Changing component size on windows resize

I can't remember this one from my old days of Windows programming. I want to change the width of an object when the form size is changed. How do you do this

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Changing component size on windows resize

Erik Reiter
Ken,

Thanks for the post. It was already set to the top left and still does not work. Any other clue

Jason
Wayne Gibson
No wonder you're an MVP Ken! That worked like a charm! I'm glad someone can help an ignorant windows forms user like myself! ;)
Richard Hotchkin
Ken, the anchor control just anchors my control on the page. It doesn't allow the resize. I docked my control in the right and bottom edges and it appeared towards the bottom of my page. Am I misunderstanding something

I am trying to change just my control width on a resize. If the form is maximized, I want my control to widen so much. If the form is made smaller, I want it to shrink a bit.

How can this be done
sentonal
Anchor to the side you want to resize. If you want to be able to resize the form, don't you normally resize the right and bottom edges That's where you want to dock.
J.Z
Ken,

Thanks for the sample. That is what I did. Here is my code block:        Me.listConfig = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()
        Me.listConfig.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Bottom Or AnchorStyles.Right
        Me.listConfig.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Me.listConfig.HorizontalScrollbar = True
        Me.listConfig.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
        Me.listConfig.Name = "listConfig"
        Me.listConfig.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(576, 236)
        Me.listConfig.TabIndex = 0Do you know why my code is keeping the control to the bottom instead of spanning it across

Thanks for all your help so far!  ;)
Slowpoke
Check out the Anchor property of the control. This allows you to anchor an edge of a control to the edge of the form, resizing as you resize the form.
albin gorkhali
You have anchored your control to the bottom and right. This means that the control will maintain its design-time distance from the bottom and right edges of the form. When you resize the form, the control will maintain those distances, not maintaining the distances from the top and left edge.

If you want the control to expand left-to-right, then you must anchor the control to the left and to the right. If you want it to expand downwards, then you must anchor it to both the top and bottom. Just try the various options, really. There are only a few combinations, and it should be immediately apparent when you've hit the right one.
Lucc
Try this form. Shows off most of the Anchor property features.

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
  Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
  Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
  Friend WithEvents TextBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
  <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
    Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
    Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
    Me.TextBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
    Me.SuspendLayout()
    '
    'Button1
    '
    Me.Button1.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)
    Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(176, 144)
    Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
    Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
    Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
    '
    'TextBox1
    '
    Me.TextBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) _
                Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)
    Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
    Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
    Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(240, 20)
    Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 1
    Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1"
    '
    'TextBox2
    '
    Me.TextBox2.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) _
                Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) _
                Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)
    Me.TextBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 32)
    Me.TextBox2.Multiline = True
    Me.TextBox2.Name = "TextBox2"
    Me.TextBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(240, 104)
    Me.TextBox2.TabIndex = 2
    Me.TextBox2.Text = "TextBox2"
    '
    'Form1
    '
    Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
    Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(256, 174)
    Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox2, Me.TextBox1, Me.Button1})
    Me.Name = "Form1"
    Me.Text = "Form1"
    Me.ResumeLayout(False)

  End Sub

#End Region

End Class
Changing component size on windows resize

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