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Windows Programming in C#

Windows Programming in C#. Corinne Hoisington Central Virginia Community College. Forms and Windows Programming. Console-based applications aside, most users expect to interact with a window based program.

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Windows Programming in C#

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  1. Windows Programming in C# Corinne Hoisington Central Virginia Community College

  2. Forms and Windows Programming • Console-based applications aside, most users expect to interact with a window based program. • When you create a Windows application using Visual Studio, the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) includes one form in the project.

  3. Creating a MessageBox • A MessageBox is a GUI object that can contain text, buttons, and symbols that inform and instruct a user • You must use the static class method Show() to display a message box, because its constructor is not public

  4. Creating a MessageBox Output of MessageBox1 program

  5. Creating a MessageBox Arguments used with the MessageBox.Show() method

  6. Using GUI Classes in Applications • Using MessageBox objects Addition.cs

  7. GUI Applications • Using a Form that is a program's main window Window1.cs Window2.cs WindowWithButton.cs

  8. Using the Visual Studio IDE • Code view and design view (like VB) • Easy to: • Drag and drop components • Add properties • Create events • New Items • Form Opacity • Anchor Docking • Much Easier Main Menu System • Monthly Calendar • Date Picker Calendar

  9. Now Let’s Create an Entire Application Together • Wood Cabinetry Example • This could be placed on a Mobile Computing Device (PDA) • C# has truly added some of VB’s better options such as form development

  10. Create a Form inputTextBox outputTextBox code

  11. C# Textbooks • Programming with Visual C#.NET • By: Joyce Farrell • ISBN 0-619-06273-8 • Publish Date: May 29, 2002 (Course.com)

  12. .NET ClientsNew Breed of Smart Clients

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