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platypus
platypus

Reputation: 706

Using Visual C++ for C++ instead of C++/CLI

I know how to program in C++ making console programs, but now I want to code programs with interfaces for Windows. MS VS 2010 makes things easy when coding C++ Windows applications with its drag & drop design system. (.net Framework) However, Visual Studio seems to use C++/CLI, which I'm unfamiliar with.

Is there for an IDE which only uses C++? Is there any good IDE with an easy to use GUI designer, or can I tweak VS 2010 to not to use C++/CLI?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3702

Answers (3)

Cesar A. Rivas
Cesar A. Rivas

Reputation: 1355

How about Qt Creator - IDE for Qt? http://www.qt.io/ide/

Upvotes: 1

Gene Bushuyev
Gene Bushuyev

Reputation: 5538

The best RAD C++ tool, which also happens to accept unmanaged C++ is "CodeGear C++ Builder"

Upvotes: 1

Ben Voigt
Ben Voigt

Reputation: 283634

Visual C++ is perfectly happy to not use C++/CLI syntax, in fact it works even better without it.

Just set "Use of .NET Framework (/clr)" setting in your project options to "No". Or use the "Win32 Application" wizard when creating your project to begin with.

The "native" version of the Forms Designer is called the Dialog Editor and it works much the same way -- you can select textboxes and buttons and things from a palette and drag where you want them in your window.

Upvotes: 8

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