VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/GroupBox

Add title to group box

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

Resize a group box

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

Using GroupBoxes and Panels to hold buttons

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
#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
#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