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How to: Add Panels to a StatusBar Control	03/30/2017	csharp vb cpp	panels [Windows Forms], status bars status bars [Windows Forms], adding panels StatusBar control [Windows Forms], adding panels	835e3902-288c-4c38-9d69-0696d8695009

How to: Add Panels to a StatusBar Control

Important

The xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip and xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel controls replace and add functionality to the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar and xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel controls; however, the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar and xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel controls are retained for both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose.

The programmable area within a StatusBar Control control consists of instances of the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel class. These are added through additions to the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar.StatusBarPanelCollection class.

To add panels to a status bar

1. In a procedure, create status-bar panels by adding them to the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar.StatusBarPanelCollection. Specify property settings for individual panels by using its index passed through the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar.Panels%2A property.

   In the following code example, the path set for the location of the icon is the My Documents folder. This location is used because you can assume that most computers running the Windows operating system will include this folder. Choosing this location also allows users with minimal system access levels to safely run the application. The following example requires a form with a xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar control already added.

   Note

   The xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar.StatusBarPanelCollection is a zero-based collection, so code should proceed accordingly.

   Public Sub CreateStatusBarPanels()  
   ' Create panels and set text property.  
      StatusBar1.Panels.Add("One")  
      StatusBar1.Panels.Add("Two")  
      StatusBar1.Panels.Add("Three")  
   ' Set properties of StatusBar panels.  
   ' Set AutoSize property of panels.  
      StatusBar1.Panels(0).AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring  
      StatusBar1.Panels(1).AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents  
      StatusBar1.Panels(2).AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents  
   ' Set BorderStyle property of panels.  
      StatusBar1.Panels(0).BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised  
      StatusBar1.Panels(1).BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken  
      StatusBar1.Panels(2).BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised  
   ' Set Icon property of third panel. You should replace the bolded  
   ' icon in the sample below with an icon of your own choosing.  
      StatusBar1.Panels(2).Icon = New _
      System.Drawing.Icon(System.Environment.GetFolderPath _  
      (System.Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal) _  
      & "\Icon.ico")  
      StatusBar1.ShowPanels = True  
   End Sub  
   

   public void CreateStatusBarPanels()  
   {  
      // Create panels and set text property.  
      statusBar1.Panels.Add("One");  
      statusBar1.Panels.Add("Two");  
      statusBar1.Panels.Add("Three");  
      // Set properties of StatusBar panels.  
      // Set AutoSize property of panels.  
      statusBar1.Panels[0].AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;  
      statusBar1.Panels[1].AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents;  
      statusBar1.Panels[2].AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents;  
      // Set BorderStyle property of panels.  
      statusBar1.Panels[0].BorderStyle =  
         StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised;  
      statusBar1.Panels[1].BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Sunken;  
      statusBar1.Panels[2].BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.Raised;  
      // Set Icon property of third panel. You should replace the bolded  
      // icon in the sample below with an icon of your own choosing.  
      // Note the escape character used (@) when specifying the path.  
      statusBar1.Panels[2].Icon =
         new System.Drawing.Icon (System.Environment.GetFolderPath _  
      (System.Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal) _  
      + @"\Icon.ico");  
      statusBar1.ShowPanels = true;  
   }  
   

   public:  
      void CreateStatusBarPanels()  
      {  
         // Create panels and set text property.  
         statusBar1->Panels->Add("One");  
         statusBar1->Panels->Add("Two");  
         statusBar1->Panels->Add("Three");  
         // Set properties of StatusBar panels.  
         // Set AutoSize property of panels.  
         statusBar1->Panels[0]->AutoSize =  
            StatusBarPanelAutoSize::Spring;  
         statusBar1->Panels[1]->AutoSize =  
            StatusBarPanelAutoSize::Contents;  
         statusBar1->Panels[2]->AutoSize =  
            StatusBarPanelAutoSize::Contents;  
         // Set BorderStyle property of panels.  
         statusBar1->Panels[0]->BorderStyle =  
            StatusBarPanelBorderStyle::Raised;  
         statusBar1->Panels[1]->BorderStyle =  
            StatusBarPanelBorderStyle::Sunken;  
         statusBar1->Panels[2]->BorderStyle =  
            StatusBarPanelBorderStyle::Raised;  
         // Set Icon property of third panel.  
         // You should replace the bolded image
         // in the sample below with an icon of your own choosing.  
         statusBar1->Panels[2]->Icon =  
            gcnew System::Drawing::Icon(String::Concat(  
            System::Environment::GetFolderPath(  
            System::Environment::SpecialFolder::Personal),  
            "\\Icon.ico"));  
         statusBar1->ShowPanels = true;  
      }  
   

See also

• xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar
• xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel
• Collection Editor Dialog Box
• How to: Set the Size of Status-Bar Panels
• Walkthrough: Updating Status Bar Information at Run Time
• How to: Determine Which Panel in the Windows Forms StatusBar Control Was Clicked
• StatusBar Control Overview