- 1 year ago
Button with BackgroundImage sizing automatically even when AutoSize is disabled
In Windows Forms, a Button
control with a BackgroundImage
can sometimes exhibit unexpected sizing behavior, even when AutoSize
is disabled. This behavior can occur if the BackgroundImageLayout
property is set to a value other than ImageLayout.None
.
By default, the BackgroundImageLayout
property is set to ImageLayout.Tile
, which causes the BackgroundImage
to automatically tile to fill the entire button area. When AutoSize
is disabled, the Button
control's size won't automatically adjust to the size of the BackgroundImage
, but the tiling behavior can still create unexpected results.
To avoid the automatic sizing and tiling behavior, you can explicitly set the BackgroundImageLayout
property to ImageLayout.None
. This will prevent the BackgroundImage
from resizing or tiling and will use the original image size without any scaling.
Here's how you can set the BackgroundImageLayout
property to ImageLayout.None
in code:
csharp// Assuming "button1" is the name of your Button control
button1.BackgroundImage = yourImage; // Replace "yourImage" with your actual image
button1.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.None;
Alternatively, you can set these properties directly in the designer:
- Select the
Button
control on the form. - In the Properties window, locate the
BackgroundImage
property and set it to your desired image. - Locate the
BackgroundImageLayout
property and set it toImageLayout.None
.
With BackgroundImageLayout
set to ImageLayout.None
, the Button
control will use the original size of the BackgroundImage
without automatically resizing or tiling.