"Boon" wrote:
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> In java, they have a full set of API specifications available for
> development. Is there such an API for C# for referencing.

Ian Griffiths [C# MVP] <ian-interact-sw@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> > In java, they have a full set of API specifications available for
> > development. Is there such an API for C# for referencing.
>
> Unlike Java, .NET makes a strong distinction between the language and the
> platform. This is because .NET is designed as a multi-language system.

Boon wrote:

> Thanks a lot, that's what I'm look for! The .Net Framework Class Libraries! :)
> Thanks..anyway, one more question, as I do not have visual Studio.Net, I do
> not have the MSDN library and so I have to access the libraries using the
> link you told me. So other than using the link, is there a downloadable copy
> of the library?

"Ian Griffiths [C# MVP]" wrote:

> "Boon" wrote:
> >
> > In java, they have a full set of API specifications available for
> > development. Is there such an API for C# for referencing.
>
> Unlike Java, .NET makes a strong distinction between the language and the
> platform. This is because .NET is designed as a multi-language system.
>
> The same APIs available to C# are also available to VB.NET, managed C++,
> Python.NET, Eiffel.NET and so on.
>
> Given this, there isn't really a "C# API" which may be why you haven't found
> what you were looking for. The API you use from C# is the same API all .NET
> languages use: the .NET Framework Class Libraries.
>
> If you've got Visual Studio .NET, it should have offered to install a copy
> of the MSDN Library when you installed the development environment. This
> contains comprehensive documentation for the .NET Framework Class Libraries.
>
> Otherwise, just go here:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/cpref_start.asp?frame=trueYou'll find complete documentation for all of Microsoft's platform there.(Including non-.NET stuff by the way. That contains the documentation forthe entire Windows platform. The .NET framework is just one part of that.)As for your specific question regarding Panel:> what are the Propertys of a Panel Control, and by refering to> the API, I would be able find them?It depends on which Panel control you meant. The are two: one for webdevelopment, and one for Windows Forms (non-web) development. The web(ASP.NET) one is here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwebuiwebcontrolspanelclasstopic.aspThe Windows Forms one is here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwindowsformspanelclasstopic.aspI found these by typing in "Panel" in the Search on this page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/I selected the "MSDN Library" radio button first to make sure I got
nothingbut documentation pages back. (I also elected to ignore the Mobile ASP.NETstuff - those are slightly different again.)--Ian Griffiths - http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/
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