Adding Text to the Content Panel

You can easily add a simple line of text to the content panel of the C1Expander control by setting the Content property to a string in the Properties window, in XAML, or in code.

Note: You can also add text to the content panel by adding a TextBox control to the content panel and then setting the TextBox control's Text property. To learn how to add a control to the content panel, see Adding a Control to the Content Panel.

At Design Time

To set the Content property, complete the following steps:

1.   Click the C1Expander control once to select it.

2.   In the Properties window, set the Content property to a string (for example, "Hello World"). 

3.   Run the program and then expand the C1Expander control.

In XAML

To set the Content property in XAML, complete the following steps:

1.   Add Content="Hello World" to the <c1ext:C1Expander> tag so that it appears similar to the following:

 

<c1ext:C1Expander Name="C1Expander1" Content="Hello World" Width="150" Height="55">

 

2.   Run the program and then expand the C1Expander control.

In Code

To set the Content property in code, complete the following steps:

1.   Enter Code view and add the following code beneath the InitializeComponent() method:

      Visual Basic

      C#

2.   Run the program and then expand the C1Expander control.

 This Topic Illustrates the Following:

When the C1Expander control is expanded, it reads "Hello World". The end result of this topic should resemble the following:

 


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