Windows Forms II

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 RadioButton / GroupBox Controls
 Used to solicit a multiple choice input.
 Radio buttons work as a group.
 Selecting one unselects any previous choice.
 The GroupBox defines the group.
 Expand “All Windows Forms” in Toolbox.
 Drag GroupBox to the form.
 Drag four radio buttons from the Toolbox
and drop inside the GroupBox.
 You can also copy and paste controls.
 Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V

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 GroupBox Properties

Text Property

Location and size are normally set interactively via the designer.

The usual appearance properties are available.

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 RadioButton Properties

Text

Checked is true for a button that is selected. (Max of 1 per group.)

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Add an OK Button

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 Code for Button Click Event

enum Classification {Unknown, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior};

Classification year = Classification.Unknown;
private void btnOK_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if (rbFreshman.Checked)
year = Classification.Freshman;
else if (rbSophomore.Checked)
year = Classification.Sophomore;
else if (rbJunior.Checked)
year = Classification.Junior;
else if (rbSenior.Checked)
year = Classification.Senior;
if (year == Classification.Unknown)
MessageBox.Show("Please select year");
else
MessageBox.Show("You will be recorded as a " + year.ToString());
}
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 The PictureBox Control

 Allows you to include images on your form.

 Typically a jpeg or gif file
 Other possibilities.

 Important Properties:
 Image (Browse to file)

 Location

 Size

 SizeMode

 Normal, StretchImage, AutoSize, CenterImage, Zoom

 BorderStyle

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 The PictureBox Control
 Need an image file?
 Try google > images
 From search on University of South Florida

 Image file is in Downloads area of class web site:

 http://www.cse.usf.edu/~turnerr/Software_Systems_Development/D
ownloads/USF_Bull.gif

 Download to desktop

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The PictureBox Control

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 Setting the Image Property

Select the Image property.

Click on the elipses (...) button.
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 Setting the Image Property

Click on Import.

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Setting the Image

Navigate to the image file.

Select the file and click Open.

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Setting the Image

Click OK.

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 Setting the Image

The image file has been copied into the project.

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 SizeMode Values
From the Help page for SizeMode:
 Valid values for this property are taken from the
PictureBoxSizeMode enumeration.
 By default, in PictureBoxSizeMode.Normal mode, the Image is
placed in the upper left corner of the PictureBox, and any part
of the image too big for the PictureBox is clipped.
 PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom causes the image to be stretched or
shrunk to fit the PictureBox, while maintaining the aspect ratio.
 Using the PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage value causes the
image to stretch to fit the PictureBox.
 Using the PictureBoxSizeMode.AutoSize value causes the control
to resize to always fit the image.
 Using the PictureBoxSizeMode.CenterImage value causes the
image to be centered in the client area.

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The PictureBox Control

Set size mode to Zoom.

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SizeMode Zoom

SizeMode = Zoom

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SizeMode Normal

SizeMode = Normal

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CenterImage

SizeMode = CenterImage

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 AutoSize

SizeMode = Autosize
Most of the PictureBox falls outside the form.
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 AutoSize

Window resized to hold entire PictureBox control.

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 The PictureBox Control

Conclusions:
 Try to match size of actual image to size that

you need on the form.

 If not, Zoom is usually the best bet.
 But, at least, be sure the ratio of height to width
is about the same.

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 Where is the image?
 It's embedded in the program

 You don't need to retain or deploy the original image file.

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 Form1.resx
 In the project folder, you can drill down
and find the file.

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Form1.resx

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Form1.resx

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Form1.resx

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 Form1.resx

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 The ComboBox Control

 “Combination” of text entry box and

dropdown list.
 Select from list or enter text.
 Important Properties:
 Items(Collection of strings to display.)
 Can be set using the designer or by program.
 DropDownStyle
 Simple Text Entry Only
 DropDown Text Entry or Select
 DropDownList Select Only
 Text Whatever was selected or entered
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The ComboBox Control

Set name to cbYear.

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Setting the Choices

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Setting the Choices

Click OK.

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Getting the User’s Choice

Build and run.

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Program Running

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 The ComboBox Control
 After clicking on the arrow:

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 The ComboBox Control

After user selects Sophomore

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 Getting the User’s Choice

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 Handling the FormClosing Event

 In Design View, select the form (by

clicking anywhere on the background.)
 In the Properties window, select Events.
 (Lightening bolt icon at top of window.)
 Beside “FormClosing” type the name
that you want to give to the event
handler (e.g., FormIsClosing)
 Don't use the event name, FormClosing.
 Press Enter.

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Setting the Event Handler

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 Handling the FormClosing Event
This creates the following stub in the code file:

private void FormIsClosing(

object sender,
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{

This function will be called when the user clicks the Close button
on the form.

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 Using a MessageBox to Get User Input
 Add this code inside the FormIsClosing function.

DialogResult result =
MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to quit?",
"Confirm",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);

e.Cancel = (result == DialogResult.No);

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 MessageBox Example

MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to quit?",

"Confirm",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question);

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Add a Close Button

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 Close Button Click Event Handler

private void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
this.Close();
}

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 We still get the FormClosing Event

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 Summany
 Visual Studio makes it easy to create
simple Windows forms applications.
 There is an enormous amount of
information about Windows forms.
 Only a small amount of it is necessary in
order to create simple applications.
 Need to be aware of what exists.
 Need to be able to find what you need
when you need it.

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