Arranging the Input Components into Groups

You can arrange the input components in several arrangements. To organize input components into groups, complete one of the following:

Arranging Input Components into Groups Using the Designer

To arrange input components into groups, complete these steps:

Add the following components to your form:
- C1InputPanel
- InputButton
- InputCheckBox
- InputComboBox
While holding the CTRL button, select each of the components that you want to align in a group.

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. The input items you selected are now arranged in a group.

Arranging Input Components Programmatically

To arrange input components into groups, complete these steps:

Import the following namespace into your 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 this code, which creates the input components and adds them to the panel, to the Form_Load event:

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.Group Dim New CheckBox As New InputCheckBox NewPanel.Items.Add(New CheckBox ) New CheckBox.Break = BreakType.Group Dim NewComboBox As New InputComboBox NewPanel.Items.Add(NewComboBox) NewComboBox.Width = 150 NewComboBox.Break = BreakType.Group

To write code in C#