VB.Net/GUI/GroupBox

GroupBox Demo

Imports System.Windows.Forms

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Application.Run(New Form1)
    End Sub
End Module


Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#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
    "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.
    Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
    Friend WithEvents GroupBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton1 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton2 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton3 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton4 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton5 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton6 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.GroupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
        Me.GroupBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
        Me.RadioButton1 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton2 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton3 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton4 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton5 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton6 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout()
        Me.GroupBox2.SuspendLayout()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "GroupBox1
        "
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.RadioButton3, Me.RadioButton2, Me.RadioButton1})
        Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 24)
        Me.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1"
        Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 128)
        Me.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.GroupBox1.TabStop = False
        Me.GroupBox1.Text = "Lunch"
        "
        "GroupBox2
        "
        Me.GroupBox2.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.RadioButton6, Me.RadioButton5, Me.RadioButton4})
        Me.GroupBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 184)
        Me.GroupBox2.Name = "GroupBox2"
        Me.GroupBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 128)
        Me.GroupBox2.TabIndex = 1
        Me.GroupBox2.TabStop = False
        Me.GroupBox2.Text = "Dinner"
        "
        "RadioButton1
        "
        Me.RadioButton1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 24)
        Me.RadioButton1.Name = "RadioButton1"
        Me.RadioButton1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.RadioButton1.Text = "Salad"
        "
        "RadioButton2
        "
        Me.RadioButton2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 56)
        Me.RadioButton2.Name = "RadioButton2"
        Me.RadioButton2.TabIndex = 1
        Me.RadioButton2.Text = "Soup"
        "
        "RadioButton3
        "
        Me.RadioButton3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 88)
        Me.RadioButton3.Name = "RadioButton3"
        Me.RadioButton3.TabIndex = 2
        Me.RadioButton3.Text = "Fruit"
        "
        "RadioButton4
        "
        Me.RadioButton4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 24)
        Me.RadioButton4.Name = "RadioButton4"
        Me.RadioButton4.TabIndex = 0
        Me.RadioButton4.Text = "Appetizer"
        "
        "RadioButton5
        "
        Me.RadioButton5.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 56)
        Me.RadioButton5.Name = "RadioButton5"
        Me.RadioButton5.TabIndex = 1
        Me.RadioButton5.Text = "Salad"
        "
        "RadioButton6
        "
        Me.RadioButton6.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 88)
        Me.RadioButton6.Name = "RadioButton6"
        Me.RadioButton6.TabIndex = 2
        Me.RadioButton6.Text = "Soup"
        "
        "Button1
        "
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(80, 344)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 23)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button1.Text = "Show Choices"
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(248, 405)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button1, Me.GroupBox2, Me.GroupBox1})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "GroupBoxDemo"
        Me.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.GroupBox2.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If (RadioButton1.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Soup for lunch")
        ElseIf (RadioButton2.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Salad for lunch")
        ElseIf (RadioButton3.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Fruit for lunch")
        End If
        If (RadioButton4.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Appetizer for dinner")
        ElseIf (RadioButton5.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Salad for dinner")
        ElseIf (RadioButton6.Checked) Then
            MessageBox.Show("Soup for dinner")
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

Using GroupBoxes and Panels to hold buttons

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Class MainClass
   Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myform As Form = New FrmGroupBox()
        Application.Run(myform)
   End Sub " Main
End Class
Public Class FrmGroupBox
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#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 = "Scroll"
      "
      "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
#End Region
   " event handlers to change lblMessage
   Private Sub cmdHi_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdHi.Click
      lblMessage.Text = "A"
   End Sub " cmdHi_Click
   " bye button handler
   Private Sub cmdBye_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdBye.Click
      lblMessage.Text = "B"
   End Sub " cmdBye_Click
   " far left button handler
   Private Sub cmdLeft_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdLeft.Click
      lblMessage.Text = "C"
   End Sub " cmdLeft_Click
   " far right button handler
   Private Sub cmdRight_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdRight.Click
      lblMessage.Text = "D"
   End Sub " cmdRight_Click
End Class