====== jContainer ======
The ''jContainer'' control is analogous to the [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.panel%28v=vs.90%29.aspx|.Net Framework's Panel]] control but has a much more rich appearance and a few additional features.
===== Hosting jControls =====
Its primary purpose is to serve as a hosting container for jControls when placed on a generic ''Form''.
Adding jControls directly to the default Windows ''Form'' will not expose the ''Form'' through the jControls' transparent pixels. To overcome that limitation, jControls can be placed in a [[.:jContainer]], and will appear correctly.
See [[.:Hosting jControls]] for more information.
**Appearance in Visual Studio**
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**Appearance in Windows CE**
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===== Grouping Controls =====
Like the [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.panel%28v=vs.90%29.aspx|.Net Framework's Panel]] control, ''jContainer'' can also be used to group controls.
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===== Fill and Border Properties =====
The ''Fill'' and ''Border'' properties are used to color the interior of the control and the perimeter of the control, respectively. For more information, please see [[.:Fills, Strokes, and Borders]].
===== Text Features =====
''jContainer'' employs the same text features used by many of the other controls in the jControls CF35 library including ''ForeColor'', ''TextOffset'', ''TextAlignment'', and ''TextWrap''. See [[.:Text Features]] for more information.