FormControlCollection.AddGroupBox(Single, Single, Single, Single) Method

Creates a group box form control in the specified worksheet area.

Assembly : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

GroupBoxFormControl AddGroupBox(
    float x,
    float y,
    float width,
    float height
)

Function AddGroupBox(
    x As Single,
    y As Single,
    width As Single,
    height As Single
) As GroupBoxFormControl

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
x	Single

The distance from the left of the worksheet. The ISpreadsheetComponent.Unit property specifies the unit of measurement.

| | y | Single |

The distance from the top of the worksheet. The ISpreadsheetComponent.Unit property specifies the unit of measurement.

| | width | Single |

The form control width.

| | height | Single |

The form control height.

Returns

Type	Description
GroupBoxFormControl

The group box form control.

Remarks

Example

The code sample below creates a group box control:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;

Workbook workbook = new Workbook();
workbook.LoadDocument("Document.xlsx");

var groupBox = formControls.AddGroupBox(20, 20, 600, 400);
groupBox.PlainText = "Group Box";

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Dim workbook As New Workbook()
workbook.LoadDocument("Document.xlsx")

Dim topLeftCell = workbook.Worksheets(0).Cells("B2")
Dim groupBox = formControls.AddGroupBox(20, 20, 600, 400)
groupBox.PlainText = "Group Box"

Note

The FormControlCollection.AddGroupBox method call adds a new item to both FormControlCollection and ShapeCollection.