Question

Now that C++ development has become second nature to me, do I have to start from scratch with C#?

Since the beginning of Visual Studio, there has been easy way to describe the shape of a Dialog (now called a Form) in the resource file and then use a wizard to create the corresponding C++ code. I kind of remember that in MFC it was pretty much a no-brainer to create a custom dialog with all the components you want and then all the associated code.

If I have a C# app that has many forms that I want to bring to the screen based on the user’s menu selections, how do I create a class associated with a windows form?

Answer 1

If you are using the designer then it generates the C# class for you; so if have a form called UserOptionsForm, you should just need to do something like:

new UserOptionsForm().Show();

or for a modal popup:

using(UserOptionsForm form = new UserOptionsForm()) {
    form.ShowDialog(); // returns result code (OK/cancel/etc)
}