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Stivan Radev
Stivan Radev
1,475 Points
Posted by Stivan Radev
Stivan Radev
1,475 Points

Invisible Button(Problem) in Microsoft Visual Studio

So I'm trying to create a button when the Form1 Loads but for some reason the button is not visible, please help!

Here is my code: 

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Button b = new Button();
            b.Visible = true;
            b.Text = "TEST";
            b.Location = new Point(15, 15);

        }

1 Answer

zalkortis
zalkortis
10,332 Points

First of all, you also need to specify a height and a width. After that you also need to add the button to the controls. The following should work in your example:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Button b = new Button();

    b.Visible = true;
    b.Text = "TEST";
    b.Location = new Point(15, 15);
    b.Height = 20;
    b.Width = 100;

    Controls.Add(b);
}

A documentation on how to add controls to windows forms can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/winforms/controls/how-to-add-controls-to-windows-forms

Stivan Radev
Stivan Radev
1,475 Points
Stivan Radev
Stivan Radev
1,475 Points

Thank you so much !!!!