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Summary

The EnableScrollBar API

C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool EnableScrollBar(IntPtr hWnd, uint wSBflags, uint wArrows);

VB.NET Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function EnableScrollBar(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)>wSBflags As SBFlags, <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)>wArrows As SBArrows) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)>Boolean
End Function

VB Signature

Public Declare Function EnableScrollBar Lib "user32" _
         (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
          ByVal wSBflags As SBFlags, _
          ByVal wArrows As SBArrows) As Long

User-Defined Types:

SBFlags, SBArrows

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

Disables the HScroll bar for a specified control.

Works on all types that inherit from Control.

C# Code Snippet

    [Flags]
    enum SBTYPES
    {
        SB_HORZ = 0,
        SB_VERT = 1,
        SB_CTL = 2,
        SB_BOTH = 3
    }
    [Flags]
    enum SBArrows
    {
        ESB_ENABLE_BOTH = 0,
        ESB_DISABLE_BOTH = 3,
        ESB_DISABLE_LEFT = 1,
        ESB_DISABLE_RIGHT = 2,
        ESB_DISABLE_UP = 1,
        ESB_DISABLE_DOWN = 2,
        ESB_DISABLE_LTUP = 1,
        ESB_DISABLE_RTDN = 2
    }
    [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    static extern bool EnableScrollBar(IntPtr hWnd, uint wSBflags, uint wArrows);

    private void DisableHScrollBar(Control control)
    {
        EnableScrollBar(control.Handle, (uint)SBTYPES.SB_HORZ, (uint)SBArrows.ESB_DISABLE_BOTH);

    }

Alternative Managed API:

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Documentation

EnableScrollBar on MSDN