Presented by:

Tim O’Brien
Senior Systems Engineer
Fujitsu Software Corporation

Introduction to Windows
Forms
(Win Forms)
Fujitsu Software Corporation

Customer Training Series

Fujitsu Computer Systems

Intro to Windows Forms (Win Forms)

■ Graphical User Interfaces (GUI’s)

■ Event driven programming
■ Commonly used controls
■ Advanced controls
■ Custom controls
■ Using forms
■ Using forms with data
■ Events
■ Properties

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Graphical User Interfaces (GUI’s)

■ Used to build rich interactive applications

■ Event driven programming model

■ Identical API for multiple programming

languages in the .NET environment

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Graphical User Interfaces (GUI’s) (Cont…)

■ Forms may be inherited from other forms

■ Able to run within a web page under IE6 (similar

to JAVA applets)

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Event Driven Programming
■ Allows for high degree of modularity

■ Event procedures are written for specific user

interface events – reduces need for programmer
to architect application

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Event Driven Programming (Cont…)

■ Standardized properties, methods and events for

controls

■ More intuitive way to develop user interfaces for

interactive applications

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Commonly used controls

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Advanced Controls

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Custom Controls
■ Users can create their own custom controls

■ Allows for heavy customization of GUI’s

■ Allows for standardization

■ May be inserted into Win Forms or Web Forms

■ Supports component development

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Using Forms
■ Single Document Interfaces (SDI)

■ Multiple Document Interfaces (MDI)

■ Modal vs. Non-Modal forms

■ Menus

■ Context Menus

■ Tool Tips

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Using Forms with data
■ Data binding to controls

■ DataGrid controls

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Events
■ Programming to specific Events

■ Common events such as Click, MouseHover,

Move, Resized, TextChanged

■ Delegates

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Properties
■ Static vs. Dynamic Properties

■ Effective use of properties

■ Custom properties in custom controls

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Win forms app

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Questions

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