Control Class

System.Object
  Eto.Widget
    Eto.Forms.BindableWidget
      Eto.Forms.Control
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public class Control : BindableWidget, IMouseInputSource, 
	IKeyboardInputSource, ICallbackSource

Public Class Control
	Inherits BindableWidget
	Implements IMouseInputSource, IKeyboardInputSource, ICallbackSource

type Control =  
    class
        inherit BindableWidget
        interface IMouseInputSource
        interface IKeyboardInputSource
        interface ICallbackSource
    end

	Name	Description
	Control()	Initializes a new instance of the Control class.
	Control(Control.IHandler)	Initializes a new instance of the Container with the specified handler

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	Name	Description
	AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control can serve as drop target.
	BackgroundColor	Gets or sets the color for the background of the control
	Bounds	Gets the bounding rectangle of this control relative to its container
	Cursor	Gets or sets the type of cursor to use when the mouse is hovering over the control
	Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this Control (or its children) are enabled and accept user input.
	HasFocus	Gets a value indicating whether this instance has the keyboard input focus.
	Height	Gets or sets the height of the control size.
	IsSuspended	Gets a value indicating whether the layout of child controls is suspended.
	IsVisualControl	Gets a value indicating this Control is part of the visual tree.
	Loaded	Gets a value indicating that the control is loaded onto a form, that is it has been created, added to a parent, and shown
	Location	Gets the location of the control as positioned by the container
	LogicalParent	Gets the logical parent control.
	Parent	Gets the container which this control has been added to, if any
	ParentWindow	Gets the window this control is contained in
	Size	Gets or sets the size of the control. Use -1 to specify auto sizing for either the width and/or height.
	SupportedPlatformCommands	Gets the supported platform commands that can be used to hook up system functions to user defined logic
	TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab index order for this control within its container.
	Tag	Gets or sets a user-defined object that contains data about the control
	ToolTip	Gets or sets the tool tip to show when the mouse is hovered over the control
	Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this Control is visible to the user.
	VisualControls	Gets an enumeration of controls that are in the visual tree.
	VisualParent	Gets the visual container of this control, if any.
	Width	Gets or sets the width of the control size.

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	Name	Description
	ApplyStyles	Applies the styles to the specified widget up the parent chain.
	AttachNative	Attaches the control for direct use in a native application
	Detach	Detaches the control by removing it from its parent
	DetachNative	Detaches the control when it is used in a native application, when you want to reuse the control.
	Dispose	Handles the disposal of this control (Overrides Widget.Dispose(Boolean).)
	DoDragDrop(DataObject, DragEffects)	Starts drag operation using this control as drag source.
	DoDragDrop(DataObject, DragEffects, Image, PointF)	Starts drag operation using this control as drag source.
	FindParent(String)	Finds a control in the parent hierarchy with the specified id
	FindParent(Type, String)	Finds a control in the parent hierarchy with the specified type and ID if specified
	Focus	Attempts to set the keyboard input focus to this control, or the first child that accepts focus
	GetCallback	Gets an instance of an object used to perform callbacks to the widget from handler implementations (Overrides Widget.GetCallback().)
	Invalidate()	Queues a repaint of the entire control on the screen and any of its children.
	Invalidate(Boolean)	Queues a repaint of the entire control on the screen
	Invalidate(Rectangle)	Queues a repaint of the specified rect of the control and any children.
	Invalidate(Rectangle, Boolean)	Queues a repaint of the specified rect of the control
	MapPlatformCommand	Specifies a command to execute for a platform-specific command
	OnApplyCascadingStyles	Called when cascading styles should be applied to this control.
	OnDragDrop	Raises the DragDrop event.
	OnDragEnter	Raises the DragEnter event.
	OnDragLeave	Raises the DragLeave event.
	OnDragOver	Raises the DragOver event.
	OnEnabledChanged	Raises the EnabledChanged event.
	OnGotFocus	Raises the GotFocus event.
	OnKeyDown	Raises the KeyDown event.
	OnKeyUp	Raises the KeyUp event.
	OnLoad	Raises the Load event.
	OnLoadComplete	Raises the LoadComplete event.
	OnLostFocus	Raises the LostFocus event.
	OnMouseDoubleClick	Raises the mouse MouseDoubleClick event.
	OnMouseDown	Raises the MouseDown event.
	OnMouseEnter	Raises the MouseEnter event.
	OnMouseLeave	Raises the MouseLeave event.
	OnMouseMove	Raises the MouseMove event.
	OnMouseUp	Raises the MouseUp event.
	OnMouseWheel	Raises the MouseWheel event.
	OnPreLoad	Raises the PreLoad event.
	OnShown	Raises the Shown event.
	OnSizeChanged	Raises the SizeChanged event.
	OnStyleChanged	Handles when the Style is changed. (Overrides Widget.OnStyleChanged(EventArgs).)
	OnTextInput	Raises the TextInput event.
	OnUnLoad	Raises the UnLoad event.
	PointFromScreen	Converts a point from screen space to control space.
	PointToScreen	Converts a point from control space to screen space
	RectangleFromScreen	Converts a rectangle from control space to screen space
	RectangleToScreen	Converts a rectangle from screen space to control space.
	ResumeLayout	Resumes the layout after it has been suspended, and performs a layout
	SuspendLayout	Suspends the layout of child controls

