C# ProgressBar Examples

A step by step example to help you learn ProgressBar, which is a System.Windows.Forms component for rendering progress state of an operation.

This tutorial will help you learn the following concepts:

Example 1: Create ProgressBars and Update them

This example will demonstrate how create multiple progressbars programmatically and update them via Timer component.

This example will comprise the following files:

• ProgressBar.cs

Step 1: Create Project

1. The first step is to create a C# Project.
2. Go to FILE-->New-->Project to create a new project

Step 2: Write Code

Write Code as follows:

*(a). ProgressBar.cs

Create a file named ProgressBar.cs

Start by adding the following imports. The System.Windows.Forms will host our ProgressBar.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

Create our Form

  class Form1 : Form {
 Define our main() method, The main entry point for the application.

```csharp
    public static void Main() {</code></pre>
<p>Enable Visual styles and run the application:</p>
<pre><code class="language-csharp">      Application.EnableVisualStyles();
      Application.Run(new Form1());</code></pre>
<p>Define our constructor and set the <code>text</code> property of the form</p>
<pre><code class="language-csharp">    public Form1() {
      Text = "ProgressBar Example";
Set properties of the ProgressBar like parent, location, style, width etc

```csharp
      progressBar1.Parent = this;
      progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 50);
      progressBar1.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar1.Width = 200;
      //...

Set timer interval

      timer.Interval = 50;
      timer.Enabled = true;

Handle timer tick event and update progressBar value

      timer.Tick += delegate (object sender, EventArgs e) {
        progressBar4.Value = progressBar4.Value < progressBar4.Maximum ? progressBar4.Value + 1 : progressBar4.Minimum;
      };

Define progressBars and Timer as instance fields

    private ProgressBar progressBar1 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar2 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar3 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar4 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar5 = new ProgressBar();
    private Timer timer = new Timer();

Here is the full code

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Examples {
  class Form1 : Form {
    public static void Main() {
      Application.EnableVisualStyles();
      Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
    public Form1() {
      Text = "ProgressBar Example";
      progressBar1.Parent = this;
      progressBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 50);
      progressBar1.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar1.Width = 200;
      //...
      progressBar2.Parent = this;
      progressBar2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 80);
      progressBar2.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar2.Value = 50;
      progressBar2.Width = 200;

      progressBar3.Parent = this;
      progressBar3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 110);
      progressBar3.Maximum = 300;
      progressBar3.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar3.Value = 300;
      progressBar3.Width = 200;

      progressBar4.Parent = this;
      progressBar4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 140);
      progressBar4.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar4.Maximum = 140;
      progressBar4.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous;
      progressBar4.Width = 200;

      progressBar5.Parent = this;
      progressBar5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(50, 170);
      progressBar5.Style = ProgressBarStyle.Marquee;
      progressBar5.Width = 200;

      timer.Interval = 50;
      timer.Enabled = true;
      timer.Tick += delegate (object sender, EventArgs e) {
        progressBar4.Value = progressBar4.Value < progressBar4.Maximum ? progressBar4.Value + 1 : progressBar4.Minimum;
      };
    }
    private ProgressBar progressBar1 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar2 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar3 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar4 = new ProgressBar();
    private ProgressBar progressBar5 = new ProgressBar();
    private Timer timer = new Timer();
  }
}

Run

Simply copy the source code into your C# Project,Build and Run. Alternatively download the code using the links provided below, then open the .csproj project, build and run.

Reference

Download the code using the below links:

Number	Link
1.	Download Example
2.	Follow code author

Example 2: C# Windows Forms ProgressBar Example

A step by step example to help you learn ProgressBar, which is a System.Windows.Forms component for rendering progress state of an operation.

This tutorial will help you learn the following concepts:

1. How to create a ProgressBar in Windows Forms application.
2. How to create a Continuous and Marquee ProgressBar in windows forms.
3. How to create a simple Timer with ProgressBar
4. How to Update a ProgressBar with a Timer component.

This example will demonstrate how create multiple progressbars programmatically and update them via Timer component.

This example will comprise the following files:

• ProgressBar2.cs

Step 1: Create Project

1. The first step is to create a C# Project.
2. Go to FILE-->New-->Project to create a new project

Step 2: Write Code

Write Code as follows:

*(a). ProgressBar2.cs

Create a file named ProgressBar2.cs

Start by adding the following imports. The System.Windows.Forms will host our ProgressBar while the System.Drawing will allow to us programmatically draw the ProgressBar at a specified location on our screen.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

Create a namespace known as Examples:

namespace Examples {

Create our class and extend the Form class from the System.Windows.Forms:

  class Form1 : Form {

Crreate our main method. Inside it EnableVisualStyles() and Run() our application.

    public static void Main() {
      Application.EnableVisualStyles();
      Application.Run(new Form1 {Text = "ProgressBar2 Example"});
    }

Define our constructor and add several ProgressBar widgets to the Controls property of the Form via the Add() method. Specify the ProgressStyle, Width, value etc. In this case are demonstrating the ProgressBarStyle.Marquee and ProgressBarStyle.Continuous styles.

    public Form1() {
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 50), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 80), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Value = 50});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 110), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Maximum = 300, Value = 300});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 140), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Maximum = 140});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 170), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Marquee, Width = 200});

Instantiate a Timer object, set the interval and Enabled property:

      Timer timer = new Timer {Interval = 50, Enabled = true};

Handle the Timer tick property and do update the value of the ProgressBar:

      timer.Tick += (sender, e) => (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value = (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value < (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Maximum ? (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value + 1 : (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Minimum;

Here is the full code

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Examples {
  class Form1 : Form {
    public static void Main() {
      Application.EnableVisualStyles();
      Application.Run(new Form1 {Text = "ProgressBar2 Example"});
    }
    public Form1() {
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 50), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 80), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Value = 50});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 110), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Maximum = 300, Value = 300});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 140), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Continuous, Width = 200, Maximum = 140});
      this.Controls.Add(new ProgressBar {Location = new Point(50, 170), Style = ProgressBarStyle.Marquee, Width = 200});
      Timer timer = new Timer {Interval = 50, Enabled = true};
      timer.Tick += (sender, e) => (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value = (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value < (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Maximum ? (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Value + 1 : (this.Controls[3] as ProgressBar).Minimum;
    }
  }
}

Run

Simply copy the source code into your C# Project,Build and Run. Alternatively download the code using the links provided below, then open the .csproj project, build and run.

Reference

Download the code using the below links:

Number	Link
1.	Download Example
2.	Follow code author