Panel vs GroupBox in a Windows Forms application

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Aren't both doing the same thing? How is each different from the other in case of a Windows Forms application.

score 38 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '09 at 17:32

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Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't.

answered Jul 21 '09 at 17:32

Patrick McDonald

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That's pretty much it alright, they're both containers, and both function the same without borders, captions or scrollbars – Patrick McDonald Jul 21 '09 at 17:50

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 05 '16 at 22:53

Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't.

Panel is scrollable, GroupBox is not.
Panel allows drop, GroupBox don't.
GroupBox always have property TabStop enabled, in Panel you can choose.

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