Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concept to Code

16.3. Stage 2: Creating the Look of Our GUI

Let's look at each of the functional requirements of the GUI as specified by the concept of operations, and identify the GUI class best suited to each.

• To log in to the SRS, the student will need to type his or her identification number and password into a field. The C# TextBox class will suit this requirement nicely. We can also use noneditable TextBox objects to display the student's name, the identification number, and the number of courses for which he or she is registered.

• To display both the course catalog and the student's course list, we need an object that can display a multiline list of items. The object also has to allow the student to make a selection from the list and keep track of which ...