Vanara.Windows.Forms 5.0.5

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.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Core 3.1 This package targets .NET Core 3.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.8 This package targets .NET Framework 4.8. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Vanara.Windows.Forms --version 5.0.5
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Vanara.Windows.Forms -Version 5.0.5
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.Windows.Forms" Version="5.0.5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Vanara.Windows.Forms" Version="5.0.5" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="Vanara.Windows.Forms" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Vanara.Windows.Forms --version 5.0.5
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Vanara.Windows.Forms, 5.0.5"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Vanara.Windows.Forms@5.0.5
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Vanara.Windows.Forms&version=5.0.5
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=Vanara.Windows.Forms&version=5.0.5
                    


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Vanara

Vanara.Windows.Forms NuGet Package

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Classes for user interface related items derived from the Vanara PInvoke libraries. Includes extensions for almost all common controls to give post Vista capabilities, WinForms controls (panel, commandlink, enhanced combo boxes, IPAddress, split button, trackbar and themed controls), shutdown/restart/lock control, buffered painting, resource files, access control editor, simplifed designer framework for Windows.Forms.

What is Vanara?

Vanara is a community project that contains various .NET assemblies which have P/Invoke functions, interfaces, enums and structures from Windows libraries. Each assembly is associated with one or a few tightly related libraries.

Issues?

First check if it's already fixed by trying the MyGet build. If you're still running into problems, file an issue.

Included in Vanara.Windows.Forms

Classes Structures Enumerations Interfaces
AccessControlEditorDialog<br>ActivationContext<br>AttributedComponentDesigner<br>AttributedComponentDesignerEx<br>AttributedControlDesigner<br>AttributedControlDesignerEx<br>AttributedDesignerActionList<br>AttributedParentControlDesigner<br>AttributedParentControlDesignerEx<br>AuthenticationBuffer<br>BufferedAnimationPainter<br>BufferedPaint<br>BufferedPainter<br>ButtonClickedEventArgs<br>ButtonExtension<br>CollapsiblePanel<br>ComboBoxExtension<br>CommandLink<br>ComponentDesignerExtension<br>ControlExtension<br>ControlImage<br>CredentialsDialog<br>CursorExtension<br>CustomButton<br>CustomComboBox<br>CustomDrawBase<br>DesignerActionMethodAttribute<br>DesignerActionPropertyAttribute<br>DesignerVerbAttribute<br>DesktopWindowManager<br>DisabledItemComboBox<br>DrawPattern<br>EditorServiceContext<br>EnumComboBox<br>ExpandedEventArgs<br>ExplorerBrowser<br>ExplorerBrowserPaneVisibility<br>FlagCheckedListBox<br>FlagCheckedListBoxItem<br>FlagEnumUIEditor<br>FolderBrowserDialog<br>FolderBrowserDialogInitializedEventArgs<br>GenericProvider<br>GetDuration<br>GlassExtenderProvider<br>GraphicsExtension<br>GroupIconResIndexer<br>IconExtension<br>ImageListExtension<br>ImageResIndexer<br>InputDialog<br>InputDialogItemAttribute<br>InvalidFolderEventArgs<br>IPAddressBox<br>IPAddressFieldChangedEventArgs<br>LabelExtension<br>ListViewExtension<br>ListViewGroupingSet<br>LiveThumbnail<br>MapPointExtension<br>MenuStripMRUManager<br>NavigatedEventArgs<br>NavigatingEventArgs<br>NavigationFailedEventArgs<br>NavigationLog<br>NavigationLogEventArgs<br>NetworkConnectionDialog<br>NetworkDisconnectDialog<br>NotifyIconExtensions<br>PaintAction<br>PasswordValidatorEventArgs<br>PreventShutdownContext<br>ProgressDialog<br>ProgressEventArgs<br>RedirectedDesignerItemAttribute<br>ResourceFile<br>ServiceProviderExtension<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControl<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControlCancelEventArgs<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControlEventArgs<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControlItemLabelEditEventArgs<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControlItemMouseClickEventArgs<br>ShellNamespaceTreeRootList<br>ShellProgressDialog<br>SplitButton<br>SplitMenuEventArgs<br>StringResIndexer<br>Style<br>TaskDialog<br>TaskDialogButton<br>TaskDialogButtonBase<br>TaskDialogButtonCollection<br>TaskDialogProgressBar<br>TaskDialogRadioButton<br>TextBoxExtension<br>ThemedImageDraw<br>ThemedLabel<br>ThemedPanel<br>ThemedTableLayoutPanel<br>TimerEventArgs<br>TrackBarEx<br>TreeViewExtension<br>TypedBehavior<br>TypedDesignerActionList<br>TypedGlyph<br>VerificationClickedEventArgs<br>VistaButtonBase<br>VistaControlExtender<br>VisualStylesRendererExtension<br>VisualTheme<br> TaskDialogResult<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> BitmapProperty<br>BoolProperty<br>CloakingSource<br>CollapsiblePanelBorderCondition<br>CollapsiblePanelHeaderState<br>ColorProperty<br>ControlState<br>EnumProperty<br>ExplorerBrowserContentSectionOptions<br>ExplorerBrowserLoadFlags<br>ExplorerBrowserNavigateOptions<br>ExplorerBrowserNavigationItemCategory<br>ExplorerBrowserViewMode<br>FilenameProperty<br>Flip3DWindowPolicy<br>FolderBrowserDialogOptions<br>FontProperty<br>IconSize<br>IntProperty<br>ItemHitLocation<br>KnownFolder<br>MarginsProperty<br>MetricProperty<br>NonClientRenderingPolicy<br>PaneVisibilityState<br>PartSize<br>PositionProperty<br>ProgressBarState<br>PropertyOrigin<br>RectangleProperty<br>RenderStyle<br>SecurityPageType<br>ShellNamespaceTreeControlAction<br>ShellProgressDialogStyle<br>ShellTreeItemButton<br>ShellTreeItemCheckBoxStyle<br>ShellTreeItemState<br>SizeMode<br>StringProperty<br>TaskDialogButtonDisplay<br>TaskDialogCommonButtons<br>TaskDialogIcon<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> IAccessControlEditorDialogProvider<br>IActionGetItem<br>IDrawingStyle<br>IEnableable<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 is compatible.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net8.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net9.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed.  net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible. 
.NET Core netcoreapp3.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net48 is compatible.  net481 was computed. 
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Vanara.Library

