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

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();

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

To add a tab programmatically

To remove a tab programmatically

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