TabAlignment Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

TabAlignment.cs

Specifies the locations of the tabs in a tab control.

public enum class TabAlignment

public enum TabAlignment

type TabAlignment = 

Public Enum TabAlignment

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

TabAlignment

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Top	0	The tabs are located across the top of the control.
Bottom	1	The tabs are located across the bottom of the control.
Left	2	The tabs are located along the left edge of the control.
Right	3	The tabs are located along the right edge of the control.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TabControl.Alignment and TabControl.Appearance properties and the TabAlignment and TabAppearance enumerations. To run the example, paste the following codein a form containing a TabControl called TabControl1. Call the ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl method in the form's constructor or Load method.

private:
   void ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()
   {
      // Set the size and location of the TabControl.
      this->TabControl1->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 20, 20 );
      TabControl1->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 250, 250 );
      
      // Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
      TabControl1->Alignment = TabAlignment::Bottom;
      
      // Change the tabs to flat buttons.
      TabControl1->Appearance = TabAppearance::FlatButtons;
   }

private void ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()
{

    // Set the size and location of the TabControl.
    this.TabControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20);
    TabControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(250, 250);

    // Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
    TabControl1.Alignment = TabAlignment.Bottom;

    // Change the tabs to flat buttons.
    TabControl1.Appearance = TabAppearance.FlatButtons;
}

Private Sub ChangeTheLookOfTheTabControl()

    ' Set the size and location of the TabControl.
    Me.TabControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20)
    TabControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(250, 250)

    ' Align the tabs along the bottom of the control.
    TabControl1.Alignment = TabAlignment.Bottom

    ' Change the tabs to flat buttons.
    TabControl1.Appearance = TabAppearance.FlatButtons
End Sub

Remarks

This enumeration is used by members such as TabControl.Alignment.

See also

• TabControl