If you're talking about creating Windows Forms in C++, you can see :
Create C++ Windows Forms application in Visual Studio 2017
(it works with VS 2019, not tested with 2022)
Referencing a Windows Form from scratch
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John
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I have been looking for tutorials on how to reference a form in C++. Fortunately, I have downloaded Visual Studio 2022 current version.
Where would I go for tutorials in how to reference a form in C++ by using the Windows header file?
If it is possible in this Visual Studio 2022 version, then can you provide me some steps?
Windows development | Windows API - Win32
Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
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David Lowndes 4,731 Reputation points2021-11-13T10:01:19.3+00:00 If Castorix31's answer isn't what you're looking for, you need to clarify what you mean when you say "reference a form" - it's ambiguous.
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RLWA32 52,566 Reputation points2021-11-13T11:16:13.163+00:00 Microsoft does not intend for C++/CLI to be used for Windows user interfaces (e.g., Windows Forms). That is why the templates to create Windows Forms projects using C++/CLI were removed from all Visual Studio versions after VS 2010.
Here ( Walkthrough: Compile a C++/CLI program that targets the CLR in Visual Studio ) Microsoft comments -
C++/CLI is intended for use in console applications and in DLLs that wrap native C++ code and make it accessible from .NET programs. To create a Windows user interface based on .NET, use C# or Visual Basic.
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