spitter problem

[samithas]

i hav a problem using the splitter.I hav tried to use it with panels and the splitting doesn't occur properly..For the form I added 3 panels. A base panel, a top panel and a bottom panel. i want to add a splitter between the top and bottom panels so that when u click and drag the panels should resize. How can I achieve this? samitha

[Heath Stewart]

Using the designer, you have to add these in the right order. For example using a Windows Explorer-like layout, add a Panel and dock it to the left side. Add a Splitter. Now add another Panel and set the Dock property to DockStyle.Fill (just "Fill" in the designer). If you look at the code, you'll notice that the TabStops are 0, 1, and 2 respectively. The order in which these controls are added (the most important part; the TabStop in the designer determines this order but they don't have to match) is reversed:

this.Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {
this.panel2,
this.splitter1,
this.panel1});

Why they're reversed has to do with the way AddRange works internally. Replicate this in your code and you should be fine. If nothing else, try throwing together a new project and layout the Panels and Splitters in order the way you want them. Be sure to examine the code, however, to know what's being done by the designer.

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