Visual Basic® Programmer's Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library

Creating Forms

A form is a design-time version of a window. That is, when executed, a form appears as a window. In the design-time environment, however, a form functions as a canvas with which programmers can interact. Programmers can place code behind a form, and they can add controls, menus, and other items to the form; they can customize the way the form looks and behaves. Users and programmers alike are familiar with forms and their properties for a good reason: They are the graphical, visual manifestations of programs. They are how consumers of program functionality interact with programs to balance bank accounts, manage inventory, calculate taxes, write books, and complete many other tasks.

Introducing the Form Class

In the .NET Framework, ...