How do I code the plus, subtraction, multiplication and division buttons in a windows form for a calculator in C#?

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I'm new to coding and would like to know what code I should use in order to have the operations buttons in my calculator working.

All I want to do is to add the correct code to my plus button, and so on.
I have tried many codes that I have found on the net but there always seem to be some sort of error.

What I have tried:

Many examples on the net, they can't all be wrong I'm obviously not doing something correctly.

Posted 20-Jun-16 11:49am

NikosKap

Updated 20-Jun-16 14:38pm

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an0ther1 20-Jun-16 19:23pm

Hi Nikoskap,

Please improve your question by advising where you are having a problem & include the code you are experiencing a problem with.
Remember, we know only what you have told us - we cannot see your screen, your code nor can we read your mind.

Kind Regards

an0ther1 21-Jun-16 1:36am

Since you have removed your initial response, I will remove mine

[no name] 21-Jun-16 2:00am

Yes my response wasn't correct and I understand that there are many ways. However I did read your response and I understood what you meant. So I'll polish up on all this, get more into it and if needed I'll come back with something specific. Thanks.

an0ther1 21-Jun-16 18:15pm

No problem Nikos.
Read up on how form controls raise events in Windows Forms & how you add them to a form control.

Kind Regards

[no name] 22-Jun-16 4:06am

Ok. Im currently searching for a new approach of learning because I have been trying for the past two months with training videos etc but unless I get typing and really start getting to know how it all works I dont think Ill learn much. Thanks for the tip I'll check back.

BillWoodruff 21-Jun-16 0:36am

Your question suggests you have done very little work. You should get started coding: experiment with buttons, textboxes, etc. Then, come back here with code and specific questions. There are too many examples on the web of calculator programs in .NET to count: why aren't you studying them ?

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Garth J Lancaster · Answer 1 · 2016-06-20T14:38:00

you could have a look at this Step 1: Create a Windows Forms Application Project[^] particularly steps 5,6.. there are plenty of other 'beginning winforms' articles on the web - let google be your friend - I say that not to be a pain, but pictures are worth a thousand words (trying to describe 'dragging a button from the toolbar onto a form and hooking up its event' sux in words) - once you've done it a few times, then its a matter of what control(s) do what

hint - draw/sketch the 'form' on a piece of paper - 'labels', textboxes (where you get information from and (can) display information back to your user), and buttons - name the labels, textboxes, buttons something appropriate - for example, a button with a '+' sign on it might be 'button_add' - a textbox for your main display may be 'textbox_results' - that means when you're in the 'handler' for your button(s), you know the result of the calculation gets written to textbox_results.Text