VB.Net/GUI/Dock

Docking in VB

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ruponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Resources

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 mainMenu1 As System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu
    Friend WithEvents menuItem1 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
    Friend WithEvents menuItem2 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
    Friend WithEvents menuItem3 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
    Friend WithEvents menuItem4 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
    Friend WithEvents listView1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListView
    Friend WithEvents splitter2 As System.Windows.Forms.Splitter
    Friend WithEvents treeView1 As System.Windows.Forms.TreeView
    Friend WithEvents splitter1 As System.Windows.Forms.Splitter
    Friend WithEvents statusBar1 As System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar
    Friend WithEvents groupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Dim ListViewItem1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem() {New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(Nothing, "Item 0", System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText, System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window, New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)))}, -1)
        Dim ListViewItem2 As System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem() {New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(Nothing, "Item 1", System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText, System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window, New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)))}, -1)
        Dim ListViewItem3 As System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem() {New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(Nothing, "Item 2", System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText, System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window, New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)))}, -1)
        Dim ListViewItem4 As System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem() {New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem(Nothing, "Item 3", System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText, System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window, New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)))}, -1)
        Me.mainMenu1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu()
        Me.menuItem1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem()
        Me.menuItem2 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem()
        Me.menuItem3 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem()
        Me.menuItem4 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem()
        Me.listView1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListView()
        Me.splitter2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Splitter()
        Me.treeView1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TreeView()
        Me.splitter1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Splitter()
        Me.statusBar1 = New System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar()
        Me.groupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "mainMenu1
        "
        Me.mainMenu1.MenuItems.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem() {Me.menuItem1, Me.menuItem3})
        "
        "menuItem1
        "
        Me.menuItem1.Index = 0
        Me.menuItem1.MenuItems.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem() {Me.menuItem2})
        Me.menuItem1.Text = "&File"
        "
        "menuItem2
        "
        Me.menuItem2.Index = 0
        Me.menuItem2.Text = "E&xit"
        "
        "menuItem3
        "
        Me.menuItem3.Index = 1
        Me.menuItem3.MenuItems.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem() {Me.menuItem4})
        Me.menuItem3.Text = "&Help"
        "
        "menuItem4
        "
        Me.menuItem4.Index = 0
        Me.menuItem4.Text = "&About..."
        "
        "listView1
        "
        Me.listView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
        Me.listView1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem() {ListViewItem1, ListViewItem2, ListViewItem3, ListViewItem4})
        Me.listView1.Name = "listView1"
        Me.listView1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 153)
        Me.listView1.TabIndex = 9
        Me.listView1.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List
        "
        "splitter2
        "
        Me.splitter2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(121, 35)
        Me.splitter2.Name = "splitter2"
        Me.splitter2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(3, 96)
        Me.splitter2.TabIndex = 11
        Me.splitter2.TabStop = False
        "
        "treeView1
        "
        Me.treeView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left
        Me.treeView1.ImageIndex = -1
        Me.treeView1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 35)
        Me.treeView1.Name = "treeView1"
        Me.treeView1.Nodes.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode() {New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node0"), New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node1", New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode() {New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node3", New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode() {New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node4", New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode() {New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node5")})})}), New System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Node2")})
        Me.treeView1.SelectedImageIndex = -1
        Me.treeView1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(121, 96)
        Me.treeView1.TabIndex = 7
        "
        "splitter1
        "
        Me.splitter1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top
        Me.splitter1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 32)
        Me.splitter1.Name = "splitter1"
        Me.splitter1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 3)
        Me.splitter1.TabIndex = 8
        Me.splitter1.TabStop = False
        "
        "statusBar1
        "
        Me.statusBar1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 131)
        Me.statusBar1.Name = "statusBar1"
        Me.statusBar1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 22)
        Me.statusBar1.TabIndex = 6
        Me.statusBar1.Text = "statusBar1"
        "
        "groupBox1
        "
        Me.groupBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top
        Me.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1"
        Me.groupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 32)
        Me.groupBox1.TabIndex = 10
        Me.groupBox1.TabStop = False
        Me.groupBox1.Text = "groupBox1"
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 153)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.splitter2, Me.treeView1, Me.splitter1, Me.statusBar1, Me.groupBox1, Me.listView1})
        Me.Menu = Me.mainMenu1
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
    Private Sub menuItem2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles menuItem2.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub
    Private Sub menuItem4_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles menuItem4.Click
        MessageBox.Show("Info", "About...")
    End Sub
    Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myform As Form = New  Form1()
        Application.Run(myform)
    End Sub
End Class

Dock your component

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class MainClass
   Shared Sub Main()
      Dim form1 As Form = New Form1
      Application.Run(form1)
   End Sub
End Class


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 TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "TextBox1
        "
        Me.TextBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top
        Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(448, 286)
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1"
        "
        "Button1
        "
        Me.Button1.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(2, 292)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(145, 37)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 1
        Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
        "
        "Button2
        "
        Me.Button2.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(298, 292)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(145, 37)
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button2.Text = "Button2"
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(448, 331)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button2, Me.Button1, Me.TextBox1})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
End Class

Set Dock properties at run time

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.ruponentModel
Public Class MainClass
    
    Shared Sub Main()
        Dim form1 As Form = New Form1
        Application.Run(form1)

