C# 0 The Complete Reference

WebRequest

 and 

WebResponse

 give you greater control and access to more 

information,

WebClient

 is all that many applications will need. It is particularly useful 

when all you need to do is download information from the Web. For example, you might 

use

WebClient

 to allow an application to obtain documentation updates.

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Use System.Windows.Forms to 

Create Form-Based Windows 

Applications

M

ost of the programs shown in this book are console applications. Console applications 

are good for demonstrating the elements of the C# language and are appropriate 

for some types of utility programs, such as file filters. Of course, most modern 

applications are designed for the Windows’ graphical user interface (GUI) environment, and 

this book would seem incomplete without demonstrating how to use C# to create a Windows 

application. Therefore, it is the topic of this, the final chapter in the book.

In the past, creating a Windows application was a challenging endeavor. It was not 

uncommon for a newcomer to spend several weeks just learning the basic elements and 

architecture of a Windows application. Fortunately, C# and the .NET Framework changes all 

that. The .NET Framework contains an entire subsystem devoted to Windows programming 

called

Windows Forms.

 The primary support for Windows Forms is contained in the