PictureOrientation Property (ElementControl)

Gets or sets the orientation of the picture in the control.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Property PictureOrientation As PictureOrientation

'Usage
 
Dim instance As ElementControl
Dim value As PictureOrientation
 
instance.PictureOrientation = value
 
value = instance.PictureOrientation

public virtual PictureOrientation PictureOrientation {get; set;}

Property Value

PictureOrientation setting that determines the orientation of the picture

Remarks

Set this property to specify the orientation of the picture. Specify the picture to display using the Picture property.

Specify the alignment for the contents in a control using the AlignHorz and AlignVert properties.

You can work with the positioning of the picture by setting the MarginTop, MarginBottom, MarginLeft, and MarginRight properties.

You can also set the PictureMargin property to specify the margin to use between the picture and the text in the control.

Example

control.Picture = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath + "\\smokes.bmp");
control.PictureMargin = 34;
control.MarginTop = 3;
control.MarginBottom = 3;
control.MarginLeft = 3;
control.MarginRight = 3;
control.PictureOrientation = FarPoint.Win.PictureOrientation.PictureRotate180;
control.AlignText = FarPoint.Win.TextAlign.TextLeftPictRight;
control.AlignHorz = FarPoint.Win.HorizontalAlignment.Left;
control.BackColor = Color.Red;
control.Text = "NO SMOKING";
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Turn off the No Smoking sign
control.Visible=false;
}

Visual Basic

control.Picture = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath & "\smokes.bmp")
control.PictureMargin = 34
control.MarginTop = 3
control.MarginBottom = 3
control.MarginLeft = 3
control.MarginRight = 3
control.PictureOrientation = FarPoint.Win.PictureOrientation.PictureRotate180
control.MarginTop = 3
control.MarginBottom = 3
control.AlignText = FarPoint.Win.TextAlign.TextLeftPictRight
control.AlignHorz = FarPoint.Win.HorizontalAlignment.Left
control.BackColor = Color.Red
control.Text = "NO SMOKING"
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'Turn off the NO Smoking sign
control.Visible = False
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

ElementControl Class
ElementControl Members
PictureOrientation Enumeration
AlignHorz Property
AlignVert Property
MarginBottom Property
MarginLeft Property
MarginRight Property
MarginTop Property
Picture Property
PictureMargin Property