Form

Form

Upgrades to System.Windows.Forms.Form.

Visual Basic 6	Type	Visual Basic .NET
Activate	Event	Activated
ActiveControl	Property	ActiveControl
Appearance	Property	No mapping
AutoRedraw	Property	No mapping
BackColor	Property	BackColor
BorderStyle	Property	FormBorderStyle
Caption	Property	Text
Circle	Method	No mapping
Click	Event	Click
ClipControls	Property	No mapping
Cls	Method	No mapping
ControlBox	Property	ControlBox
Controls	Property	Controls
Count	Property	Controls.Count
CurrentX	Property	No mapping
CurrentY	Property	No mapping
DblClick	Event	DoubleClick
Deactivate	Event	Deactivate
DragDrop	Event	No mapping
DragOver	Event	No mapping
DrawMode	Property	No mapping
DrawStyle	Property	No mapping
DrawWidth	Property	No mapping
Enabled	Property	Enabled
FillColor	Property	No mapping
FillStyle	Property	No mapping
Font	Property	Font
FontBold	Property	Font.Bold, VB6.FontChangeBold
FontItalic	Property	Font.Italic, VB6.FontChangeItalic
FontName	Property	Font.Name, VB6.FontChangeName
FontSize	Property	Font.SizeInPoints, VB6.FontChangeSize
FontStrikethru	Property	Font.StrikeOut, VB6.FontChangeStrikeOut
FontTransparent	Property	No mapping
FontUnderline	Property	Font.Underline, VB6.FontChangeUnderline
ForeColor	Property	ForeColor
GotFocus	Event	GotFocus
HasDC	Property	No mapping
HDC	Property	No mapping
Height	Property	Height
HelpContextID	Property	No mapping
Hide	Method	Hide
HWnd	Property	Handle
Icon	Property	Icon
Image	Property	No mapping
Initialize	Event	Initialize method called from New event
KeyDown	Event	KeyDown
KeyPress	Event	KeyPress
KeyPreview	Property	KeyPreview
KeyUp	Event	KeyUp
Left	Property	Left
Line	Method	No mapping
LinkClose	Event	No mapping
LinkError	Event	No mapping
LinkExecute	Event	No mapping
LinkMode	Property	No mapping
LinkOpen	Event	No mapping
LinkTopic	Property	No mapping
Load	Event	Load
LostFocus	Event	LostFocus
MaxButton	Property	MaximizeBox
MDIChild	Property	At design time, if value is True, then MDIParent property is set in the New event At run time, maps to expression Not f.MDIParent Is Nothing
MinButton	Property	MinimizeBox
MouseDown	Event	MouseDown
MouseIcon	Property	No mapping
MouseMove	Event	MouseMove
MousePointer	Property	Cursor
MouseUp	Event	MouseUp
Move	Method	SetBounds
Moveable	Property	No mapping
Name	Property	Name
NegotiateMenus	Property	No mapping
OLECompleteDrag	Event	No mapping
OLEDrag	Method	No mapping
OLEDragDrop	Event	No mapping
OLEDragOver	Event	No mapping
OLEDropMode	Property	No mapping
OLEGiveFeedback	Event	No mapping
OLESetData	Event	No mapping
OLEStartDrag	Event	No mapping
Paint	Event	Paint
PaintPicture	Method	No mapping
Palette	Property	No mapping
PaletteMode	Property	No mapping
Picture	Property	BackgroundImage
Point	Method	No mapping
PopupMenu	Method	No mapping
PrintForm	Method	Not mapped (See Chapter 15 for how to implement PrintForm.)
PSet	Method	No mapping
QueryUnload	Event	Closing
Refresh	Method	Refresh
Resize	Event	Resize
RightToLeft	Property	RightToLeft
Scale	Method	No mapping
ScaleHeight	Property	At run time, x.ClientRectangle.Height method for Get
ScaleLeft	Property	No mapping
ScaleMode	Property	No mapping
ScaleTop	Property	No mapping
ScaleWidth	Property	At run time, x.ClientRectangle.Width method for Get
ScaleX	Method	No mapping
ScaleY	Method	No mapping
SetFocus	Method	Activate
Show	Method	Show, or ShowDialog if Modal parameter is vbModal, VB6.ShowForm method if Modal parameter is a variable
ShowInTaskbar	Property	ShowInTaskBar
StartUpPosition	Property	StartPosition
Tag	Property	Tag
Terminate	Event	Terminate method, called from Dispose event
TextHeight	Method	No mapping
TextWidth	Method	No mapping
Top	Property	Top
Unload	Event	Closed
ValidateControls	Method	VB6.ValidateControls method
Visible	Property	Visible
WhatsThisButton	Property	HelpButton
WhatsThisHelp	Property	No mapping
WhatsThisMode	Method	VB6.WhatsThisMode method
Width	Property	Width
WindowState	Property	WindowState
ZOrder	Method	VB6.ZOrder method, or BringToFront if Position parameter is 0, SendToBack if Position parameter is 1