Articles by Dinesh Beniwal

This short article is based on the classic Hello, World” sample program familiarizes you with the language syntax and introduces the command line compiler. It illustrates how to write a VB program and compile it from the command line by exploring some of the basics of VB programming and compiler options. After completing this article, you will know how to write a simple program in VB using a text editor and compile it from the command line.

Every user interface in WPF is represented by a Window. In this article, you will learn how to create non-rectangular shaped Windows in WPF using VB.NET.

This article discusses how use cookies in WPF Applications using VB.NET.

This article discusses how use cookies in WPF Applications using C#.

Learn how to implement a timer in WPF using the DispatcherTimer class.

This article is a part 1 of my WPF DataGrid series. In this part, you will learn how to create a DataGrid using XAML and C# and set its properties. The article will also show you how to apply data binding on a collection.

This article demonstrates how to build transparent and semi-transparent controls in WPF.

FindName method of FrameworkElement class is used to find elements or controls by their Name properties. This article shows how to find controls on a Window by name.

This code snippet shows how to get all installed speech synthesis voices on a computer using Speech API in WPF and C#.

This tutorial shows you how to play and control media files in WPF and XAML using WPF Media controls.

This tutorial demonstrates how to create and work with a ComboBox control in WPF using XAML and C#.

The attached project with this article is a simple Image Viewer that allows users to browse an image and display it in WPF and XAML.

There are often times when you need to show multiple Windows when a WPF application starts.

In this article, I discuss how we can use ADO.NET DataSet to get data from a database and bind to a WPF ListBox control using data binding process in WPF.

This article discusses how to create a User Control in XAML and WPF using Visual Studio 2008 and how to use it in a WPF application.

Windows Forms ScrollBar controls are used to provide easy navigation through a long list of items or a large amount of information by scrolling either horizontally or vertically within an application or control.

A Canvas is one of the Panel elements that enable layout.

The Windows Forms HelpProvider component is used to associate an HTML Help 1.x Help file (either a .chm file, produced with the HTML Help Workshop, or an .htm file) with your Windows application.

This Article shows how to animate changes to the thickness of a border by using the ThicknessAnimation class.

In this article you will learn how to use Silverlight Calendar Control.

This article shows how to change the Background color of a Border element.

The Windows Forms ErrorProvider component allows you to show the user in a non-intrusive way that something is wrong.