Aren't both doing the same thing? How is each different from the other in case of a Windows Forms application.
Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't. Show activity on this post. 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.
Windows Forms Panel controls are used to provide an identifiable grouping for other controls. Typically, you use panels to subdivide a form by function. The Panel control is similar to the GroupBox control; however, only the Panel control can have scroll bars, and only the GroupBox control displays a caption.
The GroupBox displays a frame around a group of controls with or without a caption. Use a GroupBox to logically group a collection of controls on a form. The group box is a container control that can be used to define groups of controls.
Panel creates a group of Controls. This Control provides a simple frame for putting sub-controls inside. These sub-Controls include Buttons and Textboxes. It furthur provides an optional border and ways to change its visibility.
Apart from the appearance, Panel is Scrollable whereas GroupBox isn't, and GroupBox has a caption, whereas a Panel doesn't.
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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