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Panel vs GroupBox in a Windows Forms application

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Aren't both doing the same thing? How is each different from the other in case of a Windows Forms application.

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Anirudh Goel Avatar asked Jul 21 '09 17:07

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Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't.

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Patrick McDonald Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 10:10

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Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't.

Panel is scrollable, GroupBox is not.
Panel allows drop, GroupBox don't.
GroupBox always have property TabStop enabled, in Panel you can choose.

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Norbert Nowocin Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 10:10

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