VB.NET Label Control

In VB.NET, a label control is used to display descriptive text for the form in control. It does not participate in user input or keyboard or mouse events. Also, we cannot rename labels at runtime. The labels are defined in the class System.Windows.Forms namespace.

Let's create a label in the VB.NET Windows by using the following steps:

Step 1: We have to drag the Label control from the Toolbox and drop it on the Windows form, as shown below.

Step 2: Once the Label is added to the form, we can set various properties to the Label by clicking on the Label control.

VB.NET Label Properties

Properties	Description
AutoSize	As the name defines, an AutoSize property of label control is used to set or get a value if it is automatically resized to display all its contents.
Border Style	It is used to set the style of the border in the Windows form.
PreferredWidth	It is used to set or get the preferred width for the Label control.
Font	It is used to get or set the font of the text displayed on a Windows form.
PreferredHeight	It is used to set the height for the Label Control.
TextAlign	It is used to set the alignment of text such as centre, bottom, top, left, or right.
ForeColor	It is used to set the color of the text.
Text	It is used to set the name of a label in the Windows Form.
ContextMenu	It is used to get or sets the shortcut menu associated with the Label control.
DefaultSize	It is used to get the default size of the Label control.
Image	It is used to set the image to a label in Windows Form.
ImageIndex	It is used to set the index value to a label control displayed on the Windows form.

VB.NET Label Events

Events	Description
AutoSizeChanged	An AutoSizeChanged event occurs in the Label control when the value of AutoSize property is changed.
Click	Click event is occurring in the Label Control to perform a click.
DoubleClick	When a user performs a double-clicked in the Label control, the DoubleClick event occurs.
GotFocus	It occurs when the Label Control receives focus on the Window Form.
Leave	The Leave event is found when the input focus leaves the Label Control.
TabIndexChanged	It occurs when the value of Tabindex property is changed in the Label control.
ControlRemoved	When the control is removed from the Control.ControlCollection, a ControlRemoved event, occurs.
TabStopChanged	It occurs when the property of TabStop is changed in the Label Control.
BackColorChanged	A BackColorChanged event occurs in the Label control when the value of the BackColor property is changed.
ControlAdded	When a new control is added to the Control.ControlCollection, a ControlAdded event occurs.
DragDrop	A DragDrop event occurs in the Label control when a drag and drop operation is completed.

Furthermore, we can also refer to the VB.NET Microsoft documentation to get a complete list of Label properties and events.

Let's create a program to display the Label controls in VB.NET.

Label.vb

Public Class Label
    Private Sub Label_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.Text = "javatpoint.com" 'Set the title for a Windows Form
        Label1.Text = "Student Registration"
        Label1.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", "style = Bold", "Italic", 18)  ' Set Font style
        Label2.Text = "Student Name"
        Label2.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", "style = Bold", "Italic", 12)
        Label3.Text = "Father's Name"
        Label3.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", "style = Bold", "Italic", 12)
        Label4.Text = "Course "
        Label4.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", "style = Bold", "Italic", 12)
        Label5.Text = "Address"
        Label5.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", "style = Bold", "Italic", 12)
        Button1.Text = "Send"
        TextBox1.Text = " "
        TextBox2.Text = " "
        TextBox3.Text = " "
        RichTextBox1.Text = " "
    End Sub
End Class

Output:

We have created 5 Labels on the Windows Form by using drag and drop operation in the above output.

Example2: Write a program to display only Labels on Windows forms.

Form1.vb

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Set Text for Label1 and their property
        Label1.Text = ?Welcome to JavaTpoint?
        Label1.BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Label1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
        'Set Text for Label2
        Label2.Text = ? VB.NET Label Control?
    End Sub
End Class

Output: