C# Moving Label in Windows Forms

Giovanbattista Barra

7y3.7kLearn iOS Programming

Hallo dear Team,

for a new project I have to develop a a moving Label on a WinForm.

I've already started like this (here the code):

namespace FormsMovingLabel
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
int x, cnt = 0;
float y = 1f;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
label1.Top = 10;
label1.ForeColor = Color.RoyalBlue;
label1.Font = new Font("", 26, FontStyle.Italic | FontStyle.Bold);
timer1.Interval = 1;
timer1.Start();
}
private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
label1.SetBounds(x, (int)y, 15, 20);
if (cnt == 0)
{
x++;
y = y + 0.9f;
}
if (cnt == 1)
{
x--;
y = y - 0.9f;
}
if (x == 300)
{
cnt = 1;
}
if (x == 1)
{
cnt = 0;
}
}
}
}

The code works and the label moves diagonally

but I have a couple of questions because I would like to limit the moving at 10 times.

Any Tip? I' ve already tried with for-loop but the programm doesnt work anymore.

1)Maybe do I need for-loop?

If yes, how shall I use the for-loop? If you consider that:

if (cnt == 0)
{
x++;
y = y + 0.9f;
}
if (cnt == 1)
{
x--;
y = y - 0.9f;
}
if (x == 300)
{
cnt = 1;
}
if (x == 1)
{
cnt = 0;

The Label should move with coordinates from 0 to 300.

2) If you look at the code, is it enough that x ==300?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Brian Choga7y ago
Accepted answer
i don't know if i got you right but for limiting the movement to just 10 times you can use the "if" statement once again. create another variable at the top with the others (lets say int m=0, // m for movement) then use the "if "statement insideyour timer like so:

if(m<10){

// your code here i.e those other if statements

m++;

}

then you stop the timer :)

i guess that might help,
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Giovanbattista Barra7y ago
Thanks a lot Brian and Thiyagarian.
It works! But I tried with while loop ant it works also:

while (moveCount == 10)
{
timer1.Stop();
return;
}

and moveCount++ at the end of the last if condition as you advised me.
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Thiyagarajan E7y ago
Hi,

Please try this code,
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Test
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {

        int x, cnt = 0;
        float y = 1f;
        int moveCount = 0;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            label1.Top = 10;
            label1.ForeColor = Color.RoyalBlue;
            label1.Font = new Font("", 26, FontStyle.Italic | FontStyle.Bold);
            timer1.Interval = 1;
            timer1.Start();
        }

        private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (moveCount == 10)
            {
                timer1.Stop();
                return;
            }

            label1.SetBounds(x, (int)y, 15, 20);
            if (cnt == 0)
            {
                x++;
                y = y + 0.9f;
            }

            if (cnt == 1)
            {
                x--;
                y = y - 0.9f;
            }

            if (x == 300)
            {
                cnt = 1;

            }

            if (x == 1)
            {
                cnt = 0;
                moveCount++;
            }

        }

    }
}
Thanks!!
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