Getting Started in Windows Forms SplitContainer (SplitContainerAdv)

30 May 20235 minutes to read

This section describes how to add Windows Forms SplitContainer (SplitContainerAdv) control in a Windows Forms application.

Assembly deployment

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

You can find more details about installing the NuGet packages in a Windows Forms application in the following link:

How to install nuget packages

Create a simple application with SplitContainerAdv

Create a project

Create a new Windows Forms project in Visual Studio to display the SplitContainerAdv.

Adding control via designer

The Windows Forms SplitContainer (SplitContainerAdv) control can be added to the application by dragging it from the toolbox to a designer view. The following required assembly references will be added automatically:

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

Child controls can be added to the SplitContainerAdv by dragging it from the toolbox and dropping it in desired panel. Here labels are added into SplitContainerAdv Panels.

Adding control manually using code

To add control manually in C#, follow the given steps:

Step 1 - Add the following required assembly references to the project:

    * Syncfusion.Grid.Base.dll
    * Syncfusion.Grid.Windows.dll
    * Syncfusion.Shared.Base.dll
    * Syncfusion.Shared.Windows.dll
    * Syncfusion.Tools.Base.dll
    * Syncfusion.Tools.Windows.dll

Step 2 - Include the namespaces Syncfusion.Tools.Windows.

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C#

using Syncfusion.Tools.Windows;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Tools.Windows

Step 3 - Create SplitContainerAdv control instance and add it to the form.

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C#

SplitContainerAdv splitContainerAdv1 = new SplitContainerAdv();
   
   this.splitContainerAdv1.Style = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Enums.Style.Office2016Colorful;
   
   this.splitContainerAdv1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
   
   this.Controls.Add(splitContainerAdv1);

VB.NET

Dim splitContainerAdv1 As SplitContainerAdv = New SplitContainerAdv()
   
   Me.splitContainerAdv1.Style = Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Enums.Style.Office2016Colorful
   
   Me.splitContainerAdv1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
   
   Me.Controls.Add(SplitContainerAdv1)

Add controls to SplitContainerAdv

Create instance of the required Controls and add it to panels such as Panel1 or Panel2 of the SplitContainerAdv.

C#

// Create instance of the controls

Label label1 = new Label();
Label label2 = new Label();

this.label1.Text = "Panel 1";
this.label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.label2.Text = "Panel 2";
this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));

// Add it to panels of SplitContainerAdv
this.splitContainerAdv1.Panel1.Controls.Add(this.label1);
this.splitContainerAdv1.Panel2.Controls.Add(this.label2);

VB.NET

' Create instance of the controls

Dim label1 As New Label()
Dim label2 As New Label()

Me.label1.Text = "Panel 1"
Me.label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, (CByte(0)))
Me.label2.Text = "Panel 2"
Me.label2.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, (CByte(0)))

' Add it to panels of SplitContainerAdv
Me.splitContainerAdv1.Panel1.Controls.Add(Me.label1)
Me.splitContainerAdv1.Panel2.Controls.Add(Me.label2)

Splitter orientation

The SplitContainerAdv Panels can be oriented horizontally or vertically using the Orientation property.

C#

//Setting orientation
this.splitContainerAdv1.Orientation = System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Vertical;

VB.NET

‘Setting orientation
Me.splitContainerAdv1.Orientation = System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Vertical

• Horizontal

• Vertical