PictureBox Control

The PictureBox control is used to display graphics on a form. It can display both.bmp and .2bp graphic files. The PictureBox control is similar to the Image control in that each can be used to display graphics in your application—each supports the bitmap graphic format. The PictureBox control, however, contains functionality which the Image control does not, for example, it supports graphics methods.

Note The PictureBox control cannot act as a container.

The PictureBox properties, methods, and events listed in the following table are supported.

Pictures can be loaded into the PictureBox control at design time by selecting the Picture property from the control's Properties window. When a picture is loaded into the PictureBox control, the control does not automatically resize to fit the picture.

By default, graphics are loaded into a picture box at their original size, meaning that if the graphic is larger than the control, the image will be clipped—the PictureBox control does not provide scroll bars. Unlike the Image control, the PictureBox control cannot stretch the image to fit the size of the control.

Unsupported Features

The PictureBox properties, methods, and events listed in the following table are not supported.