Custom Controls for the .NET Compact Framework.pptVIP

Custom Components –and- Custom Controls for the .NET Compact Framework Paul Yao The Paul Yao Company Windows Mobile Development Platform: Today Agenda Part 1: Control Fundamentals Part 2: Creating Custom Controls Part 3: Designer Support Downloads: PPT: /msmdc_cli355.ppt Sample: /postalcodecontrol.zip Part 1: Control Fundamentals Terminology Supported Controls Unsupported Controls Support for Inherited Properties Methods Events a.k.a. “PME’s” Terminology 1/3 Control vs. Component A Control Derives from Control class Wraps around a Windows API window Normally is visible A Component Derives from Component class Does not wrap around a Windows API window Can be visible Toolbar, MenuItem Can be invisible Timer In common parlance, “custom control” includes both controls and components. Terminology 2/3 PMEs Properties, Methods, Events Properties – public data members; can be read-only, write-only, or read/write are really fields hidden in a method Methods – class functions. Can be static per-class or instanced per-object . Events – Outward-bound method calls that let the outside world know of a change to the inner state of an object. Terminology 3/3 Inherited and Supported Inherited A derived class inherits all PMEs from base classes Example: Label inherits all PMEs from Control Supported Property – control uses property Method – method is implemented Event – control calls event handler methods when the event occurs “Inherited does not mean supported” –Seth Demsey, .NET Compact Framework Team, Microsoft Corporation Controls IncludedIn the .NET Compact Framework Button CheckBox ComboBox ContextMenu DataGrid DomainUpDown ImageList Label ListBox MainMenu MenuItem NumericUpDown Panel PictureBox ProgressBar RadioButton HScrollBar VScrollBar StatusBar TabControl TabPage TextBox Timer ToolBar ToolBarButton TrackBar ListView TreeView Controls ExcludedFrom .NET Framework controls CheckedListBox DateTimePicker ErrorProvider GroupBox HelpProvider Li