Windows Forms

E34608
.NET GUI framework Microsoft technology software framework

Windows Forms is a graphical user interface (GUI) framework for building desktop applications on the Microsoft Windows platform using the .NET framework.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Windows Forms canonical 8
WinForms 2
System.Windows.Forms 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf .NET GUI framework ⓘ
Microsoft technology ⓘ
software framework ⓘ
alternativeTo MAUI ⓘ
Universal Windows Platform ⓘ
Windows Presentation Foundation ⓘ
architecture wrapper over Win32 API ⓘ
coreClass Application ⓘ
Control ⓘ
Form ⓘ
deploymentModel client-side installation on Windows ⓘ
designGoal simplify Windows desktop UI development ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
integratedWith Visual Studio ⓘ
introducedIn .NET Framework ⓘ
surface form: .NET Framework 1.0
lifecycle Application message loop ⓘ
namespace Windows Forms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: System.Windows.Forms
partOf .NET Framework ⓘ
surface form: .NET

.NET Framework ⓘ
platform Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
predecessor Microsoft Foundation Classes ⓘ
Win32 API-based UI programming ⓘ
primaryLanguage C# ⓘ
programmingModel managed code ⓘ
provides controls ⓘ
dialog boxes ⓘ
forms ⓘ
user interface components ⓘ
purpose building desktop applications ⓘ
building rich client applications ⓘ
releaseYear 2002 ⓘ
renderingModel immediate mode rendering via GDI+ ⓘ
runsOn Windows ⓘ
surface form: Windows operating system
status supported but not actively evolved compared to newer frameworks ⓘ
supportedLanguage C++/CLI ⓘ
Visual Basic .NET ⓘ
supports ClickOnce deployment ⓘ
GDI+ drawing ⓘ
MDI (Multiple Document Interface) ⓘ
accessibility features ⓘ
custom controls ⓘ
data binding ⓘ
drag-and-drop design in Visual Studio ⓘ
localization ⓘ
single document interface ⓘ
third-party controls ⓘ
user controls ⓘ
type graphical user interface framework ⓘ
uses event-driven programming model ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Visual Studio → supportsTechnology → Windows Forms ⓘ
.NET Framework → feature → Windows Forms ⓘ
Visual Basic .NET → supports → Windows Forms ⓘ
WinUI → relatedTo → Windows Forms ⓘ
this entity surface form: WinForms
Windows Presentation Foundation → replaced → Windows Forms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Forms (for many new desktop apps)
Windows Presentation Foundation → predecessor → Windows Forms ⓘ
Windows Forms → namespace → Windows Forms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: System.Windows.Forms
Rider → supportsTechnology → Windows Forms ⓘ
this entity surface form: WinForms
Microsoft .NET documentation → topic → Windows Forms ⓘ
.NET ecosystem → includesComponent → Windows Forms ⓘ
JetBrains Rider → supportsTechnology → Windows Forms ⓘ
Mono project → supports → Windows Forms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Forms (partial)
dotTrace → targetPlatform → Windows Forms ⓘ