label inside a panel in winform

Question

I'm working in a winform where I created a label in a panel. As I append text words, how do I cause the label to go to the next line when the text fills the width of the panel?

I tried the following code but it doesn't look right

        int lbl= 150;
        if (Lbl_full_list.Width > o)
        {
            my_Lbl.Text += "\n" + comboBox1.Text;
            o += 150;
        }
        else
        {
             my_Lbl.Text.Text += " , " + comboBox1.Text;
        }

Here is a similar thread. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1204804/word-wrap-for-label-in-winforms — CharithJ, Jul 27 '11 at 11:05
I saw this before and was not successful when I tried it. Could you please show me an example? Thank you! — naf-naf, Jul 27 '11 at 11:25
@naf-naf just checked the thread (posted above) scroll a bit down there. look at the answer with most votes. `MaximumSize` property is a way to do it — Nika G., Jul 27 '11 at 11:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:18

The easiest solution is to:

Set my_Lbl.AutoSize to false.
Set the docking mode of my_Lbl in the containing panel to Fill.

Now my_Lbl will automatically start a new row when a line of text exceeds the label's width. Plus you get dynamic layout when the containing Panel resizes.

Note that you should create a dedicated Panel for this purpose. If you have more Controls inside the containing Panel you are currently using just create a new one only for this purpose (containing my_Lbl).

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:22

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There is MaximumSize (Width, Height) property. set it according to the needs. Also leave the autosize to be true.

answered Jul 27 '11 at 11:22

Nika G.

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