C# Windows Forms: How the Control is added to the Form under InitializeComponent() without Controls.Add

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C# Windows Forms: I was creating an test application using visual studio, i dragged a button on the form and created a an button_click event, when i debugged my application i found that "button" displayed on the form, even though i have not added my button to the form using "this.Controls.Add(button)". I have also checked the InitializeComponent() method under "filename.Designer.cs", there also "this.Controls.Add(button)" line was missing.

My doubt is: when debugged how the Control(button) automatically added to the form, without "this.Controls.Add(button)" instruction.

Thanks.

Are you sure you looked closely enough? I'm pretty sure there is a call to Controls.Add in InitializeComponents, otherwise it wouldn't work... — Thomas Levesque
Was it added to another container within the form? (e.g. a Panel) — JohnD
That's wired ,i had also a situation while working with Visual Studio 2010 and 2008 and changed the clock backward it Runn's the Application but without updates ,even if i wrote code it won't update it . — Rosmarine Popcorn
Sorry there was some mistake from my side, Ignore this post. Request the moderator to delete this post. Thanks — Vk Tt

Brandon Buck Brandon Buck · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-31T15:52:09

It does add it, it's in the "Windows Form Designer generated code" region.

#region Windows Form Designer generated code
// Removed to slim...
private void InitializeComponent()
{
    // Removed to slim...
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    // Removed to slim...
    this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
    // Removed to slim...
}

#endregion

C# Windows Forms: How the Control is added to the Form under InitializeComponent() without Controls.Add

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