作者：Chris Sells, Justin Gehtland
出版日期：October 24, 2003
出版社：Addison Wesley
页数：736
ISBN：0-321-12519-3
文件格式：CHM

“If you are just beginning to use WinForms, or evenif you are already an experienced hand, you will find this book anantidote for confusion and a friendly companion on the road to writingmodern applications.”
—Alan Cooper, Father of Visual Basic

Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NETis the ultimate guide to using the Microsoft .NET forms package.Readers will learn how to build applications that take full advantageof both the rich user interface features of the Microsoft Windowsoperating system and the deployment features traditionally associatedwith HTML-based applications.

Authors Chris Sells and Justin Gehtland draw upontheir WinForms research and programming experience to go beyond theWindows Forms documentation to give you a clear picture of exactly howVisual Basic .NET programmers can use WinForms. Readers will gain anunderstanding of the rationale behind aspects of WinForms design andlearn how to avoid or solve common problems. Throughout the book,detailed illustrations of WinForms user interface features and workingcode samples demonstrate best practices. All code has been tested withVisual Studio .NET 1.1 and is available at www.sellsbrothers.com, wherereaders will also find updates to the book.

This book focuses on the topics developers need to know in order to build real-world applications, including:



Form layout

Multiple top-level and non-rectangular windows

Classes outside the System.Windows.Forms namespace, including System.Drawing and System.Security

Custom drawing

Hosting and building controls

Design-time integration of controls and components

Data binding

Multithreaded user interfaces

Deploying WinForms controls and applications over the Web

Moving from Visual Basic 6


Well-written and easy to navigate, Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET is the tutorial for Windows programmers who are serious about mastering Windows Forms.