Question1
C# Windows Forms is a graphical user interface (GUI) framework developed by Microsoft that
allows you to build desktop applications for Windows operating systems.
Creating a window forum using visual studio involve several steps or processes and these are;
1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Click on "File" in the top left corner, then select "New" > "Project...".
3. In the "New Project" dialog box, select "Windows Forms App (.NET Framework)" or
"Windows Forms App (.NET Core)" depending on your preferred framework.
4. Choose an appropriate name for project , specify the location, and solution name, then click
"OK".
5. Visual Studio will create a new Windows Forms project with a default [Link] file.
6. You can design your form using the Toolbox and Properties windows.
7. Double-click on the form to create a Load event handler, where you can write code to initialize
your application.
8. You can add controls, handlers, and logic to create your Windows Forms application.
Question2
To add controls, such as buttons or text boxes, to a Windows Forms application in Visual
Studio:
Open the Toolbox window by clicking "View"
Then click or select "Toolbox"
. Drag and drop the desired control (e.g., Button, TextBox, Label) from the Toolbox onto the
form in the Designer window.
Resize the control by dragging its edges or use the Properties window to set its size and position.
Set the control's properties, such as Text, Name, and Color, in the Properties window .
Double-click the control to create an event handler for its default event (e.g., Button_Click for a
Button).
Write code in the event handler to perform the desired action when the control is interacted with.
Question3
I .
1. Serves as a container for the form, It holds all the controls placed on the form, such as
buttons, text boxes, labels, and more.
2. Management of controls, control collections allows you to manage your controls, such as
adding, removing, and accessing them programmatically.
3. Layout, It helps with control positioning and sizing, using methods like [Link](),
[Link](), and [Link]().
4. Control collections It enables event handling for controls, like button clicks or text changes, by
attaching event handlers to the controls in the collection.
5. It allows you to iterate through the controls, enabling tasks like updating or validating multiple
controls at once.
6. for easy searching, You can search for specific controls within the collection using methods
like [Link]()
ii.
Adding Controls:
1. Create an instance of the control class (e.g., Button, TextBox).
2. Set its properties ( Text, Location, Size).
3. Add the control to the Form's Controls collection using [Link](control).
Removing Controls:
1. Use [Link](control) to remove a specific control.
2. Use [Link]() to remove all controls.
Accessing Controls:
1. Use Controls[index] to access a control by its index.
2. Use Controls["name"] to access a control by its name.
3. Use [Link]("name", true) to search for a control by its name (recursive).
Iterating Controls:
1. Use foreach (Control ctrl in Controls) to iterate through all controls.
2. Use [Link]<ButtonType>() to iterate through controls of a specific type.
Question4
I.
A partial class in C# refers to class that is divided into multiple source code files (partials) that
are later combined into a single class during compilation.
II.
1. Multiple files can be created each containing a partial class definition.
2. Same namespace and class name: Each partial class must be in the same namespace and have
the same class name.
3. Partial keyword is then given to each partial class must be declared with the partial keyword.
4. During compilation, the compiler combines all the partial class files into a single class
definition.
5. Single class, The resulting compiled class contains all the members from all the partial classes.
Question5
I.
1. Define a partial method in one partial class file using the partial keyword.
2. Implement the partial method in another partial class file
II.
characteristics of partial methods includes the following;
1. Partial methods must be declared in a partial class using the partial keyword.
2. Partial methods must have a return type of void and no parameters.
3. Partial methods can be implemented in a separate partial class file.
4. Optional implementation, If no implementation is provided, the method is effectively ignored.
5. Compile-time checking, The compiler checks for the existence of an implementing partial
method.
6. There is no runtime overhead if the method is not implemented.
7. Partial methods are implicitly sealed and cannot be overridden.
Question6.
I. 1. Use the partial keyword in the class declaration.
2. Ensure the class name and namespace are identical across all partial class files.
3. You can define the public interface (fields, properties, methods) in one file and the
implementation details (method bodies) in another.
II.
File 1:
public partial class MyClass
{
public string MyClassProperty { get; set; }
}
File 2:
public partial class MyClass
{
public void MyClassMethod()
{
// method implementation
}
}
