How to center MDI child Form ?

How to center MDI child Form ?

• mithya

  Thank you halfazner, I also found out you can use

  childForm.SetBounds(l, t, childForm.Width, childForm.Height);

  , where l = (mdiForm.ClientSize.Width - childForm.Width) / 2;
  t = (mdiForm.ClientSize.Height - childForm.Height) / 2;

  Aside...I am surprised the original answer was accepted, the original question was

  "...Without using the size of MDI parent form. i don't want this- ParentMDIFormwidth/2-MDIChildWidth/2"

  You cant get away from this...

  
  

• kweeyen

  this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent

  under which event is one supposed to put the above line

  I tried form_load, form_shown, form_paint events in the mdi child form, none of it works !

  
  

• Kache4

  form.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterParent
  
  

• NS_DICK

  Thank You
  

• ACorbs

  can you please teach me how to do it

  I copy and paste the code, and when I run the program that block of code became a red text...

  
  

• Ritesh Parikh

  joedotnot,
  
  The answer is after the point in which you add the MDI Child userform to the Parent userform:
  
  'Add this segment of code to your parent form
  Dim MDIChild As New Form2()
  'Replace Form2() with the name of your child form
  MDIChild.MdiParent = Me
  MDIChild.Show()
  Application.DoEvents()
  MDIChild.Location = New Point(Me.Width / 2 - MDIChild.Width / 2, Me.Height / 2 - MDIChild.Height / 2)
  

  
  I found you must set the location after you Show() the MDIChild.
  Application.DoEvents() ensures the above code completes before continuing, it's not neccessary.
  
  Hope this helps,
  halfazner
  

  
  

  
  
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