Performance and Reliability with NetAdvantage for Windows Forms

NetAdvantage for Windows Forms enables you to effortlessly revitalize your enterprise desktop applications and deliver exhilarating experiences to your end users. We have a solid history in working with Windows Forms, and continue to make strong investments in all of our Windows Forms controls to ensure you have the fastest, most reliable tools at your disposal. The latest version includes Touch/Gesture support to modernize and mobilize your WinForms applications.

Touch Experience

Get a handle on touch interactivity with support for Touch Metrics, Panning Gestures, and Multi-Gestures. Controls including Grid, Editor, List View, Tree, Tab, and more respond to touch in the 13.1 version of NetAdvantage for Windows Forms.

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Coded UI Support

Coded UI Tests (CUITs) are automated tests that drive your application through its user interface, so you can discover bugs or regression in a simple, documentable way. Our developers have been asking for CUIT support, and they got it: Infragistics is pleased to announce that the latest version of NetAdvantage for Windows Forms includes support for CUITs, so you can verify that your application, including its user interface, is functioning properly.

Same WinForms. New Attitude.

With over 100 controls and components to choose from, NetAdvantage for Windows Forms offers you breadth and depth in bringing modern touches to your Line of Business desktop applications. Toolbars, charts, editors, grids, and more help you bring tried-and-tested applications to market in shorter periods of time.

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Intuitive Features and Functionality

Easily build immersive and engaging UI that puts powerful capabilities at the tips of your users’ fingers. With upgrades to our document and spreadsheet editing controls, we bring familiar functionality with the latest Windows and Office styles, without the need to install Office.

Visual Studio 2012

Our Windows Forms package is compatible with the latest Visual Studio release, so your projects can be carried seamlessly into the future. For example, our new Syntax Editor control mimics the code editing experience in Visual Studio.

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Data Visualization Integration

To best derive insight from your data, NetAdvantage for Windows Forms offers over 50 different types of charts - including bar, line, spline, bubble charts, and more. From identifying stock trends with the Candle Chart, to planning for success with the Gantt chart, find exactly what you need to give your users the analytical advantage in your line of business.

Resources Beyond What You’ll Find in the Box

Get a rapid response and immediate support when you need it – via phone, email, or by 24/7 chat. When you need to brainstorm, join our community of over 950,000 developers from the most popular software companies to the most data-demanding enterprises. You can also tap into our sample code, videos, and documentation to keep your project on - or ahead of - target.

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Controls At A Glance

Grids

Charts

Editors

Frameworks

 

Frameworks Cont.

Interactions

Layouts

 

Layouts Cont.

Menus & Lists

Printing

Schedules

 

Getting Started with NetAdvantage for Windows Forms

Once you've downloaded NetAdvantage for Windows Forms, you can start using it quickly and easily. Check out our video below to learn how you can start coding grids, editable forms, and Excel Imports & Exports.

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Getting Started - Installation, QuickStarts, and the Version Utility

Download and Installation

 

To start using the product, you need to get the latest bits and install either the trial version or the licensed version of the product from here:

Download Now! 

Make sure you have the following tools and products from Microsoft installed as well:

Visual Studio 2008 or higher

Using the QuickStart Solutions

 

Once the product is installed, you can start to explore the product in several ways:

1) Open the Quick Start Solutions, and learn by walking through pre-defined samples with hints in the source code and code-behind.

Browsing the Samples & Source Code

 

2) Browse the local samples, and review the code for the samples you are most interested in. If you haven’t installed the product, you can always download the samples here. 

Finding and Using Help

 

3) Review the product documentation, and learn from the How To articles or the API documentation.

Upgrading a Project or Solution

 

If you have an existing application, you can use the Version Utility to upgrade your project to the latest version.

Start Coding Grid

Creating a full featured Windows Forms grid page

 

Learn how to bind it to data, explore various properties and get comfortable with the APIs.

Start Coding Editable Forms

Using Wingrid Row Edit Template for row editing

 

Enhance your WinGrid data entry experience by using the Row Edit Template - a form-like panel that allows your end users to enter data in a form-like layout.

Start Coding Printing, PDF & Excel Import and Export

Implementing various printing and exporting options with the grid

 

There are multiple ways to print data from the grid, including our custom Print Preview dialog, importing/exporting data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and printing to PDF & XPS.

Embed any control In WinGrid

Embed any control In WinGrid

 

Create a customer UI by placing ANY control inside WinGrid cells. In this video, you will learn how to prepare any control for use inside of WinGrid for the most compelling display and data editing experience.

Windows Forms Success Stories

Text Control

Text Control

Infragistics Case Study with Text Control - Text Control collaborates with Infragistics to create more dynamic Windows Forms applications.

CenterSpace Software

CenterSpace Software

CenterSpace Software and Infragistics work together to deliver a mathematical charting solution.

Infragistics

Infragistics - Design Develop Experience

See how Infragistics used all of its solutions to design and develop an amazing user experience with our AutoTrader sample app.

First Floor Software

First Floor Software

Choosing Infragistics UI controls for industry's first Silverlight runtime inspector tool.

Alert Technologies

Alert Technologies

.NET Controls Give the Edge to Alerting.

Apptical

Apptical Corporation

Setting the bar for the life insurance industry with its SoundDecisions Tele-Underwriting application.

Computer Image

Computer Image

NetAdvantage® helps keep customer data complete and current while cutting costs by $115,000.00 per annum.

Data Resolution

Data Resolution

Slashing complexity, costs and response time with NetAdvantage® for Windows Forms.

Epicor

Epicor

NetAdvantage® for .NET was critical in reducing development time of Epicor's Vantage® ERP Solution by 25%, enabling it to reach the market ahead of competitors.

Precision.BI

Precision.BI

Enhancing ROI by creating consistent user interfaces for its healthcare clients using NetAdvantage® for .NET.

Supported Environments

The latest release of our Windows Forms controls support the following operating systems and environments:
Detailed view of the Windows Forms supported operating systems and environments.

Operating Systems       Environments
Windows 7 - 32, 64 bit (RTM, SP1)   .NET Framework 2.0+
Windows Vista - 32 bit (RTM, SP1, SP2), 64 bit (RTM, SP1, SP2)   C# .NET
Windows XP - 32 bit (SP2, SP3), 64 bit (SP1, SP2)   Visual Basic .NET
Windows Server 2008 - 32, 64 bit, R2   Visual Studio 2005+
Windows 8 for NA 12.1 or later   .NET Framework 4.5+ for NA 12.1 or later
Windows Server 8 for NA 12.1 or later