G

Garbage collection, 460–61

defined, 460

Dispose, 463–64

Finalize, 460–63

graphics, 611–13

General Development Settings, Visual Studio 2003 emulation, 5

Generalization. See Abstraction

Generics, 526–38

benefits of, 529–30

constrained types, 534–35

constructors, 532

declaring, syntax for, 1027

derived class from generic class, 537

generic class, defining, 530–32

Imports, use of, 536–37

multiple types, 532–34

predefined, location of, 537

Of type_list, 444

use of, 536–37

Get, 511

GetAllSettings, 745–46

GetAttr, 784

GetAttributes, 784, 789

GetAudioStream, 412

GetBounds

GraphicsPath, 610

Image, 638

GetChanges, 341, 344

GetChildAtPoint, 1016

GetChildRows, 346

GetColumnError, 346

GetCommandLineArgs, 743

GetCreationTime, 788, 789

GetCreationTimeUtc, 789

GetCurrentDirectory, 788

GetData, 412

GetDataObject, 412

GetDataPresent, 401–2, 410–12

GetDirectories, 788, 792, 800

GetDirectoryInfo, 800

GetDirectoryName, 798

GetDirectoryRoot, 788

GetDriveInfo, 800

GetEnvironmentVariable, 743

GetEnvironmentVariables, 744

GetErrors, 344

GetFileDropList, 412

GetFileInfo, 800

GetFileName, 798

GetFileNameWithoutExtension, 798

GetFiles, 788, 792, 800

GetFileSystemEntries, 788

GetFileSystemInfos, 792

GetFolderPath, 744

GetFullPath, 798

GetImage, 412

GetInvalidFileNameChars, 798

GetKey, 511

GetLastAccessTime, 788, 789

GetLastAccessTimeUtc, 788, 789

GetLastPoint, 610

GetLastWriteTime, 788, 790

GetLastWriteTimeUtc, 788, 790

GetLogicalDrives, 744, 788

GetMetafileHeader, 652, 1040

GetNextControl, 1016

GetParent, 788

GetParentPath, 800

GetParentRow, 346

GetParentRows, 346

GetPathRoot, 798

GetPixel, 640, 646–48

GetPixelFormatSize, 638

GetRandomFileName, 798

GetRange, 505

GetSetting, 300, 745

GetSubKeyNames, 747

GetTabStops, 618

GetTempFileName, 798

GetTempPath, 798

GetText, 412

GetThumbnailImage, 638

GetValue, 747

GetValueKind, 747

GetValueNames, 747

GetValues, 511

GetXml, 341

GetXmlSchema, 341

GiveFeedback, 395, 1019

Globalization issues, display of, 22

Glyphs, ClearType, 551

Go.Microsoft.com, Community menu, 50

GotDotNet power packs, 1007

GotFocus, 1019

GoTo

line number, 12

looping functions of, 231–34, 891–92

pros/cons of, 232–33

syntax for, 231

Graphic(s)

anti-aliasing, 563–67

controls, 73–74

CreateGraphics, 1015

drawing methods, list of, 554–55, 1032–33

filling methods, 560, 1033

input and components, 73–74

namespaces. See Drawing namespaces

Paint event handlers, 580–82

PictureBox, 956–58

properties/methods, 561–63, 1034–35

Restore, 577–79

Save, 577–79

three-dimensional, Direct3X, 850–57

transformations. See Graphical transformations

See also Draw

Graphical editor, 14

Graphical transformations, 567–79

advanced, 572–77

Graphics object methods, 562

graphics state, saving/restoring, 577–79

Matrix, 546

MultiplyTransform, 562

Pen, 583–85, 590–91

purpose of, 567

ResetTransformation, 562

RotateTransform, 562

ScaleTransform, 563, 569–72, 585

TransformPoints, 563

XAML, 714

Graphics Device Interface (GDI), 541–43

GraphicsPath

actions of, 606–10, 1037

DrawPath, 554, 559–60

FillPath, 559–60

properties/methods, 609–10

System.Drawing.Drawing2D, 546

Greater than/equal to operator (>=), 173

Greater than operator (>), 173

Grid

Align submenu, 34

AntiAliasGridFit, 551

ClearTypeGridFit, 551

database, 318

DataGridView, 263, 270, 320, 322, 911

PropertyGrid, 265, 270, 967

SingleBitPerPixelGridFit, 551

Size to Grid, 35

GroupBox, 263, 266, 923

Group Expert, 688–91

Grouping operator ( ), 177

GUID (globally unique identifier), 108

Gutters, 662–64