BCGControlBar Library for .NET
MDIContainer Class
Members 




Inherits Control class of the System.Windows.Forms namespace.

Represents the container for multiple-document interface (MDI) child forms.  The instance of this object will be created only if child forms are tabbed documents. The instance of MDIContainer  will be created by default on creation MDIClientArea. Another MDIContainers we can add by method AddMdiContainer   of MDIClientArea class. The access to the MDIContainer collection of the MDIClientArea you can get using property MDIContainers of the MDIClientArea.

MDIContainer class is used for managing MDI forms and their tabstrip.
Properties of MDIContainer class allow to get an access to the TabstripControl, it’s TabItemCollection, MDITabsOption object related to MDIContainer, get current active MDI form. Method FindTabItemByName allows to find a tabbed document with the text specified in parameter “value”. Methods CloseAllBut, CloseTab make tab documents invisible. On the event TabStripMouseUp the context menu for current tabstrip will be shown. The MDIContainer class has as eventhandlers for the commands of this context menu as eventhandlers for events raised on the tab control, on changing visual manager and others.

Object Model
MDIContainer ClassDockingPane ClassMdiChildForm ClassMdiTabsOptions ClassTabItemCollection ClassTabItem ClassTabStrip Class
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Class MDIContainer 
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Control
'Usage
 
Dim instance As MDIContainer
public class MDIContainer : System.Windows.Forms.Control 
public __gc class MDIContainer : public System.Windows.Forms.Control 
public ref class MDIContainer : public System.Windows.Forms.Control 
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.ComponentModel.Component
         System.Windows.Forms.Control
            BCGSoft.ControlBars.MDIContainer

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

MDIContainer Members
BCGSoft.ControlBars Namespace

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