Code for Windows Forms Applications
This topic is designed to help you find code that demonstrates how to perform common programming tasks in Windows Forms applications. The topics listed are code-oriented topics. If you are using Visual Studio, you can use the Windows Forms Designer to complete many of these tasks.
The tasks are divided into the following categories:
Application creation
Form manipulation
Dialog boxes
Data binding
MDI forms
Menu manipulation
Graphics and GDI+
Printing
Drag-and-drop operations
Handling user input
Interacting with COM components
Application Creation
How to: Create a Windows Forms Application from the Command Line
Form Manipulation
How to: Change the Borders of Windows Forms
How to: Respond to Font Scheme Changes in a Windows Forms Application
Dialog Boxes
How to: Display Dialog Boxes for Windows Forms
Data Binding
How to: Bind a Windows Forms Control to a Type
How to: Handle Errors and Exceptions that Occur with Databinding
How to: Share Bound Data Across Forms Using the BindingSource Component
How to: Ensure Multiple Controls Bound to the Same Data Source Remain Synchronized
How to: Raise Change Notifications Using a BindingSource and the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface
How to: Bind a Windows Forms Control to a Factory Object
MDI Forms
How to: Create an MDI Window List with MenuStrip (Windows Forms)
Menu Manipulation
How to: Add Menu Items to a ContextMenuStrip
How to: Associate a ContextMenuStrip with a Control
How to: Disable ToolStripMenuItems
How to: Hide ToolStripMenuItems
How to: Insert a MenuStrip into an MDI Drop-Down Menu (Windows Forms)
How to: Add Enhancements to ToolStripMenuItems
Graphics and GDI+
How to: Create Graphics Objects for Drawing
How to: Set the Color of a Pen
How to: Draw Text on a Windows Form
How to: Render Images with GDI+
Printing
How to: Create Standard Windows Forms Print Jobs
How to: Capture User Input from a PrintDialog at Run Time
How to: Choose the Printers Attached to a User's Computer in Windows Forms
How to: Print Graphics in Windows Forms
How to: Print a Multi-Page Text File in Windows Forms
How to: Complete Windows Forms Print Jobs
How to: Display Print Preview in Windows Forms Applications
Drag-and-Drop Operations
How to: Add Data to the Clipboard
How to: Retrieve Data from the Clipboard
How to: Perform Drag-and-Drop Operations Between Applications
Handling User Input
How to: Modify Keyboard Input to a Standard Control
How to: Modify Keyboard Input to a Standard Control
How to: Handle Keyboard Input at the Form Level
How to: Distinguish Between Clicks and Double-Clicks
How to: Simulate Mouse and Keyboard Events in Code
How to: Handle User Input Events in Windows Forms Controls
Interacting with COM Components
How to: Support COM Interop by Displaying Each Windows Form on Its Own Thread
How to: Support COM Interop by Displaying Windows Forms on a Shared Thread
How to: Support COM Interop by Displaying a Windows Form with the ShowDialog Method
See Also
Other Resources
Windows Forms Controls Samples
Windows Forms Reference
Getting Started with Windows Forms
Enhancing Windows Forms Applications
Windows Forms Controls