MDI Container background

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Introduction

Change mdi form background picture at run time

This article demonstrate how to change MDI Container background image at run time

Step 1: Create Windows Application Project

Please do the following to create a Windows Application project:

• Select File menu -> New -> Project.
• Choose C# from Project Types pane.
• In the Templates pane, choose Windows Application for Visual C# projects.

Step 2:

            Add Controls

1.       Menustrip Control

2.       OpenFileDialog Control

Change              IsMdiContainer Property = True

Step 3: Coding Sections

1. Open Image file

private void openToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

  {

    string Backpath = null;

  try

    {

          openFileDialog1.Filter = "Jpg|*.jpg";

          openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

          Backpath = openFileDialog1.FileName;

          // calling Image background method

          Change_BackgroundImage(Backpath);

    }

  catch (Exception ex)

    {

           MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);

    }

  }

2. Change_BackgroundImage(Backpath) Method

       private void Change_BackgroundImage(string _path )

        {

            string imagepath = _path;

            System.IO.FileStream fs;

            // MDI Form image background layout change here

            //(Remember control imagebakground layout take default form background layount )

            this.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch;

            // Checking File exists if yes go --->

            if (System.IO.File.Exists(imagepath))

            {

                // Read Image file

                fs = System.IO.File.OpenRead(imagepath);

                fs.Position = 0;

                // Change MDI From back ground picture

                foreach (Control ctl in this.Controls)

                {

                    if (ctl is MdiClient)

                    {

                        //ctl.BackColor = Color.AntiqueWhite;

                        ctl.BackgroundImage = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(fs);

                        break;

                    }

                }

             }

        }

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