C# 24-hour trainer

Publication Data

• Title C# 24-hour trainer
• Author Rod Stephens
• Publisher Wrox
• Publication date 2015
• Publication location Indianapolis
• Language English

Contents

INTRODUCTION xxvii

PART I: THE VISUAL STUDIO IDE AND CONTROLS

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED WITH THE VISUAL STUDIO IDE 3

Installing C# 4

Configuring the IDE 6

Building Your First Program 7

Copying Projects 12

Exploring the IDE 13

Try It 16

Lesson Requirements 17

Hints 17

Step-by-Step 17

Exercises 20

LESSON 2: CREATING CONTROLS 21

Understanding Controls 21

Properties 22

Methods 22

Events 22

Creating Controls 23

Setting Control Properties 24

Control Names 26

Popular Properties 27

Modifying Properties in Code 28

Arranging Controls 30

Snap Lines 30

Arrow Keys 31

The Format Menu and Layout Toolbar 31

WPF Controls 32

Try It 32

Lesson Requirements 33

Hints 33

Step-by-Step 33

Exercises 37

LESSON 3: MAKING CONTROLS ARRANGE THEMSELVES 43

Restricting Form Size 44

Using Anchor Properties 44

Using Dock Properties 47

Layout Containers 48

Windows Forms Controls 48

WPF Controls 49

Try It 50

Lesson Requirements 51

Hints 51

Step-by-Step 52

Exercises 52

LESSON 4: HANDLING EVENTS 57

Making Event Handlers 57

Using Event Parameters 59

Setting Scrollbar Properties 60

Tracking Mouse Movement 61

Moving the Mouse Picture 61

Removing Event Handlers 62

Adding and Removing Event Handlers in Code 62

Useful Events 63

Try It 65

Lesson Requirements 65

Hints 65

Step-by-Step 66

Exercises 66

LESSON 5: MAKING MENUS 73

Creating Menus 73

Setting Menu Properties 75

Handling Menu Events 76

Creating Context Menus 77

WPF Menus 78

WPF Context Menus 79

WPF Commanding 79

Try It 80

Lesson Requirements 80

Hints 81

Step-by-Step 81

Exercises 83

LESSON 6: MAKING TOOL STRIPS AND STATUS STRIPS 89

Using Tool Strips 89

Using Tool Strip Containers 91

Using Status Strips 92

Try It 93

Lesson Requirements 93

Hints 95

Step-by-Step 95

Exercises 98

LESSON 7: USING RICHTEXTBOXES 103

Using RichTextBox Properties 103

Giving the User Control 105

Using RichTextBox Methods 106

Using WPF Commands 108

Try It 110

Lesson Requirements 110

Hints 110

Step-by-Step 110

Exercises 112

LESSON 8: USING STANDARD DIALOGS 115

Using Dialogs in General 116

Adding the Dialog to the Form 117

Initializing the Dialog 117

Displaying the Dialog and Checking the Return Result 118

Processing the Results 119

Putting It All Together 120

Using Dialog Properties 120

Using File Filters 123

Using Dialogs in WPF 124

Try It 126

Lesson Requirements 126

Hints 127

Step-by-Step 127

Exercises 130

LESSON 9: CREATING AND DISPLAYING NEW FORMS 133

Adding New Forms 133

Understanding Classes and Instances 134

Displaying Forms 135

Controlling Remote Forms 138

Try It 140

Lesson Requirements 141

Hints 141

Step-by-Step 141

Exercises 143

LESSON 10: BUILDING CUSTOM DIALOGS 147

Making Custom Dialogs 147

Setting the Dialog Result 148

Using Custom Dialogs 149

Try It 150

Lesson Requirements 150

Hints 151

Step-by-Step 151

Exercises 153

PART II: VARIABLES AND CALCULATIONS

LESSON 11: USING VARIABLES AND PERFORMING CALCULATIONS 161

What Are Variables? 161

Data Types 161

Float, Double

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C# 24-hour trainer by Rod Stephens. ISBN 9781119065654. Published by Wrox in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.