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

Chapter 5. Forms, Menus, and Controls

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Key Classes Related to Windows Forms

• Creating Forms

• The Form Class Hierarchy

• Visual Characteristics of Forms

• Using the Clipboard

• Creating Menus

• Working with Menu Items

• Handling Menu Events

• An Introduction to Controls

• Learning by Example: The EventLog Control

Visual Basic has always excelled at forms-based application development. It has made the art of crafting user interfaces with graphical windows a quick and easy job, involving drag-and-drop controls and simple event coding. Visual Basic .NET continues that tradition, aligning itself squarely with rapid forms development. Today, Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework itself have become key enablers for graphical user interface (GUI) development. ...