Windows forms overlapping controls

Bruce Top achievements Rank 2. Bruce asked on 28 Aug , PM. I would like to use the commandBar, and have it not overlap a docked control, as you can see in the attached image, it covers the first line of text.

How would one accomplish this? Add a comment. Submit comment. Sort by Score Date. Z-order is the visual layering of controls on a form along the form's z-axis depth. The window at the top of the z-order overlaps all other windows. All other windows overlap the window at the bottom of the z-order.

For example, if a TextBox control, txtFirstName , is underneath another control and you want to have it on top, use the following code:. Windows Forms supports control containment. Control containment involves placing a number of controls within a containing control, such as a number of RadioButton controls within a GroupBox control. You can then layer the controls within the containing control. Active Oldest Votes. Left - Left, otherctl.

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