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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. Windows Forms 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