Docking Dilemma

gUrM33T

Hi guys, I've two panels on my WinForm, one is docked to the left of the container and the other at the bottom. Assume that there are no more controls on the form. Now sometimes these panels are docked to the container (i.e. a WinForm) as

+-----------+
| |
| panelLeft +----------------------+
| | panelBottom |
+-----------+----------------------+

and sometimes as

+-----------+
| |
| panelLeft |
| |
+-----------+----------------------+
| panelBottom |
+----------------------------------+

I want to know why? Isn't there any way of making it sure as how these Panels will be docked in RELEASE version. Plz do reply, Gurmeet

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Mazdak

I think you have to go to your InitializeComponent() and at the end of it see which one added to Control propoerty of your form. Mazy
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gUrM33T

Both of those panel controls are being added to the Controls property of the form in InitializeComponent(). Whatz the point by the way? Gurmeet

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Mazdak

Gurmeet S. Kochar wrote: Both of those panel controls are being added to the Controls property of the form in InitializeComponent(). Whatz the point by the way? I know both added. I mean which one first added and which one is second. This will show which one is at the top of other one. Mazy
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Heath Stewart

Adding to what Mazdak said, if you see Controls.AddRange the controls are actually added in reverse order from what you see listed, like:

Controls.AddRange(new Control[]
{
myControl3,
myControl2,
myControl1
});

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gUrM33T

Heath Stewart wrote: the controls are actually added in reverse order So what you are saying is that myControl1 will get added first, then myControl2 and then myControl3? How this all reverse order adding affects docking? Gurmeet

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Heath Stewart

Yes. The docked controls are docked in relation to each other in the order in which they were added.

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