System.Windows.Forms.Form

The “System.Windows.Forms.Form” class offers few properties, methods and events for each user-defined form class.

Properties of “System.Windows.Forms.Form” Class
Property	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the form class.
Text	Specifies the title bar text of the form.
Icon	Specifies the icon of the form, displayed at left most side of the form title bar. It requires icon file with “.ico” file.
ShowIcon	Specifies whether the form icon is to be displayed or not.
ControlBox	Specifies whether the control box is to be displayed or not. Here the control box means minimize, maximize and close buttons.
MinimizeBox	Specifies whether the minimize button is to be displayed or not.
MaximizeBox	Specifies whether the maximize button is to be displayed or not.
ShowInTaskBar	Specifies whether the task bar icon is to be displayed or not.
WindowState	Specifies the status of the form window. (Normal / Minimized / Maximized)
BackColor	Specifies the background color of the form.
BackgroundImage	Specifies the background image of the form. It requires an image file of any image format.
BackgroundImageLayout	Specifies mode of the background image. (None / Tile / Center / Stretch / Zoom)
Size (Width and Heght)	Specifies the size of the form (pixels format).
Location (X and Y)	Specifies the position of the form (pixels format).
Cursor	Specifies the mouse cursor style. (Arrow, Hand etc.)
Enabled	Activates / Deactivates the functionality of the entire form.
AutoScroll	Enables / Disables automatic activation of scrollbars in the form.
Font	Specifies default font for all the controls of this form.
ForeColor	Specifies default foreground color for all the controls of this form.

Syntax to access the Properties in the code: this.Property = value;

Methods of “System.Windows.Forms.Form” Class
Method	Description
Hide()	Makes the form invisible at run time.
Show()	Makes the form visible at run time.
Close()	Closes the form.

Syntax to access the Properties in the code: this.Method();

Events of “System.Windows.Forms.Form” Class
Event	Description
Load	Executes whenever the form is loaded in the memory at run time, before the form is displayed on the screen.
Shown	Executes after the form is displayed on the screen.
FormClosed	Executes when the form is closed.
Click	Executes when the user clicks on the form at run time.
DoubleClick	Executes when the user double-clicks on the form at run time.
MouseMove	Executes when the mouse pointer is moves across the form.
MouseEnter	Executes when the mouse pointer is focused on to the form.
MouseLeave	Executes when the mouse pointer is out of the form.
Move	Executes when the form is moved at run time, using keyboard or mouse.
Resize	Executes when the form is resized at run time.
KeyPress	Executes when any key is pressed on the keyboard, while running on the form.
Enter	Executes when the focus is got on to the form.
Leave	Executes when the focus is out of the form.

Assign Property Values at Run Time
Property	Statement to assign the value at run time
Name	Not possible to change at run time.
Text	this.Text = “xxxxx”;
Icon	this.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon(“icon file path”);
ShowIcon	this.ShowIcon = true / false;
ControlBox	this.ControlBox = true / false;
MinimizeBox	this.MinimizeBox = true / false;
MaximizeBox	this.MaximizeBox = true / false;
ShowInTaskBar	this.ShowInTaskBar = true;
WindowState	this.WindowState = System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState.Normal; this.WindowState = System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState.Minimized; this.WindowState = System.Windows.Forms.FormWindowState.Maximized;
BackColor	this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.xxxxxxx;
BackgroundImage	this.BackgroundImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(“image file path”);
BackgroundImageLayout	this.BackgroundImageLayout=System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.xxxxx
Size	this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(width, height);
Location	this.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(x, y);
Cursor	this.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.xxxxx;
Enabled	this.Enabled = true / false;
AutoScroll	this.AutoScroll = true / false;
Font	this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(“font name”, size);
ForeColor	this.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.xxxxxxx;