Creating Your First C# Application
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It only takes a minute to create a C# application. Follow these steps to create a program that opens a window and reacts to a button press.
To create a C# application
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On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
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Ensure that the Windows Forms Application template is selected, in the Name field, type MyProject, and click OK.
You will see a Windows Form in the Windows Forms designer. This is the user interface for your application.
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On the View menu, click Toolbox to make the list of controls visible.
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Expand the Common Controls list, and drag the Label control to your form.
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Also from the Toolbox Common Controls list, drag a button onto the form, near the label.
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Double-click the new button to open the Code Editor. Visual C# has inserted a method called button1_Click that is executed when the button is clicked.
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Change the method to look like this:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { label1.Text = "Hello, World!"; } -
Press F5 to compile and run your application.
When you click the button, a text message is displayed. Congratulations! You've just written your first C# application.
