SlipContainer & Panel question:

Gustavo

Hello:

I created a form with a horizontal SplitContaner with 2 Panels.

Question:
1) Can I rename the panels? Seem that I cant and they are named Panel1 and Panel2.

2) When I maximize the form, I would like to have the top panel (Panel1) keep a depth of X amount. I cant find where I can set the size/depth of it. The other panel (Panel2) I would like it to size to the maximun of what is left.

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Sam Hobbs16y ago
Accepted answer
You can just set a variable to a reference to the panels. In your Form class, use:

SplitterPanel UpperPanel;
SplitterPanel LowerPanel;

Or something such as that. Then in the form constructor:

UpperPanel = splitContainer1.Panel1;
LowerPanel = splitContainer1.Panel2;

Use whatever names you want.

To make the upper panel fixed in height, in the form constructor save the SplitterDistance:

SplitterDistance = splitContainer1.SplitterDistance;

Of course SplitterDistance is an int in the form's class. Then add a handler for the SplitContainer's SizeChanged event and set the splitContainer1.SplitterDistance back to the original value. You might need to change the Locked and/or IsSplitterFixed properties in the SplitContainer to true.

I knew very little about SplitContainers but I figured out the above myself.
Sam Hobbs16y ago
I did not test that extensively, but it seemed to work. I hope that any problems can be solved by changing the properties as I indicated.
Gustavo16y ago
Sam:

Thanks... Will try to implement it now. It sounds like it will work.

BTW: I did some of what you said, but it still did not fix or set the height of the top pane, correctly. I will just have to play with it.
Gustavo16y ago
Hirendra:

Thanks, I will do that for now.

I really wanted the top panel to be a fixed height/width...
Hirendra Sisodiya16y ago

hello Giorgio
Answeres of your question:
1) Can I rename the panels? Seem that I cant and they are named Panel1 and Panel2.
Ans: No
2) When I maximize the form, I would like to have the top panel (Panel1) keep a depth of X amount. I cant find where I can set the size/depth of it. The other panel (Panel2) I would like it to size to the maximun of what is left.
Ans: you can do it with the help of SplitterDistance property,suppose that if you want to set the size of panel1 to 2/3rd of form size, you can use this code sample:
private void Form2_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
splitContainer1.SplitterDistance =splitContainer1.Width * 2 / 3;
}

thanks

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