Microsoft® Visual C++® .NET 2003 Kick Start

Chapter 2. Creating Test Harnesses and Starter Applications

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Application Types You Can Create with Visual C++

• What Is a Test Harness?

• Creating an Unmanaged C++ Application

• Testing an Unmanaged Class with an Unmanaged Test Harness

• Creating a Managed C++ Application

• Testing a Managed Class with a Managed Test Harness

• In Brief

Application Types You Can Create with Visual C++

Visual C++ .NET comes with a package of wizards that generate starting code for a wide variety of applications, both managed and unmanaged. A useful way to categorize these applications is by their user interface:

• Console applications run in a command prompt and are text-only, reading from the keyboard and writing to the screen.

• Windows applications are graphical, using the ...