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How to create Controls at run time in CSharp .NET

Anonymous User4946 27-Jul-2010

Here I’ve tried to demonstrate how to create controls at runtime in C#.Net. To create controls at runtime we have to create object of each control and add them to form.

Example

Adding text box to form

TextBox txt = newTextBox();
//creating object of TextBox.
 txt.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(100, 30);
//setting location
  txt.Width = 200;
//setting width
  this.Controls.Add(txt);
//adding text box to form

Adding label to form

 Label lbl = newLabel();
//creating label object
  lbl.Text = "ID";
//setting text
  lbl.Location = newPoint(20, 35);
//setting location
 this.Controls.Add(lbl);
//adding label to form.
 
 TextBox txt1 = newTextBox();
 txt1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(100, txt.Location.Y+txt.Height+10);
 txt1.Width = txt.Width;
 this.Controls.Add(txt1);
 
 Label lbl1 = newLabel();
 lbl1.Text = "Name";
 lbl1.Location = newPoint(20, txt1.Location.Y);
 this.Controls.Add(lbl1);
      
 Button btn = newButton();
 btn.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(txt1.Location.X+txt1.Width-btn.Width, txt1.Location.Y+txt1.Size.Height+5);
 btn.Text = "Click";
 this.Controls.Add(btn);

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<p class=MsoTitle>How to create Controls at run time in C#.Net</p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Here I’ve tried to demonstrate how to create controls at
runtime in C#.Net. To create controls at runtime we have to create object of
each control and add them to form.</p>

<p class=MsoSubtitle>Example</p>

<h2>Adding text box to form</h2>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:#2B91AF;mso-no-proof:yes'>TextBox</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'> txt = <span
style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>TextBox</span>();<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//creating object of TextBox.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>txt.Location = <span
style='color:blue'>new</span> System.Drawing.<span style='color:#2B91AF'>Point</span>(100,
30);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//setting location<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>txt.Width = 200;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//setting width<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:blue'>this</span>.Controls.Add(txt);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//adding text box to form<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<h2><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Adding label to form<o:p></o:p></span></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:#2B91AF'>Label</span>
lbl = <span style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>Label</span>();<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//creating label object<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>lbl.Text = <span style='color:#A31515'>"ID"</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//setting text<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>lbl.Location = <span
style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>Point</span>(20, 35);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//setting location<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:blue'>this</span>.Controls.Add(lbl);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";color:#00B050;mso-no-proof:yes'>//adding label to form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:#2B91AF'>TextBox</span>
txt1 = <span style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>TextBox</span>();<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-no-proof:yes'>txt1.Location = <span style='color:blue'>new</span>
System.Drawing.<span style='color:#2B91AF'>Point</span>(100,
txt.Location.Y+txt.Height+10);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>txt1.Width = txt.Width;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:blue'>this</span>.Controls.Add(txt1);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:#2B91AF'>Label</span>
lbl1 = <span style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>Label</span>();<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>lbl1.Text = <span style='color:
#A31515'>"Name"</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>lbl1.Location = <span
style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>Point</span>(20,
txt1.Location.Y);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:blue'>this</span>.Controls.Add(lbl1);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>      </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span><span style='color:#2B91AF'>Button</span>
btn = <span style='color:blue'>new</span> <span style='color:#2B91AF'>Button</span>();<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
mso-no-proof:yes'>btn.Location = <span style='color:blue'>new</span>
System.Drawing.<span style='color:#2B91AF'>Point</span>(txt1.Location.X+txt1.Width-btn.Width,
txt1.Location.Y+txt1.Size.Height+5);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>            </span>btn.Text = <span style='color:#A31515'>"Click"</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Courier New";mso-no-proof:yes'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><span style='color:blue'>this</span>.Controls.Add(btn);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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11-Mar-2019

Thank You for sharing.

Samuel Fernandes

26-Jul-2017

Thanks for sharing informative post.