Detailed layout of Windows Forms app

We've already created Windows Forms apps with basic controls, and that's when we get to know some of the advanced controls and connect to the database using the ADO technology to create more powerful form applications!

Menu bar Control MenuStrip

. NET provides a MenuStrip (menu bar control),

Makes it easy to create menus.

Main properties of a menu bar control

Property Description

Name of the menu object in the name code

Items that you want to display in the menu

Text associated with the menu

You can add menu items (MenuItem), combo boxes (ComboBox), text boxes (textbox), split menu items (Separator), or set properties for each item in the edit window of the Items property

Main properties and events for a menu item

Property Description

Name of the menu item object in the name code

DropDownItems the set of thought that appears in the submenu

Text associated with the menu item

Method description

Click to trigger the event when the menu item is selected

Application.exit () and this. The difference between Close ()

Application:1. static method for application class application to exit the current application

2. If more than one form is open for the current application, close all forms

3. FormClosing and formclosed events for forms are not triggered when the form is closed

This. Close (): 1. An instance method that closes the current form, or if the current form is a system startup form, the application exits after the method is executed to close the form

2. If the current application opens more than one form, close the current form

3. When the form is closed, the formclosing and formclosed events of the form are triggered

Toolbar Control ToolStrip

Utility bar control (ToolStrip), you can create a very powerful toolbar. The toolbar space can contain buttons, labels, drop-down boxes, text boxes, combo boxes, and so on.

Main properties of a toolbar control

Property Description

Imagescalingsize	The size of the image displayed by the item in the toolbar
Items	The collection of items that are displayed on the toolbar

In the edit window of the Items property, you can add or remove items, or you can adjust the order of the items, and you can set the property values for each item

Key properties and events for buttons and labels on the toolbar

Properties	Description
Displaystyle	Set how images and text are displayed
Image	Picture displayed on button/label
Imagescaling	Adjust the size of the picture displayed on the button/label
Text	Text displayed on the button/label
Textimagerelation	The relative position of the button/label like the text
Event	Description
Click	This event is triggered when a button/label is clicked

WinForms Basic Control radio button (radiobuttion)

Properties	Description
Checked	Just whether the radio button is selected
Text	The text that the radio button displays
Event	Description
Click	Occurs when a radio button is clicked

Differences between group boxes (GroupBox) and panels (panel)

GroupBox	Panel
A group of controls that are used for logic to display a frame with a caption on the frame	Used to contain multiple controls to group these controls into one, making them easy to manipulate

The main properties of the date control (DateTimePicker)

Properties	Description
MaxDate	Set the maximum date and time
MinDate	Get set minimum date and time
Value	Date/Time value selected by the control
Format	Format for setting the date and time displayed in the control

Detailed layout of Windows Forms app