Assigning Form Text in Load

[jester]

When I assign a value to the Text property of a form in
the Load event, the form initially appears "invalidated",
particularly the regions where child controls are supposed
to be sited. But after forcing a paint event (by hiding
then showing the form manually), the form displays
properly. I managed to find out that everything works fine
when I put the Text-assigning code in the constructor
instead, but I'm just curious why the behavior is such.
Thanks

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

When I assign a value to the Text property of a form in
the Load event, the form initially appears "invalidated",
particularly the regions where child controls are supposed
to be sited. But after forcing a paint event (by hiding
then showing the form manually), the form displays
properly. I managed to find out that everything works fine
when I put the Text-assigning code in the constructor
instead, but I'm just curious why the behavior is such.

Which version of .NET do you use? What do you mean by "appears
"invalidated""?

 

[jester]

I'm using VS.NET 2002. By "invalidated", I mean it's as if
the controls are not painted or re-drawn; you can liken it
to an invalidated form w/c doesn't redraw its client area
until you send a WM_PAINT message. I don't know if that's
the proper term to use but that's the behavior.