Provides supporting methods for Control.
Declaration Syntax| C# | Visual Basic |
public static class ControlHelper
Public NotInheritable Class ControlHelper
Members| All Members | Methods | Properties | |||
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  | DrawToBitmap(Control, Bitmap, Rectangle) |
Supports rendering to the specified bitmap.
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| EnableVisualStyles(Control) |
Enables themed skins for built in controls where available.
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| FindForm(Control) |
Retrieves the Form that the control is on.
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| GetBackgroundImage(Control) |
Gets the background image displayed in the control.
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| GetDesignMode(Control) |
Gets a value indicating whether a control is being used on a design surface.
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| Invalidate(Control, Boolean) |
Invalidates the entire surface of the control and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.
Optionally, invalidates the child controls assigned to the control.
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 | ModifierKeys |
Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state.
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| SetBackgroundImage(Control, Image) |
Sets the background image displayed in the control.
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| SetBorder(Control, Boolean) |
Sets whether the control draws a 1 pixel border.
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| SetOpacity(Form, Single) |
Gets or sets the opacity level of the form.
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| SetTransparencyKey(Form, Color) |
Sets the color that will represent transparent areas of the form.
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Inheritance Hierarchy| Object | |
 | ControlHelper |