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- Animation
- Architecture and Design
- COM
- Diagnostics
- Deployment and Building
- Files
- Graphics and 3D
- Interoperability
- Location API
- Performance
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- Security
- Sensor
- System Services
- Taskbar
- Touch
- User Interface
Animation
- Create Animation Variables
- Create the Main Animation Objects
- Create a Storyboard and Add Transitions
- Read the Animation Variable Values
- Schedule a Storyboard
- Update the Animation Manager and Draw Frames
Architecture and Design
- How to: Create a Solution Using the Composite Application Library(Prism)
- How to: Create a Module(Prism)
- How to: Create and Publish Events(Prism)
- How to: Create Globally Available Commands(Prism)
- How to: Create Locally Available Commands(Prism)
- How to: Define Dependencies Between Modules(Prism)
- How to: Load Modules on Demand(Prism)
- How to: Prepare a Module for Remote Downloading(Prism)
- How to: Populate the Module Catalog from a Configuration File or a Directory in WPF(Prism)
- How to: Populate the Module Catalog from Code(Prism)
- How to: Populate the Module Catalog from XAML(Prism)
- How to: Register and Use Services(Prism)
- How to: Subscribe and Unsubscribe to Events
COM
- How to: Build Isolated Applications to Consume COM Components
- How to: Build Registration-Free COM Components
Diagnostics
- How to: Create a Work Item for C/C++ Code Defects
- How to: Enable and Disable Code Analysis for C/C++ Warnings
- How to: Invoke Code Analysis for C/C++
- How to: Specify Additional Code Information
- How to: View Code Analysis for C/C++ Warnings
- Walkthrough: Analyzing C/C++ Code for Defects
- Walkthrough: Debugging a Project (C++)
- Walkthrough: Debugging an XML Web Service
- Walkthrough: Testing a Project (C++)
Deployment and Building
- How to: Add a Custom Build Step to MSBuild Projects
- How to: Add Custom Build Tools to MSBuild Projects
- How to: Deploy a Setup and Deployment Project
- How to: Add New Property Sheets to C++ Projects
- How to: Add Restart Manager Support
- How to: Deploy using XCopy
- How to: Use Build Events in MSBuild Projects
- How to: Create a C++ Project from Existing Code
- How to: Create Class Libraries
- How to: Create CLR Console Applications
- How to: Create CLR Empty Projects
- How to: Create Windows Forms Control Libraries
- How to: Create Windows Forms Applications
- How to: Edit Project Property Sheets
- How to: Enable IntelliSense for Makefile Projects
- How to: Inherit Project Settings from Property Sheets
- How to: Integrate Custom Tools into the Project Properties
- How to: Merge Multiple PGO Profiles into a Single Profile
- How to: Modify the Target Framework and Platform Toolset
- How to: Organize Project Output Files for Builds
- How to: Open Project Property Pages
- How to: Set Environment Variables for Projects
- How to: Specify Project Properties with Property Pages
- Walkthrough: Building a Project (C++)
- Walkthrough: Creating a Standard C++ Program (C++)
- Walkthrough: Compiling a C Program
- Walkthrough: Compiling a C++ Program that Targets the CLR in Visual Studio (C++)
- Walkthrough: Compiling a Native C++ Program on the Command Line (C++)
- Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Dynamic Link Library (C++)
- Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Static Library (C++)
- Walkthrough: Creating and Using a Managed Assembly (C++)
- Walkthrough: Deploying a Visual C++ Application By Using a Setup Project
- Walkthrough: Deploying a Visual C++ Application By Using the Visual C++ Redistributable Package
- Walkthrough: Deploying a Visual C++ Application to an Application-local Folder
- Walkthrough: Deploying Your Program (C++)
- Walkthrough: Using MSBuild to Create a Visual C++ Project
- Walkthrough: Working with Projects and Solutions (C++)
Files
- How to: Convert Image File Formats with the .NET Framework
- How to: Display Images with the .NET Framework
- How to: Enumerate Files in a Directory
- How to: Monitor File System Changes
- How to: Read a Binary File
- How to: Read a Text File
- How to: Retrieve File Information
- How to: Write a Binary File
- How to: Write a Text File
General
- How to: Access Characters in a System::String
- How to: Access ClassWizard and WizardBar Functionality
- How to: Add Native DLL to Global Assembly Cache
- How to: Call Native DLLs from Managed Code Using PInvoke
- How to: Call Properties and Methods of the Windows Forms Control
- How to: Convert Between System::Guid and _GUID
- How to: Convert char * String to System::Byte Array
- How to: Convert Standard String to System::String
- How to: Convert System::String to wchar_t* or char*
- How to: Convert System::String to Standard String
- How to: Create Verifiable C++ Projects
- How to: Declare Handles in Native Types
- How to: Detect /clr Compilation
- How to: Determine if an Image is Native or CLR
- How to: Hold Object Reference in Unmanaged Memory
- How to: Hold Reference to Value Type in Native Type
- How to: Load Unmanaged Resources into a Byte Array
- How to: Marshal ANSI Strings Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Arrays Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Arrays Using PInvoke
- How to: Marshal Embedded Pointers Using PInvoke
- How to: Marshal Function Pointers Using PInvoke
- How to: Marshal COM Strings Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Strings Using PInvoke
- How to: Marshal Structures Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Structures Using PInvoke
- How to: Marshal Callbacks and Delegates Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Embedded Pointers Using C++ Interop
- How to: Marshal Unicode Strings Using C++ Interop
- How to: Migrate to /clr:pure
- How to: Migrate to /clr:safe
- How to: Modify Reference Class in a Native Function
- How to: Obtain a Pointer to Byte Array
- How to: Parse Strings Using Regular Expressions
- How to: Parse Strings Using the Split Method
- How to: Specify an out Parameter
- How to: Use a Native Type in a /clr Compilation
- How to: Use Regular Expressions for Simple Matching
- How to: Use Regular Expressions to Extract Data Fields
- How to: Use Regular Expressions to Rearrange Data
- How to: Use Regular Expressions to Search and Replace
- How to: Use Regular Expressions to Validate Data Formatting
- How to: Wrap Native Class for Use by C#
Graphics and 3D
- How to: Convert Image File Formats with the .NET Framework
- How to: Display Images with the .NET Framework
- How to: Draw Shapes with the .NET Framework
- How to: Rotate Images with the .NET Framework
Interoperability
- How to: Consume a C# Indexer
- How to: Diagnose and Fix Assembly Compatibility Problems
- How to: Display Inheritance Graphs
- How to: Enumerate Data Types in Assemblies using Reflection
- How to: Implement is and as C# Keywords in C++
- How to: Implement the lock C# Keyword in C++
- How to: Implement a Plug-In Component Architecture using Reflection
- How to: Marshal a SAFEARRAY for ADO.NET
- How to: Marshal a VARIANT for ADO.NET
- How to: Marshal ANSI Strings for ADO.NET
- How to: Marshal BSTR Strings for ADO.NET
- How to: Marshal Unicode Strings for ADO.NET
- How to: Test for Equality
Location API
- Handling Provider Status Changes
- Responding to Location Report Events
- Retrieving a Location Object
- Requesting Permissions
- Waiting for a Location Report
Performance
- How to: Merge Multiple PGO Profiles into a Single Profile
- How to: Read Windows Performance Counters
- Walkthrough: Using Profile-Guided Optimizations
Ribbon
Security
- How to: Create a Partially Trusted Application by Removing Dependency on the CRT Library DLL
- How to: Debug a Partial Trust Application
Sensor
- Retrieving a Sensor Object
- Retrieving and Setting Sensor Properties
- Retrieving Sensor Data Values
- Using Sensor API Events
System Services
- How to: Determine if Shutdown Has Started
- How to: Determine the User Interactive State
- How to: Read Data from the Windows Registry
- How to: Retrieve Text from the Clipboard
- How to: Retrieve the .NET Framework Version
- How to: Retrieve the Current Username
- How to: Retrieve the Local Machine Name
- How to: Retrieve the Windows Version
- How to: Retrieve Time Elapsed Since Startup
- How to: Store Text in the Clipboard
- How to: Write Data to the Windows Registry
Taskbar
- Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Icons in the Notification Area
- Adding and Deleting Taskbar Icons in the Notification Area
- Adding Shortcuts to the Start Menu
- How to: Add Application Icons to the TaskBar with the Windows Forms NotifyIcon Component
- Receiving Mouse Events
Touch
- Detecting and Tracking Multiple Touch Points
- Getting Started with Windows Touch Messages
- Improving the Single Finger Panning Experience
- Legacy Support for Panning with Scroll Bars
- Single Finger Rotation
User Interface
- How to: Add a Region(Prism)
- How to: Add Command Routing to the Windows Forms Control
- How to: Create a View with a Presenter(Prism)
- How to: Create the Best User Experience for your Application
- How to: Create the User Control and Host in a Dialog Box
- How to: Create the User Control and Host MDI View
- How to: Do DDX/DDV Data Binding with Windows Forms
- How to: Show a View in a Region Using View Discovery UI Composition(Prism)
- How to: Show a View in a Region Using View Injection UI Composition(Prism)
- How to: Show a View in a Scoped Region(Prism)
- How to: Sink Windows Forms Events from Native C++ Classes
