The examples we have seen so far relate to creating classes with code. You can create any class you want with code. Still, wouldn't it be nice to forget the code?
One of the primary benefits of Microsoft FoxPro 2.x was the inclusion of power tools to ease the development of screens, menus and reports. Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 follows this tradition with the inclusion of a powerful visual class designer that allows us to create our classes (both Visual and Non-Visual) using a power tool.
There are a many benefits to using the power tools to create your classes:
Before we look at a visual class, let's take a quick look at the Visual Class Designer.