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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements. // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license. using System.ComponentModel; namespace System.Windows.Forms; public partial class Control { /// <summary> /// Gets or sets how the control renders itself when visual styles are applied. This is an ambient property. /// </summary> /// <value> /// The requested <see cref="Forms.VisualStylesMode"/> for the control. The default is /// <see cref="Forms.VisualStylesMode.Inherit"/>. /// </value> /// <remarks> /// <para> /// When this property is <see cref="Forms.VisualStylesMode.Inherit"/>, the effective renderer mode comes from /// the parent control or from <see cref="Application.DefaultVisualStylesMode"/>. Derived controls can override /// <see cref="DefaultVisualStylesMode"/> to pin a renderer version for compatibility. /// </para> /// <para> /// Modern modes can increase the space required for chrome without reducing the client area. Controls with /// intrinsic sizing, or with <see cref="AutoSize"/> enabled, request layout automatically. Multiline /// <see cref="TextBox"/> and <see cref="RichTextBox"/> controls retain fixed bounds, so their client area can /// shrink slightly. Prefer <see cref="TableLayoutPanel"/> or <see cref="FlowLayoutPanel"/> for adaptive layouts. /// </para> /// <para> /// High Contrast resolves the effective mode to classic rendering. See the /// <see href="https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/blob/main/docs/net11-visualstyles-layout-guidance.md"> /// .NET 11 VisualStyles layout guidance</see> for migration patterns. /// </para> /// </remarks> [SRCategory(nameof(SR.CatAppearance))] [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always)] [AmbientValue(VisualStylesMode.Inherit)] [SRDescription(nameof(SR.ControlVisualStylesModeDescr))] public virtual partial VisualStylesMode VisualStylesMode { get; set; } }