Question

In my Winforms program the user chooses a combobox value of 2-16 and I would like to generate a corresponding number of textboxes when they press a button, preferably in a scrollable list to keep the form a smaller manageable size. Is this possible?

For those suggesting a flowlayout, how would I add textboxes based on the number chosen in my combobox?

Answer 1

You can add the textboxes to a FlowLayountPanel. Make sure you set the AutoScroll property to true:

    private void comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Clear();

        if (comboBox1.SelectedIndex == -1)
            return;

        int numberOfTextBoxes = int.Parse(comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString());
        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfTextBoxes; ++i)
            flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(new TextBox());
    }