Move button

[Giuseppe Di Modica]

Hi! I want to know how to move buttons inside a windows form. I tried in some ways, but nothing..:( People said me to use drag&drop property but I think it is not the right way.. Can someone give me a hand? If it is not to ask too much, could you write me the code? Thanks a lot!

[DougW48]

Use the setbounds function to change the location of a button on a form...

[Giuseppe Di Modica]

I am still trying but I don't succeed in understanding how to use it.. HELP ME!!! I have to use SetBounds property inside MouseMove event? Could you write me, please, some line of code?

[Robert Rohde]

Just as a starting point (you need to adjust this a bit): Create an empty form with a button called button1. Then add the following code:

bool attached = false;
Point oldPos;

private void button1_MouseDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
attached = true;
oldPos = button1.PointToScreen(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
}

private void button1_MouseMove(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
Move(button1.PointToScreen(new Point(e.X, e.Y)));
}

private void button1_MouseUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
attached = false;
}

private void Form1_MouseMove(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
{
Move(PointToScreen(new Point(e.X, e.Y)));
}

private void Move(Point p)
{
if (attached)
{
button1.Left -= oldPos.X - p.X;
button1.Top -= oldPos.Y - p.Y;
oldPos = p;
}
}

Dont forget to attach the eventhandlers

[Giuseppe Di Modica]

This is a great solution! Thanks a lot, really. I have just tried it, and it works. Really good. Thanx, thanx and thanx!