.Net Windows Forms in a Nutshell [With CDROM] (Paperback)

Preface


I. Introduction to Windows Forms

1. .NET and Windows Forms Overview
Windows Development and .NET
The Common Language Runtime
.NET Programming Languages
Components
The .NET Type System
The .NET Framework Class Library

2. Controls
Windows Forms and the Control Class
Using Standard Control Features
Built-in Controls

3. Forms, Containers, and Applications
Application Structure
The Form Class
Containment
Layout
Localization
Extender Providers

4. Menus and Toolbars
Menus
Toolbars
Unified Event Handling
Office-Style Menus and Toolbars

5. Building Controls
Composite Controls
Custom Controls
Designing for Developers

6. Inheritance and Reuse
When to Inherit
Inheriting from Forms and User Controls
Inheriting from Other Controls
Pitfalls of Inheritance

7. Redrawing and GDI+
Drawing and Controls
GDI+

8. Property Grids
Displaying Simple Objects
Type Conversion
Custom Type Editors

9. Controls and the IDE
Design Time Versus Runtime
Custom Component Designers
Extender Providers

10. Data Binding
Data Sources and Bindings
Simple and Complex Binding
DataTable, DataSet, and Friends
The DataGrid Control
The DataView Class


II. API Quick Reference

11. How to Use This Quick Reference
Finding a Quick-Reference Entry
Reading a Quick-Reference Entry

12. Converting from C# to VB Syntax
General Considerations
Classes
Structures
Interfaces
Class, Structure, and Interface Members
Delegates
Enumerations

13. The System.ComponentModel Namespace

14. The System.Drawing Namespace

15. The System.Drawing.Drawing2D Namespace

16. The System.Drawing.Imaging Namespace

17. The System.Drawing.Printing Namespace

18. The System.Drawing.Text Namespace

19. The System.Windows.Forms Namespace

20. The System.Windows.Forms.Design Namespace


III. Appendixes

A. Namespaces and Assemblies

B. Type, Method, Property, Event, and Field Index

Index