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.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

by Ian Griffiths, Matthew Adams

March 2003

Intermediate to advanced

896 pages

32h 35m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Managed CodeCompilation in .NETThe Role of the Type System
Members of TypesMethodsFieldsPropertiesEvent handlingProtection levelsInheritance and InterfacesInheritanceInterface-based programmingThe Different Types of TypeReference typesValue typesValues and boxing
Windows Forms and GDI+
Windows Forms and the Control Class
Location, Location, LocationPosition and sizeAutomatic layoutAppearanceColorTextImagesMouse cursorsHandling InputMouse InputDrag and dropKeyboard inputAccessibilityValidation
Available ControlsUsing the Built-in Controls
Application StructureStartup and ShutdownThe Application ClassForms and Threads
The Forms DesignerInitializationDisposalShowing Modal and Non-Modal FormsClosing formsAutomatic button click handling
Parents and OwnersParent and childOwnershipTop-most formsControl and ContainerControlFocus and validationAmbient PropertiesMDI Applications
ScrollingDockingSplittersLayout EventsCustom Layout
Resource ManagersResources and Visual Studio .NETResource Files
MenusThe Object ModelBuilding menusAccelerators and shortcut keysEvent HandlingMenu Item StateAttaching MenusMenu MergingAdvanced mergingMerging and MDI applicationsMerging and forms inheritanceOwner-Drawn Menus
The ToolBar ClassThe ToolBarButton ClassEvent Handling
Composite ControlsThe UserControl ClassReusing Without Inheritance
RedrawingHandling InputMouse inputKeyboard inputControl StylesScrollable Custom Controls
Designer Integration
When to InheritWhen to Inherit from a Form
Interacting with Controls in the Base ClassEvent Handling
Extending the Programming InterfaceExtending Behavior
Design Heuristics for InheritanceProtection levelsVirtual methodsEvent handling
Drawing and ControlsForcing a RedrawPainting Other ControlsFlicker-Free Drawing
Essential GDI+ ClassesGraphicsPoint, Size, and RectangleColorBrushesPensShapesRectangles and ellipsesLines and polygonsCurvesPathsRegionsTextFontsFormattingImagesBitmapsMetafilesColor transformationsCoordinate Systems and Transformations
Displaying Simple ObjectsLocalizable Descriptions and Categories
Nested PropertiesValue typesProperty DescriptorsLocalization with property descriptors
Design Time Versus RuntimeDetecting Design Time
Designer VerbsDesignerVerb propertiesSelection and ResizingHit testingResizing and movingAdornmentsContainmentMetadata FilteringShadow propertiesDesigner Host Interfaces
Data Sources and BindingsBinding ManagersList Sources
List Control Binding
Using the DataTable ClassUsing the DataSet ClassPopulating a DataSet from a DatabaseMultiple Binding Contexts
Filtering the DataGrid Display
Finding a Quick-Reference Entry
Type Name, Namespace, Assembly, Type Category, and FlagsDescriptionSynopsisMember availability and flagsFunctional grouping of membersClass HierarchyCross-ReferencesA Note About Type Names
General Considerations
FieldsMethodsPropertiesEvents

Content preview from .NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

Name

ArrangeStartingPosition

Synopsis

This enumeration is used by the ArrangeStartingPosition property of the SystemInformation class to determine how minimized windows are arranged (see ArrangeDirection).


public enum ArrangeStartingPosition {

   BottomLeft = 0,

   BottomRight = 1,

   TopLeft = 2,

   TopRight = 3,

   Hide = 8

}

Hierarchy

System.Object → System.ValueType → System.Enum(System.IComparabl, System.IFormattable, System.IConvertible) → ArrangeStartingPosition

Returned By

SystemInformation.ArrangeStartingPosition

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