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

Chapter 4. Building Simple User Interfaces with Windows Forms

IN THIS CHAPTER

• A Managed C++ Windows Forms Application

• Using the Toolbox to Build the User Interface

• Anchoring, Docking, and Other Properties of Controls

• Writing Event Handlers

• Using a DataGrid, DataView, and DataFilter

• Creating a Multiple-Form Interface

• In Brief

A Managed C++ Windows Forms Application

Applications developed in managed C++ have access to all of the classes that come with the .NET Framework. However, the first release of Visual C++ .NET, now referred to as Visual C++ .NET 2002, did not provide any Rapid Application Development (RAD) support for building Windows Forms applications in managed C++. Developers had to code these applications manually. With the release of Visual C++ ...