Auto resize a Form on a Panel 1

[RyanEK]

Hi,

I currently place a Form on a Panel. ie.

Form1 frm = new Form1();
frm.TopLevel = false;
frm.Parent = this.panel1;
frm.Show();

To get this form to fill the entire space of the Panel I call...

frm.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
frm.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized;

Is there another way? This method does not resize the Form if the Panel itself is resized. In effect, I need to Dock the Form but frm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill does not work.

A star for any helpful answer!

Thanks
Ry

 

[SBendBuckeye]

Hello,

This code in the main form load event worked for me in VS 2005:

    PanelForm pForm = new PanelForm(); 
    pForm.TopLevel = false; 
    pForm.Visible = true; 
    this.Panel1.Controls.Add(pForm); 
    pForm.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

Good Luck!

 

[RyanEK]

Thanks for the reply. It turns out the DockStyle.Fill only works if the form has a WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal.