Windows Forms

Binding a Windows Forms ComboBox in C#

by Dave on November 29, 2009

in Windows Forms

Most often when reading the selected item of a bound combobox you will need more information than just the selected text or the selected index of the combo. For example, if you have a combobox bound to a user table in your database, you will most probably want to have the full user name displayed [...]

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How to Capture System Events using C#

by Dave on October 5, 2009

in Operating System

What are system events? Well, basically they are events raised by the operating system when a user performs an action which affects the operating environment. System events are accessible through the Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents class. SystemEvents Events Below is a list of all the system events found within the SystemEvents class. Name Description DisplaySettingsChanged Occurs when the [...]

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Monitoring the File System for Changes

by Dave on September 28, 2009

in Files and Directories, Windows Forms

In this article I am going to show you how to monitor a folder for changes. A reason why you might want to do this is for example if you want to keep two files in different locations in sync. When the original file is changed it would trigger an event and you can update [...]

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Using the Button.DialogResult property in your Custom Dialog

by Dave on September 14, 2009

in Windows Forms

When creating a custom dialog window, like for example a custom message box or a custom input box, you will most probably need to know which dialog button was clicked by the end user. This is very easy to accomplish in C# – all you have to do is set the DialogResult property of the [...]

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Using the BackgroundWorker Component in C#

by Dave on September 11, 2009

in Threads and Delegates, Windows Forms

A few days ago I wrote an article describing how to create a worker thread for your Windows Forms. Just recently a friend of mine brought to my attention that the .NET Framework contains a component called BackgroundWorker which helps you to do what I had explained in that article but in an easier and [...]

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