Position with one of the textbox in between textboxes

Question

I have a question for positioning one of the textbox between textboxes in windows forms.

This below image:

From this code:

this.textBox2.Left = (this.ClientSize.Width - this.textBox2.Width) / 2; // Description text box

And this below image:

From this code:

this.textBox2.Left = this.textBox2.Right / 2; // Description text box

My question is: How can I get the width of the description textbox, so there is only 20 pixels (probably) space between the quantity textbox and the price textbox? Like the two images above, the right and the left side of the description textbox.

You answer much appreciated.

Thank you

Answer 1

Use a TableLayoutPanel to do the layout.

Create a layout with four columns:

1. Fixed width (product code)
2. Fixed width (quantity)
3. 100% (description)
4. Fixed width (price)

You have to set the Anchor for the controls to Left,Right so they size with their content. (You could probably fix the rest of your form in it too, if that is convenient to you)