Visual Basic® 2010 Unleashed

Slider

The Slider control provides a selector that you can use to set a particular value that is generally bound to another control. Chapter 34 provides an example binding a Slider to a MediaElement for controlling the volume; however, at the moment consider the following code:

A Slider requires a Minimum and Maximum value, whereas Value is the current selected value. You can place tool tips reporting the value (AutoToolTipPlacement) specifying the position (TopLeft or BottomRight). Moreover you can place ticks so that visualization is clearer and decide how many ticks to place (TickFrequency). For example, the preceding code can produce 10 ticks ...