Arranging the Input Components into Columns

By default, components added to C1InputPanel start in a new row. Using either the Designer or the Code Editor, you can organize the input items in many arrangements. To organize them in columns, complete one of the following:

Arranging Input Components Using the Designer

To arrange input components in the designer, complete these steps:

Add the following components to your form:
- C1InputPanel
- InputButton
- InputCheckBox
- InputComboBox

While holding CTRL, select each of the components that you want to align in a column.

Note: If you have an InputGroupHeader on your form, do not select it while completing Step 1: The Break property will not be available if you do so.

Choose Column from the Break property.
Select OK. All the input items you selected are now arranged columns.

Arranging Input Components Programmatically

To arrange input components programmatically, complete these steps:

Import the following namespace into the project:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Imports C1.Win.C1InputPanel

To write code in C#

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using C1.Win.C1InputPanel;

Add C1InputPanel to the Form_Load event:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Dim NewPanel As New C1InputPanel Controls.Add(NewPanel) NewPanel.Height = 300 NewPanel.Width = 300

To write code in C#

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C1InputPanel NewPanel = new C1InputPanel(); Controls.Add(NewPanel); NewPanel.Height = 300; NewPanel.Width = 300;

Add the following code to the Form_Load event to add an InputComboBox, an InputCheckBox, and an InputComboBox to the C1InputPanel:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Dim NewComboBox As New InputButton NewPanel.Items.Add(NewButton) NewButton.Text = "Button" NewButton.Break = BreakType.Column Dim New CheckBox As New InputCheckBox NewPanel.Items.Add(New CheckBox) New CheckBox.Break = BreakType.Column Dim NewComboBox As New InputComboBox NewPanel.Items.Add(NewComboBox) NewComboBox.Width = 150 NewComboBox.Break = BreakType.Column

To write code in C#

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InputButton NewComboBox = new InputButton(); NewPanel.Items.Add(NewComboBox); NewComboBox.Text = "Button"; NewComboBox.Break = BreakType.Column; InputCheckBox New CheckBox = new InputCheckBox(); NewPanel.Items.Add(NewCheckBox); New CheckBox.Break = BreakType.Column; InputComboBox NewComboBox = new InputComboBox(); NewPanel.Items.Add(NewComboBox); NewComboBox.Width = 150; NewComboBox.Break = BreakType.Column;

Run the program and observe that the components are arranged in columns.