Window Form, Panel, can't set ZOrder at run time/design time

[Adil Akram]

I'm using VS 2005, .net 2.0 for a desktop application (Window Form app).

I can't set ZOrder of Panel control neither at design time by toolbar/menu
command "Bring to Front"/"Sent to Back" nor at run time by calling
BringToFront method of panel. And Panel control doesn't support SetTopLevel
method etc. I tried this while Dock=Fill and Dock=None but its not working at
all.

Please tell me how can I change Panel's ZOrder specially at run time, I have
to show different panels at different times. Is there any way to do this or I
have to set their Visible to true/false to achieve this.

[Adil Akram]

Marc,
Thanks for staying to resolve the problem. I indentified the problem,
actually I while dropping panels on form I dropped one on top of other that
causes one to be child of other that is why its not coming front of its
parent.
regards,
Adil

"Marc Gravell" wrote:

Still works fine for me... Have you any code that demonstrates this?

using System;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Drawing;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
using (Form form = new Form())
using (SplitContainer sc = new SplitContainer( ))
{
sc.Panel1.BackC olor = Color.Red;
sc.Panel2.BackC olor = Color.Blue;
AddPanels(sc.Pa nel1);
AddPanels(sc.Pa nel2);
sc.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
form.Controls.A dd(sc);
Application.Run (form);
}

}

private static void AddPanels(Split terPanel panel)
{
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
Panel p = new Panel();
Button b = new Button();
b.Location = new System.Drawing. Point(10 * i, 10 * i);
b.Click += delegate
{
p.SendToBack();
};
b.Text = "Panel " + i.ToString();
p.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
p.Controls.Add( b);
panel.Controls. Add(p);
}
}
}

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

Glad you resolved it.

As a future guide, if you see this again have a look at the document outline
([Ctrl]+[Alt]+T) - makes it easy to see what nests where.

Marc

[Adil Akram]

Marc,
Thanks its very helpful to view controls outline.

regards,
Adil

"Marc Gravell" wrote:

Glad you resolved it.

As a future guide, if you see this again have a look at the document outline
([Ctrl]+[Alt]+T) - makes it easy to see what nests where.

Marc