Label (lbl)

Label - Allows you to display text to the user.

Examples

AutoSize if True by default.

Doesn't Accept Ampersand (&)

A single ampersand is not displayed. You must use a double ampersand.
Alternatively you could use the "UseMnemonice" property
Group Box also does not display single ampersand

Useful Code

Label1.Text = "some text"

Properties

AutoEllipsis	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the ellipsis character (...) appears at the right edge of the Label, denoting that the Label text extends beyond the specified length of the Label.
AutoSize	Overridden. Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is automatically resized to display its entire contents.
BorderStyle	Gets or sets the border style for the control.
DefaultSize	Overridden.
FlatStyle	Gets or sets the flat style appearance of the label control.
Image	Gets or sets the image that is displayed on a Label.
ImageAlign	Gets or sets the alignment of an image that is displayed in the control.
ImageIndex	Gets or sets the index value of the image displayed on the Label.
ImageKey	Gets or sets the key accessor for the image in the ImageList.
ImageList	Gets or sets the ImageList that contains the images to display in the Label control.
PreferredHeight	Gets the preferred height of the control.
PreferredWidth	Gets the preferred width of the control.
RenderTransparent	Indicates whether the container control background is rendered on the Label.
Text	Overridden.
TextAlign	Gets or sets the alignment of text in the label.
UseCompatibleTextRendering	Gets or sets a value that specifies whether text rendering should be compatible with previous releases of Windows Forms.
UseMnemonic	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control interprets an ampersand character (&) in the control's Text property to be an access key prefix character.

Methods

Dispose	Overloaded. Releases the resources used by the Label.
GetPreferredSize	Overridden.
CalcImageRenderBounds	Determines the size and location of an image drawn within the Label control based on the alignment of the control.
DrawImage	Draws an Image within the specified bounds.

Events

AutoSizeChanged	Occurs when the value of the AutoSize property changes.
BackgroundImageChanged	Occurs when the BackgroundImage property changes.
BackgroundImageLayoutChanged	Occurs when the BackgroundImageLayout property changes.