Frame vs. PictureBox for Option Button Container 1

[jv6886]

In one of my apps, I'm creating an array of "Yes/No" option buttons. Normally I use Frames to group my option buttons, but in this case a PictureBox is easier to line up graphically the way I need it.

Does anyone know if I'm taking any kind of significant performance hit by using PictureBoxes vs. using frames?

 

[Hypetia]

I would suggest you to stick to frames as they have less overhead and they perform better than picture boxes.

But I don't think that there would be a "significant" performance hit if you use picture boxes instead of frames.

>in this case a PictureBox is easier to line up graphically the way I need it.

I don't understand this. Can you explain it how?

 

[jv6886]

Thank you for your answer!

The Frame control has a small amount of space above the useable container area to accommodate the Frame's label. The PictureBox's useable container area goes right up to the top of the control.

 

[Hypetia]

If you set the BorderStyle of a frame control to 0 (None), it looks like a picture box with no border.
You can then place controls in it right up to the top left corner like in a picture box.

 

[jv6886]

I didn't know that. . . Thanks for the info!