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How to: Add and Remove Tabs with the Windows Forms TabControl

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By default, a TabControl control contains two TabPage controls. You can access these tabs through the TabPages property.

To add a tab programmatically

  • Use the Add method of the TabPages property.

    Dim myTabPage As New TabPage()
myTabPage.Text = "TabPage" & (TabControl1.TabPages.Count + 1)
TabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage)

    string title = "TabPage " + (tabControl1.TabCount + 1).ToString();
TabPage myTabPage = new TabPage(title);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage);

    String^ title = String::Concat("TabPage ",
   (tabControl1->TabCount + 1).ToString());
TabPage^ myTabPage = gcnew TabPage(title);
tabControl1->TabPages->Add(myTabPage);

To remove a tab programmatically

  • To remove selected tabs, use the Remove method of the TabPages property.

    -or-

  • To remove all tabs, use the Clear method of the TabPages property.

    ' Removes the selected tab:
TabControl1.TabPages.Remove(TabControl1.SelectedTab)
' Removes all the tabs:
TabControl1.TabPages.Clear()

    // Removes the selected tab:
tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabControl1.SelectedTab);
// Removes all the tabs:
tabControl1.TabPages.Clear();

    // Removes the selected tab:
tabControl1->TabPages->Remove(tabControl1->SelectedTab);
// Removes all the tabs:
tabControl1->TabPages->Clear();

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