Methods for Windows Form Application C++

Apr 6, 2011 at 3:06pm
Guys. Can Anyone tell me about methods used in Windows Form Application in C++/CLI and a simple example too.
Pls. send me tutorial links. too.
Im a newbie in C++.
Thank you.
Apr 6, 2011 at 3:19pm
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Tutorials: http://www.functionx.com/cppcli/index.htm
NB: I don't know about the quality of it but it dose seem popular.

Edit:
Im a newbie in C++.
Do you have any other programming experience? If not, WinForms and C++/CLI is probably going to be jumping in at the (very) deep end.
Last edited on Apr 6, 2011 at 3:25pm
Apr 6, 2011 at 3:37pm
I have a background in C++ (console) but I've noticed that when I used WInForms . . it's quite different. Win32 is difficult for me too.
Apr 6, 2011 at 5:26pm
It's quite different because it's not C++. Of course GUI development in general is a bit different from console development, but C++/CLI is a completely different language (literally).

Win32 is a bit difficult for C++ developers because it's actually a C API, many parts are very counter intuitive and it's relatively low level on top.

wxWidgets, SFML, Qt etc are a bit easier to handle, but still require some experience (and some time figuring out how they work) until you can really use them.
Apr 6, 2011 at 5:42pm
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Okay, by the sound if it you are not, necessarily, committed to the managed (.net) path?

Any if you do want to learn C++/CLI and the .net platform, I would probably recommend a book rather than a web tutorial, something like:
Pro Visual C++/CLI and the .Net 3.5 Platform
by Stephen R. G. Fraser

I have had a quick look at the tutorial site that I previously posted and it does look a bit of a mish mash and not a nice flowing site.
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