    End Sub
End Class

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
    Friend WithEvents txtDock As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents pnlDock As System.Windows.Forms.Panel
    Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents udDockPaddingForm As System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown
    Friend WithEvents udDockPaddingPanel As System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown
    Friend WithEvents Label3 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents Label4 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents lstDockPanel As System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox
    Friend WithEvents lstDockTextBox As System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox
    Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
    Friend WithEvents cmdUpdate As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    "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.txtDock = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.pnlDock = New System.Windows.Forms.Panel()
        Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.udDockPaddingForm = New System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown()
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel = New System.Windows.Forms.NumericUpDown()
        Me.Label3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.Label4 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.lstDockPanel = New System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox()
        Me.lstDockTextBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ruboBox()
        Me.GroupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
        Me.cmdUpdate = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.pnlDock.SuspendLayout()
        CType(Me.udDockPaddingForm, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
        CType(Me.udDockPaddingPanel, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
        Me.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "txtDock
        "
        Me.txtDock.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left
        Me.txtDock.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.txtDock.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20)
        Me.txtDock.Multiline = True
        Me.txtDock.Name = "txtDock"
        Me.txtDock.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(108, 266)
        Me.txtDock.TabIndex = 0
        Me.txtDock.Text = ""
        "
        "pnlDock
        "
        Me.pnlDock.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.txtDock})
        Me.pnlDock.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left
        Me.pnlDock.DockPadding.All = 20
        Me.pnlDock.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.pnlDock.Name = "pnlDock"
        Me.pnlDock.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(224, 306)
        Me.pnlDock.TabIndex = 1
        "
        "Label1
        "
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 36)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 20)
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Label1.Text = "Set Form"s DockPadding:"
        "
        "Label2
        "
        Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 60)
        Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
        Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 20)
        Me.Label2.TabIndex = 3
        Me.Label2.Text = "Set Panel"s DockPadding:"
        "
        "udDockPaddingForm
        "
        Me.udDockPaddingForm.Increment = New Decimal(New Integer() {5, 0, 0, 0})
        Me.udDockPaddingForm.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(160, 32)
        Me.udDockPaddingForm.Name = "udDockPaddingForm"
        Me.udDockPaddingForm.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(52, 21)
        Me.udDockPaddingForm.TabIndex = 4
        "
        "udDockPaddingPanel
        "
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.Increment = New Decimal(New Integer() {5, 0, 0, 0})
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(160, 56)
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.Name = "udDockPaddingPanel"
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(52, 21)
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.TabIndex = 5
        Me.udDockPaddingPanel.Value = New Decimal(New Integer() {20, 0, 0, 0})
        "
        "Label3
        "
        Me.Label3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 104)
        Me.Label3.Name = "Label3"
        Me.Label3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 20)
        Me.Label3.TabIndex = 6
        Me.Label3.Text = "Dock Panel To:"
        "
        "Label4
        "
        Me.Label4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 128)
        Me.Label4.Name = "Label4"
        Me.Label4.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 20)
        Me.Label4.TabIndex = 7
        Me.Label4.Text = "Dock TextBox To:"
        "
        "lstDockPanel
        "
        Me.lstDockPanel.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ruboBoxStyle.DropDownList
        Me.lstDockPanel.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(156, 100)
        Me.lstDockPanel.Name = "lstDockPanel"
        Me.lstDockPanel.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(92, 21)
        Me.lstDockPanel.TabIndex = 8
        "
        "lstDockTextBox
        "
        Me.lstDockTextBox.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ruboBoxStyle.DropDownList
        Me.lstDockTextBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(156, 124)
        Me.lstDockTextBox.Name = "lstDockTextBox"
        Me.lstDockTextBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(92, 21)
        Me.lstDockTextBox.TabIndex = 9
        "
        "GroupBox1
        "
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.cmdUpdate, Me.udDockPaddingForm, Me.udDockPaddingPanel, Me.lstDockPanel, Me.Label3, Me.Label4, Me.lstDockTextBox, Me.Label2, Me.Label1})
        Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(172, 20)
        Me.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1"
        Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(284, 224)
        Me.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 10
        Me.GroupBox1.TabStop = False
        Me.GroupBox1.Text = "Configure"
        "
        "cmdUpdate
        "
        Me.cmdUpdate.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(160, 180)
        Me.cmdUpdate.Name = "cmdUpdate"
        Me.cmdUpdate.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(84, 24)
        Me.cmdUpdate.TabIndex = 10
        Me.cmdUpdate.Text = "Update"
        "
        "DockForm
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 14)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(468, 306)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.GroupBox1, Me.pnlDock})
        Me.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.Name = "DockForm"
        Me.Text = "Docking At Work"
        Me.pnlDock.ResumeLayout(False)
        CType(Me.udDockPaddingForm, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
        CType(Me.udDockPaddingPanel, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
        Me.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
    Private Sub cmdUpdate_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdUpdate.Click
        Me.DockPadding.All = udDockPaddingForm.Value
        pnlDock.DockPadding.All = udDockPaddingPanel.Value
        Dim Converter As TypeConverter
        Converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(Dock.GetType)
        pnlDock.Dock = Converter.ConvertFromString(lstDockPanel.Text)
        txtDock.Dock = Converter.ConvertFromString(lstDockTextBox.Text)
    End Sub
    Private Sub DockForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        lstDockPanel.Items.AddRange(System.Enum.GetNames(Dock.GetType))
        lstDockTextBox.Items.AddRange(System.Enum.GetNames(Dock.GetType))
    End Sub
End Class