WinForms: How to Correctly Handle the Resize Event of a Panel Containing Dynamic Controls
I'm working through a tutorial and I'm refactoring my project and I'm working on a personal project and I'm working on a WinForms application using .NET Framework 4.8, and I've run into an scenario when resizing a panel that contains dynamically added controls... I have a panel that is populated with a varying number of TextBoxes based on user input, and I'm trying to adjust the layout of these TextBoxes when the panel is resized. However, I'm finding that when I resize the panel, some TextBoxes overlap or go out of bounds, leading to unexpected positioning. Here’s a simplified version of the code I’m using to add the TextBoxes and handle the resize event: ```csharp private void CreateTextBoxes(int count) { for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { TextBox textBox = new TextBox(); textBox.Name = "textBox" + i; textBox.Location = new Point(10, 10 + (30 * i)); // Default position textBox.Size = new Size(100, 20); panel1.Controls.Add(textBox); } } private void panel1_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e) { AdjustTextBoxLayout(); } private void AdjustTextBoxLayout() { int yOffset = 10; foreach (Control ctrl in panel1.Controls) { if (ctrl is TextBox textBox) { textBox.Location = new Point(10, yOffset); yOffset += 30; // Spacing between TextBoxes } } } ``` The question arises when I resize the panel. The TextBoxes sometimes overlap or don't respect the new panel width, and I get an unexpected layout. Initially, I tried setting the Size of the TextBoxes to match the new width of the panel, but this just made them unevenly spaced and sometimes clipped off the right side of the panel. I've also tried using Dock and Anchor properties, but it still doesn't seem to adjust them correctly on resize. I am getting no errors, but the layout remains visually incorrect. What is the best practice for handling dynamic control positioning on panel resizing in WinForms to ensure that all controls are displayed correctly and are responsive to panel size changes? This is part of a larger application I'm building. Am I missing something obvious? My development environment is Ubuntu. Am I missing something obvious? My development environment is CentOS. Thanks for taking the time to read this! Has anyone dealt with something similar?