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Creating the Custom Control Project

Create a new project by selecting New, Project from the File menu. Select Visual C++ Projects from the list of project types and then select the Managed C++ Class Library from the list of templates. Selecting this template instructs the linker to create a DLL assembly rather than an executable. Give your project the name ShapeControl and click OK to create the project.

One thing that is different in the Managed C++ Class Library Project Wizard compared to the Managed C++ Application Wizard is the fact that a namespace and a managed class is automatically created for you. However, the default name for the class is Class1, which obviously isn't very descriptive. Open the ShapeControl.h file and change the name ...