Returns or sets the appearance – tabs or buttons – of a TabStrip control.
Syntax
object.Style [= value]
The Style property syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | An object expression that evaluates to a TabStrip control. |
| value | A constant or integer that determines the appearance of the tabbed dialog box, as described in Settings. |
Settings
The settings for value are:
| Constant | Value | Description |
| tabTabs | 0 | (Default) Tabs. The tabs appear as notebook tabs, and the internal area has a three-dimensional border around it. |
| tabButtons | 1 | Buttons. The tabs appear as regular push buttons, and the internal area has no border around it. |
| tabFlatButtons | 2 | Flat buttons. The selected tab appears as pressed into the background. Unselected tabs appear flat. |
Remarks
At design time, select the Style property you want – tabs or buttons – from the Style list on the General tab of the Properties Page of the TabStrip control.
At run time, use code like the following to set the Style property:
' Style property set to the Tabs style.
TabStrip1.Style = tabTabs
' Style property set to the Buttons style:
TabStrip1.Style = tabButtons