VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/Anchor Dock

Constrol Anchor

Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class ControlAnchor
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New Form1)
   End Sub
End class
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub
    Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
    Friend WithEvents textBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.textBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
        Me.label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        Me.textBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) _
                    Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)
        Me.textBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(144, 16)
        Me.textBox1.Name = "textBox1"
        Me.textBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(116, 20)
        Me.textBox1.TabIndex = 3
        Me.textBox1.Text = "textBox1"
        "
        "label1
        "
        Me.label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 16)
        Me.label1.Name = "label1"
        Me.label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(125, 20)
        Me.label1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.label1.Text = "My perfectly-sized label"
        Me.label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(272, 54)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.textBox1, Me.label1})
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
End Class

Control Docking

Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class ControlDock
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New 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 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("Message", "About...")
    End Sub
End Class

Dock more than one controls to the bottom

Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class MultipleControlsDockBottom
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New MultipleControls)
   End Sub
End class
Public Class MultipleControls
    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 ListBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
    Friend WithEvents DataGrid1 As System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.ListBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox
        Me.DataGrid1 = New System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid
        CType(Me.DataGrid1, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "ListBox1
        "
        Me.ListBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom
        Me.ListBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(10, 161)
        Me.ListBox1.Name = "ListBox1"
        Me.ListBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(272, 95)
        Me.ListBox1.TabIndex = 0
        "
        "DataGrid1
        "
        Me.DataGrid1.CaptionText = "DataGrid"
        Me.DataGrid1.DataMember = ""
        Me.DataGrid1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom
        Me.DataGrid1.HeaderForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlText
        Me.DataGrid1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(10, 81)
        Me.DataGrid1.Name = "DataGrid1"
        Me.DataGrid1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(272, 80)
        Me.DataGrid1.TabIndex = 1
        "
        "MultipleControls
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.DataGrid1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.ListBox1)
        Me.DockPadding.All = 10
        Me.Name = "MultipleControls"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        CType(Me.DataGrid1, System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
#End Region
End Class