Question

Could someone please tell me the differences between using a Form, Panel or a UserControl.

Answer 1

A form is a control and a container for other controls. A form is the base unit of a windows application.

A panel is a control and a container for other controls.

A usercontrol is a user defined control.

See:

• Windows Forms
• Windows Forms Controls
• Windows Forms Overview

In Windows Forms, a form is a visual
surface on which you display
information to the user. You
ordinarily build Windows Forms
applications by adding controls to
forms and developing responses to user
actions, such as mouse clicks or key
presses. A control is a discrete user
interface (UI) element that displays
data or accepts data input.

When a user does something to your
form or one of its controls, the
action generates an event. Your
application reacts to these events by
using code, and processes the events
when they occur. For more information,
see Creating Event Handlers in Windows
Forms.