11-Oct-12 9:49am

"without loads of resize-eventhandlers"
In that case, I dont know.

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Now I found out my real mistake! The background picture of the control didn't adjust, so the UserControl always looked way too big. I simply forgot it's Dock.Fill property.

Posted 15-Oct-12 21:10pm

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Alan N · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11T04:50:00

In a very simple example docking works perfectly, so I suspect you need to provide more information about the problem.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace UserControlDocking {
  public class MainForm : Form {
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
      Application.Run(new MainForm());
    }

    TableLayoutPanel tlp;

    protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e) {
      base.OnShown(e);
      // Configure the panel 2 x 2
      tlp = new TableLayoutPanel();
      tlp.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
      tlp.RowCount = 2;
      tlp.ColumnCount = 2;
      tlp.GrowStyle = TableLayoutPanelGrowStyle.FixedSize;
      tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
      tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
      tlp.RowStyles.Add(new RowStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
      tlp.RowStyles.Add(new RowStyle(SizeType.Percent, 100F));
      Controls.Add(tlp);
      // Add a control to each cell
      AddDockedControl(0, 0, System.Drawing.Color.Red);
      AddDockedControl(1, 0, System.Drawing.Color.Green);
      AddDockedControl(1, 0, System.Drawing.Color.Blue);
      AddDockedControl(1, 1, System.Drawing.Color.Yellow);
    }

    private void AddDockedControl(int col, int row, System.Drawing.Color colour) {
      UserControl newOne = new UserControl();
      newOne.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
      newOne.BackColor = colour;
      newOne.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
      tlp.Controls.Add(newOne, col, row);
    }
  }
}