UI

Introduction

To use these methods and features, do not forget to put this line of code in your "using" region:

C#

using LeoCorpLibrary.UI;

VB

Imports LeoCorpLibrary.UI

WinFormsHelpers

a. CenterControlOnForm

This function is available in version 2.3 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

The CenterControlOnForm() method allows you to center a Control inside a Form.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm()

It has two variations:

Variation 1

WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(Control control, Form form) {...}

Value	Argument	Description
Control	control	The control to center
Form	form	The form where the control is going to be center

Variation 2

WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(Control control, Form form, ControlAlignment controlAlignment) {...}

Value	Argument	Description
Control	control	The control to center
Form	form	The form where the control is going to be center
ControlAlignment	controlAlignment	The alignment of the control (Vertical, Horizontal or Both)

Here's an example of usage:

C#

// Variation 1
Label label = new Label();
label.Text = "Hi!";
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this); // "this" is the current object, here, it's a Form

// Variation 2
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this, VerticalAlignment.Vertical); // Center the label vertically

VB

' Variation 1
Dim label As Label = New Label()
label.Text = "Hi!"
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, Me) ' "Me" is the current object, here, it's a Form

' Variation 2
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this, VerticalAlignment.Vertical) ' Center the label vertically

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b. CenterFormOnScreen

This function is available in version 2.3 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

The CenterFormOnScreen() method allows you to center a Form inside the primary Screen.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen()

It has one argument:

Value	Argument	Description
Form	form	The Form to center inside a Screen

Here's an example of usage:

C#

WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen(this); // Center the form

VB

WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen(Me) ' Center the form

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ScreenHelpers

a. GetScreenDPIFromWinForm

This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	❌
.NET 5	✔	❌
.NET Core 3.1	✔	❌
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	❌

The GetScreenDPIFromWinForm() method allows you to get the current screen DPI from a System.Windows.Forms.Form. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm()

It has one argument:

Value	Argument	Description
Form	form	The Form to get the DPI of

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm(this); // Get the screen DPI

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm(Me) ' Get the screen DPI

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b. GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow

This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	❌
.NET 5	✔	❌
.NET Core 3.1	✔	❌
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	❌

The GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow() method allows you to get the current screen DPI from a System.Windows.Window. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow()

It has one argument:

Value	Argument	Description
Window	window	The window to get the DPI of

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow(this); // Get the screen DPI

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow(Me) ' Get the screen DPI

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c. GetScreenScalingFromWinForm

This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	❌
.NET 5	✔	❌
.NET Core 3.1	✔	❌
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	❌

The GetScreenScalingFromWinForm() method allows you to get the current screen scale from a System.Windows.Forms.Form. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm()

It has one argument:

Value	Argument	Description
Form	form	The form to get the scale of

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm(this); // Get the screen scale

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm(Me) ' Get the screen scale

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d. GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow

This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	❌
.NET 5	✔	❌
.NET Core 3.1	✔	❌
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	❌

The GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow() method allows you to get the current screen scale from a System.Windows.Window. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow()

It has one argument:

Value	Argument	Description
Window	window	The window to get the scale of

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow(this); // Get the screen scale

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow(Me) ' Get the screen scale

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ControlAlignment

ControlAlignment is an enumeration which has three elements:

• Horizontal
• Vertical
• Both

This enumeration can be used in the CenterControlOnForm() method.

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