Windows Forms Application Concepts in Visual Basic

Windows Forms applications are client applications that run on the user's computer, display information, request input from users, and communicate with remote computers over a network. When developing larger applications, you may need to investigate the .NET Framework and the classes it offers. This section provides an overview of the .NET Framework classes and concepts related to Windows Forms applications.

In This Section

• Windows Forms Application Basics (Visual Basic)
  Provides an overview of creating Windows Forms applications using .NET Framework classes.

• Classes Used in .NET Framework Forms (Visual Basic)
  Lists .NET Framework classes used in Windows Forms applications.

Related Sections

• Overview of Windows-based Applications
  Discusses the particulars of Windows Forms application creation with Visual Studio 2010.

• Windows Forms Overview
  Discusses the advantages of smart-client applications and the main features of Windows Forms programming.

See Also

Reference

Windows Forms Overview

Concepts

Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model

Other Resources

Going Further with Visual Basic