System.Windows.Forms

System.Windows.Forms (Winforms) Examples

This folder contains Winforms controls examples.

Hello World

• "Hello World" The classic first application HelloWorld with Label control.
• "Hello World (MessageBox)" The classic first application HelloWorld with MessageBox control.
• "Hello World (Paint)" The classic first application HelloWorld with GDI+ drawing objects.

Application

• Application shows how to create an Application with Application class.
• ApplicationEnableVisualStyle demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyle method.
• ApplicationIcon shows how to set application icon in project properties.

Common Controls

• Button represents a Windows button control.
• CheckBox represents a Windows CheckBox control.
• CheckedListBox represents a Windows control to display a list of items.
• ComboBox represents a Windows combo box control.
• Control refines the base class for controls, which are components with visual representation.
• DateTimePicker represents a Windows control that allows the user to select a date and a time and to display the date and time with a specified format.
• DomainUpDown represents a Windows spin box (also known as an up-down control) that displays string values.
• HScrollBar represents a standard Windows horizontal scroll bar.
• Label represents a standard Windows label.
• LinkLabel represents a Windows label control that can display hyperlinks.
• ListBox represents a Windows control to display a list of items.
• ListView represents a Windows list view control, which displays a collection of items that can be displayed using one of four different views.
• MaskedTextBox uses a mask to distinguish between proper and improper user input.
• MonthCalendar specifies values for navigating among accessible objects.
• NotifyIcon specifies a component that creates an icon in the notification area. This class cannot be inherited.
• NumericUpDown represents a Windows spin box (also known as an up-down control) that displays numeric values.
• PictureBox represents a Windows picture box control for displaying an image.
• ProgressBar represents a Windows progress bar control.
• RadioButton enables the user to select a single option from a group of choices when paired with other RadioButton controls.
• RichTextBox represents a Windows rich text box control.
• Splitter represents a splitter control that enables the user to resize docked controls. Splitter has been replaced by SplitContainer and is provided only for compatibility with previous versions.
• TextBox represents a Windows text box control.
• ToolTip Represents a small rectangular pop-up window that displays a brief description of a control's purpose when the user rests the pointer on the control.
• TrackBar represents a standard Windows track bar.
• TreeView displays a hierarchical collection of labeled items, each represented by a TreeNode.
• VScrollBar represents a standard Windows vertical scroll bar.
• WebBrowser enables the user to navigate Web pages inside your form.

Containers

• FlowLayoutPanel represents a panel that dynamically lays out its contents horizontally or vertically.
• Form represents a window or dialog box that makes up an application's user interface.
• GroupBox represents a Windows control that displays a frame around a group of controls with an optional caption.
• Panel used to group collections of controls.
• SplitContainer represents a control consisting of a movable bar that divides a container's display area into two resizable panels.
• TabControl manages a related set of tab pages.
• TableLayoutPanel represents a panel that dynamically lays out its contents in a grid composed of rows and columns.

Menus and Toolbars

• ContextMenuStrip represents a shortcut menu.
• MainMenu provides a main menu system for a form.
• MenuStrip provides a menu system for a form.
• StatusStrip represents a Windows status bar control.
• ToolStrip provides a container for Windows toolbar objects.
• ToolStripContainer provides panels on each side of the form and a central panel that can hold one or more controls.

Datas

• BindingNavigator represents the navigation and manipulation user interface (UI) for controls on a form that are bound to data.
• BindingSource encapsulates the data source for a form.
• Chart
• DataGridView displays data in a customizable grid.
• DataSet

Components

• BackgroundWorker executes an operation on a separate thread.
• DirectoryEntry The DirectoryEntry class encapsulates a node or object in the Active Directory Domain Services hierarchy.
• DirectorySearcher performs queries against Active Directory Domain Services.
• ErrorProvider provides a user interface for indicating that a control on a form has an error associated with it.
• EventLog provides interaction with Windows event logs.
• FileSystemWatcher listens to the file system change notifications and raises events when a directory, or file in a directory, changes.
• HelpProvider provides pop-up or online Help for controls.
• ImageList provides methods to manage a collection of Image objects. This class cannot be inherited.
• MessageQueue provides access to a queue on a Message Queuing server.
• PerformanceCounter represents a Windows NT performance counter component.
• Process provides access to local and remote processes and enables you to start and stop local system processes.
• SerialPort represents a serial port resource.
• ServiceControler represents a Windows service and allows you to connect to a running or stopped service, manipulate it, or get information about it.
• Timer implements a timer that raises an event at user-defined intervals. This timer is optimized for use in Windows Forms applications and must be used in a window.

Printing

• PageSetupDialog enables users to change page-related print settings, including margins and paper orientation. This class cannot be inherited.
• PrintDialog lets users select a printer and choose which sections of the document to print from a Windows Forms application.
• PrintDocument defines a reusable object that sends output to a printer, when printing from a Windows Forms application.
• PrintPreviewControl represents the raw preview part of print previewing from a Windows Forms application, without any dialog boxes or buttons. Most PrintPreviewControl objects are found on PrintPreviewDialog objects, but they do not have to be.
• PrintPreviewDialog represents a dialog box form that contains a PrintPreviewControl for printing from a Windows Forms application.

Dialogs

• ColorDialog represents a common dialog box that displays available colors along with controls that enable the user to define custom colors.
• FolderBrowserDialog prompts the user to select a folder. This class cannot be inherited.
• FontDialog prompts the user to choose a font from among those installed on the local computer.
• MessageBox displays a message window, also known as a dialog box, which presents a message to the user. It is a modal window, blocking other actions in the application until the user closes it. A MessageBox can contain text, buttons, and symbols that inform and instruct the user.
• OpenFileDialog displays a standard dialog box that prompts the user to open a file.
• SaveFileDialog prompts the user to select a location for saving a file.

Events

• ApplicationIdle shows how to create an Application with Application class and Idle event.
• MouseEvent demonstrates the use of some mouse events.
• EnableChangedEvent demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Control.EnableChaned event.
• FontChangedEvent demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Control.FontChaned event.
• FormClick demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Form control and Click event.
• WndProc demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc method.

Other

• Button2 demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Button control.
• ColoredForms demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Form control and System.Drawing.Color class.
• ColoredTabPages demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.TabControl and colored System.Windows.Forms.TabPage controls.
• DataFormatsGetFormat demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.GetFormat method.
• GroupBoxAndCheckBox demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox and System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox controls.
• GroupBoxAndRadioButton demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox and System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton controls.
• LabelsAndUnicodeText demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Label control and Unicode text.
• Lines demonstrates the use of System.Windows.Forms.Label control to draw simple lines.
• SomeControls demonstrates the use of some controls.
• StopwatchForm demonstrates the use of Stopwatch class, Label and Button controls.
• SystemSound demonstrates the use of System.Media.SystemSound component.
• All You can see all examples here.