February 2010
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
11h 51m
English
Windows Forms, or WinForms for short, refers to the Windows graphical user interface (GUI) support of the .NET Framework. It consists of base UI classes and out-of-the-box controls (such as text box, grid, and various layout organization controls). WinForms is common and used extensively in Windows applications.
In this chapter, you learn how to use WinForms in IronRuby. You also learn how to build the initial user interface, using various UI controls, and how to respond to user actions. This chapter also covers the various ways you can create a UI (with or without a visual designer). ...