Visual Inheritance Sample
This sample shows how you can use inheritance with Windows Forms.
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To run this sample
Select Build on the Build menu to compile the project. This allows you to view the derived forms in the Windows Forms Designer.
Press F5.
Demonstrates
A form is a class like any other class in the .NET Framework, except that it has the capability to display visual user interface elements. To use this type of inheritance, simply create a class that derives from a class that, in turn, derives from System.Windows.Forms.Form.
Three forms derive from BaseForm: MainForm, ControlSamples, and MySamples. The BaseForm class includes Label and Button controls and other properties that affect the form's appearance. The derived forms fill in the empty middle area of the form either with examples of using the new My feature or examples of new Windows Forms controls. MainForm is the startup object for the sample; it starts ControlSamples and MySamples.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Anchor Controls on Windows Forms