using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public partial class MainForm : Form
{
    private StatusBarAdv statusBarAdv1;
    private StatusBarAdvPanel culturePanel;
    private StatusBarAdvPanel datePanel;
    private StatusBarAdvPanel timePanel;
    
    public MainForm()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SetupStatusBar();
    }
    
    private void SetupStatusBar()
    {
        // Create StatusBarAdv
        statusBarAdv1 = new StatusBarAdv
        {
            Dock = DockStyle.Bottom,
            BackColor = Color.LightSteelBlue,
            BorderColor = Color.DarkSlateGray,
            BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle,
            SizingGrip = true
        };
        
        // Create panels
        culturePanel = new StatusBarAdvPanel
        {
            PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.CurrentCulture,
            Size = new Size(120, 27)
        };
        
        datePanel = new StatusBarAdvPanel
        {
            PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.ShortDate,
            Size = new Size(100, 27)
        };
        
        timePanel = new StatusBarAdvPanel
        {
            PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.ShortTime,
            Size = new Size(100, 27)
        };
        
        // Add panels to StatusBarAdv
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(culturePanel);
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(datePanel);
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(timePanel);
        
        // Add to form
        this.Controls.Add(statusBarAdv1);
    }
}

Imports Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Partial Class MainForm
    Inherits Form
    
    Private statusBarAdv1 As StatusBarAdv
    Private culturePanel As StatusBarAdvPanel
    Private datePanel As StatusBarAdvPanel
    Private timePanel As StatusBarAdvPanel
    
    Public Sub New()
        InitializeComponent()
        SetupStatusBar()
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub SetupStatusBar()
        ' Create StatusBarAdv
        statusBarAdv1 = New StatusBarAdv With {
            .Dock = DockStyle.Bottom,
            .BackColor = Color.LightSteelBlue,
            .BorderColor = Color.DarkSlateGray,
            .BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle,
            .SizingGrip = True
        }
        
        ' Create panels
        culturePanel = New StatusBarAdvPanel With {
            .PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.CurrentCulture,
            .Size = New Size(120, 27)
        }
        
        datePanel = New StatusBarAdvPanel With {
            .PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.ShortDate,
            .Size = New Size(100, 27)
        }
        
        timePanel = New StatusBarAdvPanel With {
            .PanelType = StatusBarAdvPanelType.ShortTime,
            .Size = New Size(100, 27)
        }
        
        ' Add panels to StatusBarAdv
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(culturePanel)
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(datePanel)
        statusBarAdv1.Controls.Add(timePanel)
        
        ' Add to form
        Me.Controls.Add(statusBarAdv1)
    End Sub
End Class

using Syncfusion.Drawing;

// Set gradient background
statusBarAdv1.BackgroundColor = new BrushInfo(
    GradientStyle.Horizontal,
    Color.AliceBlue,
    Color.LightSteelBlue
);

// Apply Metro style
statusBarAdv1.Style = StatusbarStyle.Metro;

// Set metro accent color
statusBarAdv1.MetroColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#16a5dc");
statusBarAdv1.UseMetroColorAsBorder = true;

// Enable custom alignment
statusBarAdv1.Alignment = FlowAlignment.ChildConstraints;

// Left-align first panel
statusBarAdv1.SetHAlign(panel1, HorzFlowAlign.Left);

// Right-align second panel
statusBarAdv1.SetHAlign(panel2, HorzFlowAlign.Right);

// Justify third panel to fill space
statusBarAdv1.SetHAlign(panel3, HorzFlowAlign.Justify);

// Apply Office2016 Colorful theme
statusBarAdv1.Style = StatusbarStyle.Office2016Colorful;

// Enable auto-sizing
statusBarAdv1.AutoSize = true;
statusBarAdv1.AutoSizeMode = AutoSizeMode.GrowAndShrink;

// Auto-adjust panel heights
statusBarAdv1.AutoHeightControls = true;