Docking User Controls and Forms for C# WinForms

• WinForms Dock UI Control
• Dock - Getting Started
• Arrange Windows
• Create a Dock Window
• Advanced Layout of Dock Control
• Add Tab & Caption
• Allowed Dock States
• Load and Save Layout
• Dock Localization Customizing

How to Dock a Form in C# Code

Form form = new Form();
form.BackColor = Color.Pink;
form.Text = "My Form";
this.dock1.DockControl(form, DockLocation.Left);
form.Display();

How to Dock a UserControl in C# Code

1. Create a new Windows Forms application in your Microsoft Visual Studio.
2. Open Solution Explorer, right click the project node, choose Add - UserControl and name it as CalendarPanel. A new user control will be created.
3. Drag a WinForms Calendar instance and drop it on the design surface of the created CalendarPanel.
4. Change the property of the Dock of the WinForms Calendar control as Fill and create an event handler by locating the event of SelectionChanged and double clicking on it.
5. Change the date selection, and add a delegate and event to be surfaced by using the CalendarPanel control. The following C# code shows how to configure the event.
6. Open the design surface of the main form in the Solution Explorer and drag and drop a Dock instance on the design surface and configure the property of Dock as Fill.
7. Copy and paste the C# code snippet to Form_Load event handler to Dock the CalendarPanel user control to Dock
8. Use the following C# code snippet to add an event handler for the CalendarPanel DateChanged event:
9. Debug the Windows Forms application and click the cells in the calendar to see if the date can be displayed in a message dialog.