How to create form visual classes in vb.net

Question

i am a visual foxpro programmer, and in that language we can make not only user controls like textbox, combobox, grid,etc.But form classes in visual way, doing  drag and drop a form class. How can i make the same thing in vb.net?

Thank you in advance

Luis

Answer 1

Hi Luis,

By wanting to drag and drop Forms are you wanting Forms within a Form?

If so there are two ways of doing that from what I know.

Please let me know if that is what you are after doing.

I don't know if you are wanting to add more Forms to a Form manually or using code or not.

It sounds like you want to do it manually.

 

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Answer 2

Let me explain to you

in vfp  in a form i can set some properties of the form and program in teh event init and load or others

After that i can save it as a class.

When i want and instance of a that form class  i drag and drop "with in"  a form , but after that i delete the first from and i keep the instance of my form class. that  i droped in .

Is there any way to do the same thing in vb.net?

Luis

 

 

 

Answer 3

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6hws6h2t(v=VS.100).aspx

A Windows Forms control is developed as a Class Library. The library is a DLL that can be imported into other projects, giving you access to the control from the designer.

 

Answer 4

Now i know the answer, for example

One person can create a  a new form and add them other form controls or change other properites of the form.

if it is in the same project

save teh form for example the name could be  formlm.

create other form with the name formO

after that press the option to see all the files and right clik in the formO.Designer.vb an open adn choose see code. then it appears teh code

in some part appears this

 

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.

Form

Replace that with this

Inherits

 

 

visualesclassesform.formlm

where is the name of my project and the form which from my form formO inherits

and that is all

is the class is in other project do not forget to add a reference before write inherits...

Bye