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GDI+ Programming in C# and VB.NET View Larger Image | Nick Symmonds
Apress, Paperback, Published July 2002, 589 pages, ISBN 159059035X | List Price: $59.95
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GDI+ both wraps arcane API calls and extends them for much easier use. Programmers
no longer have to make do with the familiar but simplistic VB 6.0 drawing model,
nor do they have to dig down into the GDI API in order to get any real work
done. In GDI+, Microsoft has come up with a complete, but still extensible,
set of classes for all of the .NET programmer’s drawing needs.
GDI+ requires different techniques than the Windows GDI API, as it is completely
stateless. GDI+ Programming in C# and VB .NET starts out with an explanation
of GDI+ and how it relates to GDI. The book then dives deep into the GDI+ namespaces
and classes. The book begins with basic drawing in the early chapters and then
explains in an understandable manner more complex drawing techniques, including
paths, gradients, alpha blends, matrix operations, and transformations.
Later chapters cover how to work with bitmaps and other images, as well as
advanced drawing and printing techniques. The final two chapters are devoted
to useful projects that show the subject matter of the previous chapters in
real-world examples.
Throughout GDI+ Programming in C# and VB .NET, author Nick Symmonds
not only explains the different namespaces and classes relating to GDI+, but
he also takes the time to cover the best practices of graphics programming.
Woven throughout the book are numerous examples that tie together different
aspects of programming in .NET that teach programmers how to get the best possible
speed and efficiency out of their code.
Author Information
Nick Symmonds - Nick Symmonds
is a software engineer working for the Security and Safety Solutions division
of Ingersoll-Rand Corp. He currently works on the software/hardware integration
team and the programs he has written are used around the world. He has written
articles for Multilingual Computing and Technology Magazine, and during
his career he has programmed in C, straight C++, ATL, and VB. He is now a staunch
convert to the .NET platform. Nick is also the author of Internationalization
and Localization Using Microsoft .NET from Apress.
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