C#.NET Winforms: Is it possible to override Label.Autosize ?

Answer 1

Your problem could be that you're not actually overriding Autosize in your code (ie, in the same way that you're overriding Font or ForeColor).

Answer 2

I have actually removed that override some time ago when I saw that it wasn't working. I'll add it again now and test. Basically I want to replace the Label with some new label called: IWillNotAutoSizeLabel ;)

I basically hate the autosize property "on by default".

Thanks!

Answer 3

I've seen similar behaviour when setting certain properties of controls in the constructor of the form itself. They seem to revert back to their design-time defaults.

I notice you're already overriding the OnLoad method. Have you tried setting AutoSize = false there? Or are you mainly concerned with providing a default value of false?

Answer 4

I don't see this.AutoSize = false in your constructor. Your class is marked as partial -- perhaps you have a constructor in another file with that line. The visual studio designer will call that parameterless constructor you've got there.

Answer 5

I spended a lot of time about it...

...this finally works! (my code is vb.net but is simple to convert it)

Private _Autosize As Boolean 

Public Sub New()
    _Autosize=False
End Sub

Public Overrides Property AutoSize() As Boolean
    Get
        Return MyBase.AutoSize
    End Get

    Set(ByVal Value As Boolean)
        If _Autosize <> Value And _Autosize = False Then
            MyBase.AutoSize = False
            _Autosize = Value
        Else
            MyBase.AutoSize = Value
        End If
    End Set
End Property

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