Property Options

Namespace

Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms

Assembly

Alternet.FormDesigner.v9.dll

Options

Gets designer options like snap settings, grid size etc.

public FormDesignerOptions Options { get; }

Property Value

FormDesignerOptions

Examples

Here is how to use a Options in the C# code:

using Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms;

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var formDesigner = new FormDesignerControl();
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = false;
        formDesigner.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
        formDesigner.Parent = this;
        formDesigner.Options.UseSnapLines = false;
        formDesigner.Options.GridSize = new Size(16, 16);
    }
}

Here is how to use a Options in the Visual Basic code:

Imports System
Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms

Partial Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim formDesigner = New FormDesignerControl()
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = False
        formDesigner.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
        formDesigner.Parent = Me
        formDesigner.Options.UseSnapLines = False
        formDesigner.Options.GridSize = New Size(16, 16)
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

You can change Form Designer's appearance and behavior by setting different options. For example, setting the ShowGrid property to true displays a sizing grid. You should call the Reload method to make these changes take effect.