| Ted Roche, Senior Consultant |
| VFP: The Next Generation | |
| Controls: These are not your
dad’s SAYs & GETs |
|
| Ground rules, sound check, time check |
| In this session, we will: | |
| Define the basic concepts and terminology associated with controls (10 minutes) | |
| Explore how controls work in the new VFP environment (30 minutes) | |
| Discuss how to create custom controls and why you should (20 minutes) | |
| Hold a Q&A session ‘til we drop |
| OOP | |
| Control | |
| Property | |
| Events | |
| Methods | |
| Classes |
| Create an app and throw it away | |
| Subclass all controls into your toolbar | |
| Don’t create the MOA class hierarchies |
| VFP Controls are more powerful than their predecessors | |
| Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the control’s properties, events and methods | |
| Build your own complex custom controls |
| #1: FoxHelp.Hlp | ||
| Read The Fine Manuals | ||
| Read The Fantastic sample code | ||
| Related sessions: | ||
| Form Designer – Builders | ||
| Grids – OOP | ||
| VFP Classes | ||