>Which is the most commonly accepted method:
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>I want a form/container that will resize and I want the controls within the form to respond to the resize event. My question is - what object should perform the move on the controls.
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>The form has just been resized:
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>1. Should the form inspect each of the objects and change their coordinates according to it's requirement.
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>2. Should the form notify each of the objects that is has been resized and let the object inspect the form's requirements and change their own coordinates.
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>In my opinion #1 is most effective method, but then I fairly new to OOP and this is why I am asking...
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>...tim

It has to be #1. The individual controls would need to be aware of what other control exist before they could reposition themselves.

This would be bad, and at the same time, not very good!