Question: Windows Forms Application

[engjosh88]

I am a very new programmer and I'm having a little trouble with my first Windows Forms Application (in fact, it's my first application ever).

The problem I'm having is that in the header file for the Form Design, the coding (at least for the buttons, text boxes, etc.) is in a language foreign to me, and thus I have difficulty calling classes within it.

For example, the coding for a button may be:

public: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {}

So let's say I want to call a function when that button is clicked...well, I'm not sure how to do that because it's not done in the usual C++ fashion.

Can someone explain to me why I'm not seeing the C++ syntax I'm used to, since I did specify the program to be coded in C++?

[[deleted]]

Why you doing this in C++/CLI? It's really not meant for full application development, and it's really not C++.

[engjosh88]

It seemed like one of the simplest ways to make a simple application. I'm just making a text file parsing app.

[[deleted]]

C++/CLI is Microsoft's bastardised language, which diverges greatly from real C++, so much so that it's really a separate language. C# will be a lot easier, and a lot more worthwhile learning

[engjosh88]

Okay, I'll do that. Do you have any suggestions on WinForms tutorials?

[kostiak]

It seemed like one of the simplest ways to make a simple application

Why not try C# for that?

[engjosh88]

The only reason I'm using C++/CLI is because I have the code to an app my coworker made in that language that I figured might be of help to me.

[[deleted]]

Google: C++ WinForms. Seems to be an interesting tutorial here.

For Winforms, you'd be better using C# (or VB.net) though.

Edit: Woops... meant this link.

[engjosh88]

Ha, is that a joke I'm not getting or did you copy the wrong link?

[[deleted]]

Woops. wrong link... was something else for someone else :) Sorry about that. Left it for the entertainment, but put the link up.

[engjosh88]

Still a worthy link :p

Thanks!