Professional Windows Forms

Microsoft Windows Forms creates interfaces for client based applications. Developers building Windows-based applications can use their .NET language of choice to create flexible, data-aware Graphical User Interfaces that benefit from the full support of the .NET Framework classes.;This book shows you everything you need to know about this technology so that you can build any application. It covers the broad spectrum of Windows Forms programming, including form and control creation and manipulation, as well as discussing distributed programming topics - including consuming Web Services from Windows Forms. It also includes a wealth of practical examples demonstrating Windows Forms in action on subjects such as how to expose Windows Forms in Web Browsers, and how easy it is to deploy your applications. Coverage concludes with a sophisticated case study that uses Windows Forms to create a powerful website development environment.;This book provides: an introduction to the .NET Framework and Windows Forms in this context; an overview of the important features of Visual Studio.NET; and a look at object-oriented programming including Windows Forms Visual inheritance; It covers: how to manipulate data with Windows Forms; all the controls made available from Visual Studio.NET, including how to use activeX controls; how to use components within Windows Forms to enhance functionality; graphical drawing with GDI+; and debugging Windows Forms applications using the .NET debugger.