The full set of packages associated with the Vanara PInvoke Libraries.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
5.0.5 245 5/16/2026
5.0.4 504 4/15/2026
5.0.3 207 4/9/2026
5.0.1 235 3/11/2026
5.0.0 332 1/12/2026
4.2.1 2,071 9/9/2025
4.2.0 298 8/25/2025
4.1.6 314 6/20/2025
4.1.5 253 6/20/2025
4.1.4 372 6/7/2025
4.1.3 384 4/24/2025
4.1.2 422 4/16/2025
4.1.1 486 3/7/2025
4.1.0 389 3/7/2025
4.0.6 290 2/24/2025
4.0.5 334 2/8/2025
4.0.4 950 9/13/2024
4.0.3 340 8/5/2024
4.0.2 580 6/24/2024
4.0.1 737 4/30/2024
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Currently implements:

Classes
AccessControlEditorDialog, ActivationContext, AttributedComponentDesigner<T>, AttributedComponentDesignerEx<T>, AttributedControlDesigner<T>, AttributedControlDesignerEx<T>, AttributedDesignerActionList, AttributedParentControlDesigner<T>, AttributedParentControlDesignerEx<T>, AuthenticationBuffer, BufferedAnimationPainter, BufferedPaint, BufferedPainter, ButtonClickedEventArgs, ButtonExtension, CollapsiblePanel, ComboBoxExtension, CommandLink, ComponentDesignerExtension, ControlExtension, ControlImage, CredentialsDialog, CursorExtension, CustomButton, CustomComboBox, CustomDrawBase, DesignerActionMethodAttribute, DesignerActionPropertyAttribute, DesignerVerbAttribute, DesktopWindowManager, DisabledItemComboBox, DrawPattern, EditorServiceContext, EnumComboBox, ExpandedEventArgs, ExplorerBrowser, ExplorerBrowserPaneVisibility, FlagCheckedListBox, FlagCheckedListBoxItem, FlagEnumUIEditor<T>, FolderBrowserDialog, FolderBrowserDialogInitializedEventArgs, GenericProvider, GetDuration<T>, GlassExtenderProvider, GraphicsExtension, GroupIconResIndexer, IconExtension, ImageListExtension, ImageResIndexer<T>, InputDialog, InputDialogItemAttribute, InvalidFolderEventArgs, IPAddressBox, IPAddressFieldChangedEventArgs, LabelExtension, ListViewExtension, ListViewGroupingSet<T>, LiveThumbnail, MapPointExtension, MenuStripMRUManager, NavigatedEventArgs, NavigatingEventArgs, NavigationFailedEventArgs, NavigationLog, NavigationLogEventArgs, NetworkConnectionDialog, NetworkDisconnectDialog, NotifyIconExtensions, PaintAction<T>, PasswordValidatorEventArgs, PreventShutdownContext, ProgressDialog, ProgressEventArgs, RedirectedDesignerItemAttribute, ResourceFile, ServiceProviderExtension, ShellNamespaceTreeControl, ShellNamespaceTreeControlCancelEventArgs, ShellNamespaceTreeControlEventArgs, ShellNamespaceTreeControlItemLabelEditEventArgs, ShellNamespaceTreeControlItemMouseClickEventArgs, ShellNamespaceTreeRootList, ShellProgressDialog, SplitButton, SplitMenuEventArgs, StringResIndexer, Style, TaskDialog, TaskDialogButton, TaskDialogButtonBase, TaskDialogButtonCollection<T>, TaskDialogProgressBar, TaskDialogRadioButton, TextBoxExtension, ThemedImageDraw, ThemedLabel, ThemedPanel, ThemedTableLayoutPanel, TimerEventArgs, TrackBarEx, TreeViewExtension, TypedBehavior<T>, TypedDesignerActionList<T>, TypedGlyph<T>, VerificationClickedEventArgs, VistaButtonBase, VistaControlExtender, VisualStylesRendererExtension, VisualTheme

Structures
TaskDialogResult

Enumerations
BitmapProperty, BoolProperty, CloakingSource, CollapsiblePanelBorderCondition, CollapsiblePanelHeaderState, ColorProperty, ControlState, EnumProperty, ExplorerBrowserContentSectionOptions, ExplorerBrowserLoadFlags, ExplorerBrowserNavigateOptions, ExplorerBrowserNavigationItemCategory, ExplorerBrowserViewMode, FilenameProperty, Flip3DWindowPolicy, FolderBrowserDialogOptions, FontProperty, IconSize, IntProperty, ItemHitLocation, KnownFolder, MarginsProperty, MetricProperty, NonClientRenderingPolicy, PaneVisibilityState, PartSize, PositionProperty, ProgressBarState, PropertyOrigin, RectangleProperty, RenderStyle, SecurityPageType, ShellNamespaceTreeControlAction, ShellProgressDialogStyle, ShellTreeItemButton, ShellTreeItemCheckBoxStyle, ShellTreeItemState, SizeMode, StringProperty, TaskDialogButtonDisplay, TaskDialogCommonButtons, TaskDialogIcon