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StatusStrip Control Overview
03/30/2017
StatusStrip
StatusStrip control [Windows Forms], about StatusStrip control
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Learn how a StatusStrip control displays information about an object being viewed on a Form, the object's components, or context to the object's operation.

StatusStrip Control Overview

A xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip control displays information about an object being viewed on a xref:System.Windows.Forms.Form, the object's components, or contextual information that relates to that object's operation within your application. Typically, a xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip control consists of xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel objects, each of which displays text, an icon, or both. The xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip can also contain xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownButton, xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSplitButton, and xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar controls.

The default xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip has no panels. To add panels to a xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip, use the xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemCollection.AddRange%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType method.

There is extensive support for handling xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip items and common commands in Visual Studio.

Also see StatusStrip Items Collection Editor and StatusStrip Tasks Dialog Box.

Although xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip replaces and extends the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar control of previous versions, xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar is retained for both backward compatibility and future use if you choose.

Important StatusStrip Members

Name Description
xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip.CanOverflow%2A Gets or sets a value indicating whether the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip supports overflow functionality.
xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip.Stretch%2A Gets or sets a value indicating whether the xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip stretches from end to end in its xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer.

Important StatusStrip Companion Classes

Name Description
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel Represents a panel in a xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip control.
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownButton Displays an associated xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown from which the user can select a single item.
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSplitButton Represents a two-part control that is a standard button and a drop-down menu.
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar Displays the completion state of a process.

See also

  • xref:System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip
  • xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel
  • xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel.Spring%2A