Murach's C# 2005
How to code and test a Windows Forms application

This chapter shows you how to write the C# code for the Windows form that was designed in chapter 2. This chapter also gets you started with practical debugging techniques. When you finish this chapter, you'll be able to use Visual Studio to (1) design a form, (2) write the C# code for the form, and (3) debug the form.

Chapter 3 How to code and test a Windows Forms application
An introduction to coding 54
Introduction to object-oriented programming 54
How to refer to properties, methods, and events 56
How an application responds to events 58
How to add code to a form 60
How to create an event handler for the default event of a form or control 60
How to delete an event handler 60
The event handlers for the Invoice Total form 62
How to detect and correct syntax errors 64
More coding skills 66
How to code with a readable style 66
How to code comments 68
How to work with the Text Editor toolbar 70
How to collapse or expand blocks of code 70
How to use code snippets 72
How to refactor code 74
How to get help information 76
How to run, test, and debug a project 78
How to run a project 78
How to test a project 80
How to debug runtime errors 82


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