Windows Forms Controls in the .NET Compact Framework

The .NET Compact Framework System.Windows.Forms classes are optimized for size and performance and use device resources judiciously. Most of the familiar and popular controls for Windows applications are available. You also can derive controls or create custom controls in your applications.

The .NET Compact Framework supports common Windows functionality including z-ordering, focus, activation, capture, overlapping, and parent-child relationships. Resource-intensive features, such as enumerations and events that are not appropriate for device applications, are not implemented.

In This Section

Term	Definition
Controls in the .NET Compact Framework	Describes the available controls in the .NET Compact Framework and their implementation behaviors.
Custom Control Development	Describes how to customize and extend controls.
Tab Order	Describes tab order behavior among controls in the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Control Docking Behavior	Shows how to manipulate docking behavior when multiple controls are present on a form.
How to: Create a Custom Double-Click Event	Shows how to create a custom event.
How to: Create a Custom Image Button Control	Shows how to create a button that displays an image.
How to: Create a Numeric Text Box	Shows how to create a text box that accepts only numeric input.
How to: Create an Owner-Drawn List Box	Shows how to create a custom control for an owner-drawn list box.
How to: Create OnEnter Functionality	Describes a workaround for not having the OnEnter and OnLeave methods available in the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Display User Help	Describes how to display help topics for .NET Compact Framework applications.
How to: Handle Orientation and Resolution Changes	Describes how to program your application so that it will display correctly with different screen orientations and pixel resolutions.
How to: Scroll Form Contents	Describes how to implement vertical and horizontal scrolling.
How to: Sort ListView Items	Describes a workaround for not having the Sort method for a ListView available in the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Use the DateTimePicker Class in the .NET Compact Framework	Describes differences with the DateTimePicker class in the .NET Compact Framework.

Reference

• Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms
  Contains classes for programming device applications using the .NET Compact Framework.