I have just discovered that UserControls in a TabControl will not load until the parent TabPage is selected. Is there a way to prevent this delay loading? I need to initialize the UserControls when the main form loads.
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I have just discovered that UserControls in a TabControl will not load until the parent TabPage is selected. Is there a way to prevent this delay loading? I need to initialize the UserControls when the main form loads.
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TabControldoes not treat its controls specially, in fact it is normal under all circumstances for theLoadevent on aUserControlto occur immediately before the control is displayed for the first time. TheTabPageis responsible for showing the control, therefore it will only be ‘loaded’ when first selected.To overcome this (perfectly normal) Windows Forms behaviour, you could move your initialisation code to a separate method and call it when the
Formloads, or you could just place your initialisation code in theUserControl‘s constructor instead. Either way, you can perform your initialisation immediately.