let webbrowserobjvaribale=new WebBrowser()For instance:
let browser=new WebBrowser()One of the important methods of the WebBrowser object is the Navigate method which is used to navigate and display the specified URL. Navigate method has the following syntax:
Webbrowserobjvaribale.Navigate(“url”)For Example:
Webbrowserobjvaribale.Navigate(“www.google.com”)The following example demonstrate a simple application using WebBrowser control:
1. Click Start>All Programs>Microsoft Visual Studio 2008>Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
2. Click File>New>Project>Select Visual F# in the project types>Select F# application in the Visual Studio installed templates category.
3. Click the Project menu>Add reference>Click the .Net tab>Locate then double-click System.Windows.Forms.
Do step 3 again and this time select System.Drawing.
4. Enter the following code after the line “// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net “:
// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net //uses the standard F# library open System //use the drawing classes open System.Drawing //specify the namespace memory location of the form class open System.Windows.Forms //creates a new font let myfont=new Font("Arial",8.0f,FontStyle.Regular,GraphicsUnit.Point) //creates a new form let webform=new Form(Text="Use WebBrowser",Width=400,StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen,AutoScaleMode=AutoScaleMode.Font,FormBorderStyle=FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle) let addresslabel=new Label(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(15, 5),Text="Enter URL:",AutoSize=true) let urltextbox=new TextBox(Location=new System.Drawing.Point(80, 5)) let openpgbutton=new Button(Text="Open Page",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(190, 5)) let opennpbutton=new Button(Text="New Window",Location=new System.Drawing.Point(280, 5),AutoSize=true) //create a webbrowser control and change its dock property to none //so that it will not occupy the whole form let browser=new WebBrowser(Dock=DockStyle.None,Size=new System.Drawing.Size(300, 200),Location=new System.Drawing.Point(40, 30),MinimumSize=new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20)) //changes the font to arial webform.Font<-myfont //adds the controls into our form webform.Controls.Add(addresslabel) webform.Controls.Add(urltextbox) webform.Controls.Add(openpgbutton) webform.Controls.Add(opennpbutton) webform.Controls.Add(browser) //when the form is loaded webform.Load.Add(fun defa-> //display the google page browser.Navigate("www.google.com",false)) //locate and navigate the webaddress inpputed in the textbox openpgbutton.Click.Add(fun openpage-> browser.Navigate(urltextbox.Text,false)) //opens the page in a new window opennpbutton.Click.Add(fun openpageinnewwindow-> browser.Navigate(urltextbox.Text,true)) webform.Show() [<STAThread>] //executes our application Application.Run(webform)
5. Click the run icon to execute your application. You should now see an output similar to the following screen shot:
If you want a more in depth explanation on this controls, visit the MSDN website at msdn.microsoft.com or the Microsoft F# Development Center at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/fsharp/default.aspx