VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/GroupBox

Add title to group box

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Windows.Forms public class GroupTitle

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
   Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
           components.Dispose()
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       Me.GroupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
       Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
       Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
       Me.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout()
       Me.SuspendLayout()
       "
       "GroupBox1
       "
       Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.Button2)
       Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
       Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 12)
       Me.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1"
       Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(369, 96)
       Me.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 0
       Me.GroupBox1.TabStop = False
       Me.GroupBox1.Text = "Title"
       "
       "Button1
       "
       Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(44, 41)
       Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
       Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 23)
       Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
       Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
       Me.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
       "
       "Button2
       "
       Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(250, 41)
       Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
       Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 23)
       Me.Button2.TabIndex = 1
       Me.Button2.Text = "Button2"
       Me.Button2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
       "
       "Form1
       "
       Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 12.0!)
       Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(393, 122)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.GroupBox1)
       Me.Name = "Form1"
       Me.Text = "Form1"
       Me.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(False)
       Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
   Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
   Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

End Class</source>

Resize a group box

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Windows.Forms public class FormResizeEvent

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New Form1)
  End Sub

End class Public Class Form1

   Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
       GroupBox1.Top = 0
       GroupBox1.Left = 0
       GroupBox1.Width = Me.Width
       GroupBox1.Height = Me.Height
       Label1.Left = GroupBox1.Top + 10
       Label1.Top = GroupBox1.Left + 20
       TextBox1.Top = Label1.Top + 50
       TextBox1.Left = Label1.Left
       TextBox1.Width = GroupBox1.Width - 20
   End Sub

End Class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Class Form1

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
   Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
           components.Dispose()
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       Me.GroupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
       Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
       Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
       Me.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout()
       Me.SuspendLayout()
       "
       "GroupBox1
       "
       Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
       Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
       Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 12)
       Me.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1"
       Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(392, 195)
       Me.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 0
       Me.GroupBox1.TabStop = False
       Me.GroupBox1.Text = "GroupBox1"
       "
       "TextBox1
       "
       Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 62)
       Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True
       Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
       Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(331, 21)
       Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 5
       "
       "Label1
       "
       Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
       Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 30)
       Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
       Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(41, 12)
       Me.Label1.TabIndex = 4
       Me.Label1.Text = "Label1"
       "
       "Form1
       "
       Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 12.0!)
       Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(416, 219)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.GroupBox1)
       Me.Name = "Form1"
       Me.Text = "Form1"
       Me.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(False)
       Me.GroupBox1.PerformLayout()
       Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
   Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
   Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label

End Class</source>

Using GroupBoxes and Panels to hold buttons

<source lang="vbnet">Imports System.Windows.Forms public class GroupBoxPanel

  public Shared Sub Main
       Application.Run(New FrmGroupBox)
  End Sub

End class

Public Class FrmGroupBox

  Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

1. Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

  Public Sub New()
     MyBase.New()
     "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
     InitializeComponent()
     "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
  End Sub
  "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
  Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
     If disposing Then
        If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
           components.Dispose()
        End If
     End If
     MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
  End Sub
  Friend WithEvents mainGroupBox As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
  Private WithEvents mainPanel As System.Windows.Forms.Panel
  Friend WithEvents cmdRight As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents cmdHi As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents cmdLeft As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents cmdBye As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents lblMessage As System.Windows.Forms.Label
  "Required by the Windows Form Designer
  Private components As System.ruponentModel.Container
  "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
  "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
  "Do not modify it using the code editor.
  <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
     Me.cmdRight = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
     Me.cmdBye = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
     Me.mainPanel = New System.Windows.Forms.Panel()
     Me.cmdLeft = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
     Me.cmdHi = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
     Me.lblMessage = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
     Me.mainGroupBox = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
     Me.mainPanel.SuspendLayout()
     Me.mainGroupBox.SuspendLayout()
     Me.SuspendLayout()
     "
     "cmdRight
     "
     Me.cmdRight.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(352, 32)
     Me.cmdRight.Name = "cmdRight"
     Me.cmdRight.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 40)
     Me.cmdRight.TabIndex = 0
     Me.cmdRight.Text = "Far Right"
     "
     "cmdBye
     "
     Me.cmdBye.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(112, 40)
     Me.cmdBye.Name = "cmdBye"
     Me.cmdBye.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 40)
     Me.cmdBye.TabIndex = 1
     Me.cmdBye.Text = "Bye"
     "
     "mainPanel
     "
     Me.mainPanel.AutoScroll = True
     Me.mainPanel.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
     Me.mainPanel.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.cmdLeft, Me.cmdRight})
     Me.mainPanel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 192)
     Me.mainPanel.Name = "mainPanel"
     Me.mainPanel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(184, 112)
     Me.mainPanel.TabIndex = 1
     "
     "cmdLeft
     "
     Me.cmdLeft.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 32)
     Me.cmdLeft.Name = "cmdLeft"
     Me.cmdLeft.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 40)
     Me.cmdLeft.TabIndex = 1
     Me.cmdLeft.Text = "Far Left"
     "
     "cmdHi
     "
     Me.cmdHi.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 40)
     Me.cmdHi.Name = "cmdHi"
     Me.cmdHi.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 40)
     Me.cmdHi.TabIndex = 0
     Me.cmdHi.Text = "Hi"
     "
     "lblMessage
     "
     Me.lblMessage.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 11.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
     Me.lblMessage.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 136)
     Me.lblMessage.Name = "lblMessage"
     Me.lblMessage.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 40)
     Me.lblMessage.TabIndex = 2
     Me.lblMessage.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
     "
     "mainGroupBox
     "
     Me.mainGroupBox.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.cmdBye, Me.cmdHi})
     Me.mainGroupBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 16)
     Me.mainGroupBox.Name = "mainGroupBox"
     Me.mainGroupBox.TabIndex = 0
     Me.mainGroupBox.TabStop = False
     Me.mainGroupBox.Text = "Main GroupBox"
     "
     "FrmGroupBox
     "
     Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
     Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 333)
     Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.lblMessage, Me.mainPanel, Me.mainGroupBox})
     Me.Name = "FrmGroupBox"
     Me.Text = "GroupBoxPanelExample"
     Me.mainPanel.ResumeLayout(False)
     Me.mainGroupBox.ResumeLayout(False)
     Me.ResumeLayout(False)
  End Sub

1. End Region

  Private Sub cmdHi_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
     ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdHi.Click
     lblMessage.Text = "Hi pressed"
  End Sub 
  Private Sub cmdBye_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
     ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdBye.Click
     lblMessage.Text = "Bye pressed"
  End Sub 
  Private Sub cmdLeft_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
     ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdLeft.Click
     lblMessage.Text = "Far left pressed"
  End Sub 
  Private Sub cmdRight_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
     ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdRight.Click
     lblMessage.Text = "Far right pressed"
  End Sub 

End Class</source>