The Win Forms framework provides many controls such as buttons, check boxes, drop-down lists, and many more that can be used to build sophisticated client-side Windows applications. However, customers often have a need for additional custom controls. This section describes how you can develop a custom Win Forms control by building on the basic user interface functionality that is provided by the Win Forms framework.
The section contains the following topics:
Walkthrough: Developing a Simple Win Forms Control
Properties in Win Forms Controls
Packaging and Deployment
Databinding in Win Forms Controls
Security in Win Forms Controls
Win Forms controls can be used in Win Forms applications, hosted in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and higher, and can be packaged as Active X controls.
The custom controls that you create can be licensed, a designer such as Microsoft Visual Studio 7.0 will verify the license before allowing a user to add the control to the form designer. For information about licensing see Licensing Components and Controls.