is there any way to do C++ winforms with just code?

Question

hi! I am a beginner in high-level C++ as I have only ever done low-level C++ and C and application scripting like in unity and unreal engine.

I have decided to create my game in just C++ with maybe a little bit of C code in there.

my question is this. is there any way to use WinForms with just code as you can in C#?

I have looked on the internet for many hours for this problem, and I would hate to come up short.

in C# a simple windows form is

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace baseform
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Form baseform = new Form();
            Button mybutton = new Button()
            {
                Text = "Quit",
                Location = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 10)
            };
            mybutton.Click += (o, s) =>
            {
             MessageBox.Show("Quitting Application");
              Application.Exit();
            };

            baseform.Controls.Add(mybutton);
            baseform.ShowDialog();

            while (baseform.Created)
            {

            }
        }
    }
}

how would I do this is C++?

Answer 1

Hi,

I agree with David. If you want to create a C++ windows forms application, I suggest you could try to use C++/cli. And you could follow the steps in the thread: Create C++ Windows Forms application in Visual Studio 2017

If you want to use c++ to create a window interface similar to winform. I would suggest you use MFC or Win32.
I suggest you could refer to the following Docs:
Creating a Window
MFC Desktop Applications

Best Regards,

Jeanine

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Answer 2

after some careful consideration, I have decided to use the WIN32 API. Thanks for all the answers.

I'll also be learning C# and learning WinForms in .NET while learning all I can about WIN32.