TableLayoutPanel's Control Columns properties

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I've noticed that every control added to the TableLayoutPanel is given "Column" and "Row" properties. How can I get access to these properties through code?
thanks:)

Is this Windows Forms ? You'll get better answers if you include that in tags. — driis, Feb 09 '11 at 17:43
yes :) (a few more characters more so I can post this comment.) — Idov, Feb 09 '11 at 17:45

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '11 at 18:07

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These properties only exist in the Properties Window, magic provided by the IExtenderProvider interface. They don't exist at runtime. Extended properties are:

ColumnSpan. Runtime: GetColumnSpan() and SetColumnSpan()
RowSpan. Runtime: GetRowSpan() and SetRowSpan()
Row. Runtime: GetRow() and SetRow()
Cell. Runtime: GetCellPosition() and SetCellPosition()
Column. Runtime: GetColumn() and SetColumn()

Obviously TLP was highly optimized to be used from the designer. It's kinda of a pain at runtime.

answered Feb 09 '11 at 18:07

Hans Passant

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This is incorrect (although that may be due to the fact the the answer is 3 years old)... For anyone that finds this now the correct answer is: 'tableLayoutPanel1.(Get/Set)ColumnSpan(ControlName)' – Anthony Nichols Jun 24 '14 at 14:31
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It is the first bullet :) – Hans Passant Jun 24 '14 at 14:45
I see what you are saying. I skipped right over that because I though you were talking about running those on the control, not on the table. Also, the part about saying it was a pain threw me off. My-bad. – Anthony Nichols Jun 24 '14 at 22:37

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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Go here.

This properties are added by means of "extending properties", something that other controls like ToolTip uses.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Feb 09 '11 at 17:54

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 09 '11 at 18:03

Although the properties designer shows the row and column as properties of the added control thay are set programatically using a method on the table layout panel itself (SetColumn(control, index) and SetRow(control, index)).

This pattern of behaviour is similar the tool tip component and the error component.

Nighil · Answer 4 · 2011-02-09T18:12:23.300

// Create TableLayoutPanel TableLayoutPanel tlp = new TableLayoutPanel();

// Set the BorderStyle to Inset tlp.CellBorderStyle = TableLayoutPanelCellBorderStyle.Inset;

// Grid has two columns
tlp.ColumnCount = 2;

// Grid has two rows
tlp.RowCount = 2;

// If grid is full add extra cells by adding column
tlp.GrowStyle = TableLayoutPanelGrowStyle.AddColumns;

// Padding (pixels)within each cell (left, top, right, bottom)
tlp.Padding = new Padding(1, 1, 4, 5);

// Add TableLayoutPanel to the Forms controls
this.Controls.Add(tlp);

for more check this

http://en.csharp-online.net/TableLayoutPanel

TableLayoutPanel's Control Columns properties

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