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F

fall-through (switch statements), 76–77

FieldOffsetAttribute class, 522

File, FileInfo classes (System::Diagnostics), 279

File, FileInfo classes (System::IO), 380, 389–396

FileAccess enumeration, 384

FileDialog class (System::Windows::Forms), 281, 328

FileMode enumeration, 384

files

getting information about, 387–396

System::IO namespace, 379–380. See also System::IO namespace

FileShare enumeration, 384

FileStream, FileStreamInfo, FileStreamWatcher classes (System::Diagnostics), 279

FileStream, FileStreamInfo, FileStreamWatcher classes (System::IO), 380, 383–384

Fill methods (System::Drawing::Graphics), 361

FillBuffer method (BinaryWriter), 397

Finalize method (System::Object), 121–128

finalizers, 121–128

__finally block, 196–197

FindString, FindStringExact methods (ComboBox), 308

FindString, FindStringExact methods (ListBox), 307

FirstChild property (XmlDocument), 425

FirstChild property (XmlNode), 427

FlagsAttribute class, 532

FlatStyle property (Button, Label), 301, 303

float data type, 28

floating-point types, 276

Flush method

BinaryWriter class, 397

TextWriter class, 381

XmlTextWriter class, 419

FocusedItem property (ListView), 340

FolderBrowserDialog class (System::Windows::Forms), 328

fonts in forms, 369–372

Font class (System::Drawing), 358, 369–372

Font property (Label), 301, 302

FontDialog class (System::Windows::Forms), 328

FontFamily class (System::Drawing), 358, 369–372

FontStyle enumeration, 370

for loops, 79–81

ForeColor property

Label class, 301, 302

ListView class, 340

TextBoxBase class, 310

Form class (System::Windows::Forms), 281, 289, 292–296

Formatting property (XmlTextWriter), 419

formatting XML, 419–424

FormBorderStyle property (Form), 292

forms. See Windows Forms

free-format languages, 6

FromFile method (Bitmap), 372

FromHbitmap method (Bitmap), 372

FromStream method (Bitmap), 372

FullName property (DirectoryInfo), 388

FullName property (System::Type), 542

FullRowSelect property (ListView), 340

FullRowSelect property (TreeView), 332

fully qualified names, 273

function headers, 49

function pointers, 250. See also delegates

functions, 5, 45–64

calling, 53–61

class-wide member functions, 105–106

constructors and destructors, 97–101

declaring prototypes, 46–49

defining function bodies, 49–53

delegates, 249–256

inline functions, 91

instance members, 101

overloading, 61–62, 165–182

constructors, 98

important guidelines, 181

operators, 171–180

reference types, 180–181

value types, 167–171

overriding, 140–144

passing native arrays to, 210–211, 213

return types, 48, 52, 97