Thanks Bonnie.

If I chose to override, I need to call the base before the subclass's resize code runs, correct?


>Hi Kevin,
>
>You have a couple of options:
>
>1) Make the base event handler protected virtual. That way you can override it in the sub-class rather than create another event handler in the sub-class.
>
>-or-
>
>2) Don't create an eventhandler and simply override the OnResize method in both the base and the sub-class.
>
>Either way is acceptable.
>
>~~Bonnie
>
>
>
>
>>I have a panel called pnlBase. It has a few controls on it. In the Resize event I have:
>>
>>

>>private void pnlBase_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>{
>>    lblCurrentUserName.Left = Width - lblCurrentUserName.Width - 20;
>>    
>>    cmdNext.Top = Height - cmdNext.Height - 10;
>>    cmdNext.Left = Width - cmdNext.Width - 25;
>>
>>    cmdPrevious.Top = cmdNext.Top;
>>    cmdPrevious.Left = cmdNext.Left - cmdNext.Width - 10;
>>}
>>

>>
>>I then subclassed the panel into pnlQuery. In it's resize I have:
>>
>>

>>private void pnlQuery_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>{
>>    if (txtQuantities != null)
>>    {
>>        txtQuantities.Left = Width - txtQuantities.Width - 15;
>>        txtSearchWords.Left = Width - txtQuantities.Width - 5;
>>
>>        txtSearchWords.Height = Height - cmdNext.Top - 5;
>>        txtQuantities.Top = txtSearchWords.Top;
>>    }
>>}
>>

>>
>>When I run it it jumps back & forthe between the 2 events, and the controls don't end up where I want them. What's the right way to
>>do this?