Developing Microsoft .NET Controls with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

When users click on a menu item or a button in a dialog box, they're using a control - and every interaction with a control can shape their overall experience and satisfaction with your software. This hands-on guide teaches you how to use or modify the built-in, intrinsic controls provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework for your own applications - as well as how to build new controls from scratch - to deliver the most appropriate and efficient functionality for your audience. The author uses code samples built with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 to illustrate how controls operate and how to add and arrange them on a Windows Form or Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form. You'll learn how to manipulate controls for specific needs, as well as how to write your own custom controls to create the richest user experience. All the book's code is available online for reuse in your own applications.

Every click on a menu item or a dialog box—every interaction with a control—shapes the user’s experience and satisfaction with your software. Learn how to maximize the usability and impact of your Visual Basic .NET–based solutions by using the powerful intrinsic controls in the .NET Framework right out of the box—or by building complex controls from scratch. Expert developer and teacher John Connell shares a wealth of code samples and techniques to illustrate how .NET controls operate as well as how to integrate even the most complex controls into Windows Forms and Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms. Whether you’re developing in-house or commercial software, you’ll learn how to build custom controls and other interface components that make your programs easy—and enjoyable—to use.Discover how to use encryption technologies, isolated storage, and serialization in the .NET Framework in your own programs and controls Build custom .NET type editors, type converters, and designers to add and manage sophisticated properties in your custom controls Learn how to inherit and enhance .NET controls—from handling events to building custom designers Aggregate multiple .NET intrinsic controls into one user control for simpler, custom functionality Use GDI+ to perform hit tests, create dynamic bitmaps, and add graphics to Windows Forms and ASP.NET controlsAdd licensing to your controls, including custom validation of authorized users Manipulate the built-in ASP.NET Web server controls, from basic HTML wrappers to the powerful DataGrid control Design ASP.NET custom server controls to create Web page hit counters, wireless applications, and more

Every click on a menu item or a dialog boxevery interaction with a controlshapes the users experience and satisfaction with your software. Learn how to maximize the usability and impact of your Visual Basic .NETbased solutions by using the powerful intrinsic controls in the .NET Framework right out of the boxor by building complex controls from scratch. Expert developer and teacher John Connell shares a wealth of code samples and techniques to illustrate how .NET controls operate as well as how to integrate even the most complex controls into Windows Forms and Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms. Whether youre developing in-house or commercial software, youll learn how to build custom controls and other interface components that make your programs easyand enjoyableto use. Discover how to use encryption technologies, isolated storage, and serialization in the .NET Framework in your own programs and controls Build custom .NET type editors, type converters, and designers to add and manage sophisticated properties in your custom controls Learn how to inherit and enhance .NET controlsfrom handling events to building custom designers Aggregate multiple .NET intrinsic controls into one user control for simpler, custom functionality Use GDI+ to perform hit tests, create dynamic bitmaps, and add graphics to Windows Forms and ASP.NET controls Add licensing to your controls, including custom validation of authorized users Manipulate the built-in ASP.NET Web server controls, from basic HTML wrappers to the powerful DataGrid control Design ASP.NET custom server controls to create Web page hit counters, wireless applications, and more Every click on a menu item or a dialog box -- every interaction with a control -- shapes the user's experience and satisfaction with your software. Learn how to maximize the usability and impact of your Visual Basic .NET-based solutions by using the powerful intrinsic controls in the .NET Framework right out of the box -- or by building complex controls from scratch. Expert developer and teacher John Connell shares a wealth of code samples and techniques to illustrate how .NET controls operate as well as how to integrate even the most complex controls into Windows Forms and Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms. Whether you're developing in-house or commercial software, you'll learn how to build custom controls and other interface components that make your programs easy -- and enjoyable -- to use. My development team recently purchased two third-party controls and is using both in a production environment.