Getting Started with Windows Forms Radio Button

18 Nov 20183 minutes to read

The section briefly describes how to create a new Windows Forms project in Visual Studio and add Radio Button control with it’s functionalities.

Assembly deployment

Refer to the control dependencies section to get the list of assemblies or NuGet package details which needs to be added as reference to use the control in any application.

Check here to find more details on how to install nuget packages in Windows Forms application.

Adding a Radio Button control through designer

The Radio Button control can be added through designer by following steps.

“Step 1”: Create a new Windows Forms application in Visual Studio.

Step 2: The RadioButtonAdv control can be added to an application by dragging it from the toolbox to design view. The following dependent assemblies will be added automatically.

  • Syncfusion.Grid.Base
  • Syncfusion.Grid.Windows
  • Syncfusion.Shared.Base
  • Syncfusion.Shared.Windows
  • Syncfusion.Tools.Base
  • Syncfusion.Tools.Windows

Windows forms Radio Button drag and drop from toolbox

Step 2: Set the desired properties for Radio Button control through the Properties dialog.

Adding a Radio Button control through code

The Radio Button control can be created programmatically as detailed below:

Step 1: Create a C# or VB application though Visual Studio.

Step 2: Add the following assembly reference to the project.

  • Syncfusion.Grid.Base
  • Syncfusion.Grid.Windows
  • Syncfusion.Shared.Base
  • Syncfusion.Shared.Windows
  • Syncfusion.Tools.Base
  • Syncfusion.Tools.Windows

Step 3: Include the required namespace.

using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools;
Imports Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools

Step 4: Create an instance of RadioButtonAdv control.

private Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RadioButtonAdv radioButtonAdv1;
this.radioButtonAdv1 = new Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RadioButtonAdv();
Private radioButtonAdv1 As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RadioButtonAdv
Me.radioButtonAdv1 = New Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.RadioButtonAdv()

Step 5: Set the following properties for Radio Button control through by code.

this.radioButtonAdv1.Text = "radioButtonAdv1";
this.radioButtonAdv1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.radioButtonAdv1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.MistyRose;
this.radioButtonAdv1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.RosyBrown;

// Add the RadioButtonAdv control to the Form.
this.Controls.Add(this.radioButtonAdv1);
Me.radioButtonAdv1.Text = "radioButtonAdv1"
Me.radioButtonAdv1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CByte((0)))
Me.radioButtonAdv1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.MistyRose
Me.radioButtonAdv1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.RosyBrown

// Add the RadioButtonAdv control to the Form.
Me.Controls.Add(Me.radioButtonAdv1)