Csharp/CSharp Tutorial/GUI Windows Forms/Anchoring

Anchor and dock

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class AnchorForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.ruponentModel.Container components;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockNone;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockFill;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockRight;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockLeft;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockBottom;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem dockTop;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem2;
  private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancRight;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancBottom;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancLeft;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancTop;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancNone;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancTopLeft;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancBotRight;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancBotLeft;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem ancTopRight;
  private System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu mainMenu1;
  public AnchorForm()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
    CenterToScreen();
  }
  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.dockRight = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.dockBottom = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancNone = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancTopLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancTop = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.dockFill = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.mainMenu1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu();
    this.menuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancBottom = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancRight = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancTopRight = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancBotLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.ancBotRight = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.menuItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.dockTop = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.dockLeft = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.dockNone = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
    this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    this.dockRight.Index = 3;
    this.dockRight.Text = "Right";
    this.dockRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockRight_Click);
    this.dockBottom.Index = 1;
    this.dockBottom.Text = "Bottom";
    this.dockBottom.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockBottom_Click);
    this.ancNone.Index = 4;
    this.ancNone.Text = "None";
    this.ancNone.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancNone_Click);
    this.ancTopLeft.Index = 5;
    this.ancTopLeft.Text = "TopLeft";
    this.ancTopLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancTopLeft_Click);
    this.ancTop.Index = 0;
    this.ancTop.Text = "Top";
    this.ancTop.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancTop_Click);
    this.dockFill.Index = 4;
    this.dockFill.Text = "Fill";
    this.dockFill.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockFill_Click);
    this.mainMenu1.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {this.menuItem1, this.menuItem2});
    this.menuItem1.Index = 0;
    this.menuItem1.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {
                                          this.ancTop,
                                          this.ancLeft,
                                          this.ancBottom,
                                          this.ancRight,
                                          this.ancNone,
                                          this.ancTopLeft,
                                          this.ancTopRight,
                                          this.ancBotLeft,
                                          this.ancBotRight});
    this.menuItem1.Text = "&Anchor Value";
    this.ancLeft.Index = 1;
    this.ancLeft.Text = "Left";
    this.ancLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancLeft_Click);
    this.ancBottom.Index = 2;
    this.ancBottom.Text = "Bottom";
    this.ancBottom.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancBottom_Click);
    this.ancRight.Index = 3;
    this.ancRight.Text = "Right";
    this.ancRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancRight_Click);
    this.ancTopRight.Index = 6;
    this.ancTopRight.Text = "TopRight";
    this.ancTopRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancTopRight_Click);
    this.ancBotLeft.Index = 7;
    this.ancBotLeft.Text = "BottomLeft";
    this.ancBotLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancBotLeft_Click);
    this.ancBotRight.Index = 8;
    this.ancBotRight.Text = "BottomRight";
    this.ancBotRight.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.ancBotRight_Click);
    this.menuItem2.Index = 1;
    this.menuItem2.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {
                                          this.dockTop,
                                          this.dockBottom,
                                          this.dockLeft,
                                          this.dockRight,
                                          this.dockFill,
                                          this.dockNone});
    this.menuItem2.Text = "Dock Value";
    this.dockTop.Index = 0;
    this.dockTop.Text = "Top";
    this.dockTop.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockTop_Click);
    this.dockLeft.Index = 2;
    this.dockLeft.Text = "Left";
    this.dockLeft.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockLeft_Click);
    this.dockNone.Index = 5;
    this.dockNone.Text = "None";
    this.dockNone.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dockNone_Click);
    this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 16);
    this.button1.Name = "button1";
    this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 40);
    this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.button1.Text = "TheButton";
    // 
    // AnchorForm
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 253);
    this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
    this.Menu = this.mainMenu1;
    this.Name = "AnchorForm";
    this.Text = "Anchoring (and Docking) Controls";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new AnchorForm());
  }
  protected void dockNone_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.None;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void dockFill_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void dockRight_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.Right;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void dockLeft_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.Left;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void dockBottom_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.Bottom;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void dockTop_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void ancRight_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Right;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void ancBottom_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void ancLeft_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  protected void ancTop_Click (object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  private void ancNone_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.None;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  private void ancTopLeft_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Left;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  private void ancTopRight_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Right;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  private void ancBotLeft_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
  private void ancBotRight_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
  {
    button1.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Right;
    Console.WriteLine("Anchor: " + button1.Anchor.ToString() + 
      "\nDock: " + button1.Dock.ToString());
  }
}

Control Anchoring

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class ControlAnchor : Form
{
  public ControlAnchor()
  {
        Size = new Size(350,400);
    int xButtonSize, yButtonSize = Font.Height * 2;
    int xMargin, yMargin;
    xMargin = yMargin = Font.Height * 2;
    Button btn = new Button();
    btn.Parent = this;
    btn.Text = "Upper Left";
    xButtonSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * btn.Text.Length;
    btn.Size = new Size(xButtonSize, yButtonSize);
    btn.Location = new Point(xMargin, yMargin);
    btn = new Button();
    btn.Parent = this;
    btn.Text = "Lower Left";
    xButtonSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * btn.Text.Length;
    btn.Size = new Size(xButtonSize, yButtonSize);
    btn.Location = new Point(xMargin, this.ClientSize.Height - yMargin - yButtonSize);
    btn.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left;
    btn = new Button();
    btn.Parent = this;
    btn.Text = "Upper Right";
    xButtonSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * btn.Text.Length;
    btn.Size = new Size(xButtonSize, yButtonSize);
    btn.Location = new Point(this.ClientSize.Width - xMargin - xButtonSize, yMargin);
    btn.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Right;
    btn = new Button();
    btn.Parent = this;
    btn.Text = "Lower Right";
    xButtonSize = (int)(Font.Height * .75) * btn.Text.Length;
    btn.Size = new Size(xButtonSize, yButtonSize);
    btn.Location = new Point(this.ClientSize.Width - xMargin - xButtonSize, 
                 this.ClientSize.Height - yMargin - yButtonSize);
    btn.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Right;
    btn = new Button();
    btn.Parent = this;
    btn.Text = "Middle Span";
    xButtonSize = this.ClientSize.Width - (2 * xMargin);
    btn.Size = new Size(xButtonSize, yButtonSize);
    btn.Location = new Point(xMargin, 
                 (int)(this.ClientSize.Height / 2) - yButtonSize);
    btn.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right;
  }
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new ControlAnchor());
  }
}