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	Name	Description
	DragDrop	Occurs when a drag operation is dropped onto the control.
	DragEnter	Occurs when a drag operation enters the bounds of the control.
	DragLeave	Occurs when a drag operation leaves the bounds of the control or the drag operation was completed inside the control.
	DragOver	Occurs when a drag operation is over the control and needs updating based on position or keyboard state changes.
	EnabledChanged	Occurs when the Enabled value is changed.
	GotFocus	Occurs when the control receives keyboard focus.
	KeyDown	Occurs when a key has been pressed and is down
	KeyUp	Occurs when a key was released
	Load	Occurs when the control is displayed on a visible window
	LoadComplete	Occurs when the load is complete, which happens after the Load event
	LostFocus	Occurs when control loses keyboard focus
	MouseDoubleClick	Occurs when a mouse button is double clicked within the bounds of the control
	MouseDown	Occurs when a mouse button has been pressed
	MouseEnter	Occurs when the mouse enters the bounds of the control
	MouseLeave	Occurs when mouse leaves the bounds of the control
	MouseMove	Occurs when mouse moves within the bounds of the control, or when the mouse is captured
	MouseUp	Occurs when a mouse button is released
	MouseWheel	Occurs when mouse wheel has been changed
	PreLoad	Occurs before the control is loaded. See the Load event for more detail.
	Shown	Occurs when the control is shown on the screen
	SizeChanged	Occurs when the size of the control is changed.
	TextInput	Occurs when text is input for the control. Currently only partially supported on iOS.
	UnLoad	Occurs when the control is unloaded, which happens when removed from the control hierarchy or the window is closed.

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	Name	Description
	Implicit(String to Control)	Converts a string to a label control implicitly.
	Implicit(Image to Control)	Converts an Image to a control implicitly.

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	Name	Description
	DragDropEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the DragDrop event
	DragEnterEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the DragEnter event
	DragLeaveEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the DragLeave event
	DragOverEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the DragOver event
	EnabledChangedEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the EnabledChanged event
	GotFocusEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the GotFocus event
	KeyDownEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the KeyDown event.
	KeyUpEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the KeyUp event
	LostFocusEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the LostFocus event
	MouseDoubleClickEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseDoubleClick event
	MouseDownEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseDown event
	MouseEnterEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseEnter event
	MouseLeaveEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseLeave event
	MouseMoveEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseMove event
	MouseUpEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseUp event
	MouseWheelEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the MouseWheel event
	ShownEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the Shown event
	SizeChangedEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the SizeChanged event
	TextInputEvent	Event identifier for handlers when attaching the TextInput event

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All visual user interface elements should inherit from this class to provide common functionality like binding, load/unload, and common events.

Reference

Eto.Forms Namespace