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The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the MaskedTextBox control. This time we will look at the ImageList control: ImageList [System.Windows.Forms.ImageList] Provides methods to manage a collection of Image objects. Default Event: N/A Why use the ImageList control? Use the ImageList to store a group of images that can be accessed by other…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the ErrorProvider control. This time we will look at the MaskedTextBox control: MaskedTextBox Control [System.Windows.Forms.MaskedTextBox] Represents an enhanced text box control that supports a declarative syntax for accepting or rejecting user input. Default Event: MaskInputRejected Why use a MaskedTextBox control? Use the MaskedTextBox to distinguish between…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the Timer control. This time we will look at the ErrorProvider control: ErrorProvider Control [System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider] Provides a user interface for indicating that a control on a form has an error associated with it. Default Event: N/A Why use a ErrorProvider control? Use the ErrorProvider if you…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the PictureBox control. This time we will look at the Timer control: Timer Control [System.Windows.Forms.Timer] Implements a timer that raises an event at user-defined intervals. Default Event: Tick Why use a Timer control? Use the Timer event when you need to trigger an event / script…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the ProgressBar control. This time we will look at the PictureBox control: PictureBox Control [System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox] Represents a Windows picture box control for displaying an image. Default Event: Click Why use a PictureBox control? Use a PictureBox when you need to display an image either located on…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the RadioButton control. This time we will look at the ProgressBar control: ProgressBar Control [System.Windows.Forms.ProgressBar] Represents a Windows progress bar control. Default Event: Click Why use a ProgressBar control? Use a ProgressBar when you need to show the user that progress is being made in some…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the CheckBox control. This time we will look at the RadioButton control: RadioButton Control [System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton] Enables the user to select a single option from a group of choices when paired with other radio buttons. Default Event: CheckChanged Why use a RadioButton control? Use a radio button…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the ComboBox control. This time we will look at the CheckBox control: CheckBox Control [System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox] Represents a Windows check box control. Default Event: CheckedChanged Why use the CheckBox control? Use the CheckBox control to retrieve or display True / False values . Important Properties: Checked Indicates…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the TextBox control. This time we will look at the ComboBox control: ComboBox Control [System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox] Represents a Windows combo box control. Default Event: SelectedIndexChanged Why use the ComboBox control? Use the ComboBox to create a pull down list of items. Important Properties: DropDownStyle Controls the appearance…   More »

The “Spotlight on Controls” series focuses on a single WinForms control in PrimalForms 2011 , details the important Properties, Methods, and Events of the control and demonstrates how to utilize the control. Most of the information about the controls is still applicable to previous versions of PrimalForms. Last time we took a look at the Button control. This time we will look at the TextBox control: TextBox Control [System.Windows.Forms.TextBox] Represents a Windows text box control. Default Event: TextChanged Important Properties: Text The associated text of the control. Why use the Text property? Use the Text property when you want to…   More »