by default when using an IDE, for example visual studio, if you create a new windows form project you will have one form and when you run it the form will show without you typing any code. this is just because visual studio is trying to be helpful. Go look at your main function.
On Dec 5, 3:44 am, erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you. > But nowhere in my program I have created an instance of Form1 like you > did in your line "Dim f1 as New MyForm" . Still there should be one > somewhere...Because my program works. > I am confused: "public class Form1" only creates a class in my view. > NOT an instance. > > On Dec 4, 7:00 pm, Cerebrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's usually like this : > > --- > > Public Class Form1 > > Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form > > --- > > > So, Form1 is a class. You can name it anything you like...such as > > "MyForm". And then you can create instances of this class : > > > --- > > Dim f1 as New MyForm() > > --- > > That is an instance of MyForm. > > > On Dec 4, 4:34 pm, erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > in VB 2008 I write something like: > > > public class Form1 > > > . > > > . > > > . > > > > end class > > > > Which is code related to the processing of a form. > > > However: of a SPECIFIC form, namely Form1. > > > Now: what is the meaning of the word class in VB ? aren't we talking > > > about an INSTANCE of a class here , instead of a class ?- Hide quoted > > > text - > > - Show quoted text -
