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Sign inControl.GetChildAtPoint Method
Definition
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Retrieves the child control at a specified location.
Overloads
| GetChildAtPoint(Point) |
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates. |
| GetChildAtPoint(Point, GetChildAtPointSkip) |
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type. |
- Source:
- Control.cs
- Source:
- Control.cs
- Source:
- Control.cs
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates.
public:
System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ GetChildAtPoint(System::Drawing::Point pt);C#
public System.Windows.Forms.Control GetChildAtPoint(System.Drawing.Point pt);C#
public System.Windows.Forms.Control? GetChildAtPoint(System.Drawing.Point pt);member this.GetChildAtPoint : System.Drawing.Point -> System.Windows.Forms.ControlPublic Function GetChildAtPoint (pt As Point) As ControlParameters
- pt
- Point
A Point that contains the coordinates where you want to look for a control. Coordinates are expressed relative to the upper-left corner of the control's client area.
Returns
A Control that represents the control that is located at the specified point.
Remarks
If there is no child control at the specified point, the GetChildAtPoint method returns null.
See also
Applies to
.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
- Source:
- Control.cs
- Source:
- Control.cs
- Source:
- Control.cs
Retrieves the child control that is located at the specified coordinates, specifying whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.
public:
System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ GetChildAtPoint(System::Drawing::Point pt, System::Windows::Forms::GetChildAtPointSkip skipValue);C#
public System.Windows.Forms.Control GetChildAtPoint(System.Drawing.Point pt, System.Windows.Forms.GetChildAtPointSkip skipValue);C#
public System.Windows.Forms.Control? GetChildAtPoint(System.Drawing.Point pt, System.Windows.Forms.GetChildAtPointSkip skipValue);member this.GetChildAtPoint : System.Drawing.Point * System.Windows.Forms.GetChildAtPointSkip -> System.Windows.Forms.ControlPublic Function GetChildAtPoint (pt As Point, skipValue As GetChildAtPointSkip) As ControlParameters
- pt
- Point
A Point that contains the coordinates where you want to look for a control. Coordinates are expressed relative to the upper-left corner of the control's client area.
- skipValue
- GetChildAtPointSkip
One of the values of GetChildAtPointSkip, determining whether to ignore child controls of a certain type.
Returns
The child Control at the specified coordinates.
Applies to
.NET Framework 4.8.1 and other versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |