Making a Web browser in C#:
Making a web browser in C# Programming seems very difficult
and alien to us, and whenever we think to make a web browser in C#, we think
that it will be a very hard job that require tons of coding and working day and
night for many days, but in real the scenario is completely instead of our
thoughts and it is a very easy task that a beginner of C# Programming who have
knowledge about Windows Form Application.
Here we are giving Step by Step easy Tutorial to make a web
browser in C#.
Starting Making of Web Browser:
- Add Web Browser from toolbox in Windows Form Application
- Add submit , home, back , Forward , refresh and stop buttons on Form like given below:
- Do Coding on the back of Click events of Buttons like shown in Picture:
- Include namespace "System.IO" to use Filing elements by writing using System.IO;
public Form1() // Constructor
{
InitializeComponent();
}
~Form1() // Destructor to Close the file
{
tw.Close();
}
TextWriter tw;
string address;
private void btn_submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //click event of submit button
{
address = txt_search.Text;// Storing Address from the Search TectBox
webBrowser1.Navigate(address);
using (tw = new StreamWriter(@"browser.txt", true)) //Filing to store the History, File will be made in Debug Folder
{
tw.WriteLine(address);// Writing Address on text file
tw.Close();
}
}
private void webBrowser1_Navigated(object sender, WebBrowserNavigatedEventArgs e) //Navigate Event of Web Browser
{
address = webBrowser1.Url.ToString();
this.Text = webBrowser1.DocumentTitle.ToString();
tw.Write(address);
}
private void btn_stop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // Stop Button event
{
webBrowser1.Stop(); // Built in Method to stop surfing
}
private void btn_home_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // Home Button event
{
webBrowser1.GoHome();// Built in Method to go home
}
private void btn_back_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // Back Button event
{
webBrowser1.GoBack(); // Built in Method to go back
}
private void btn_forward_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)// Forward Button event
{
webBrowser1.GoForward();// Built in Method to go Forward
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
webBrowser1.Refresh();// Built in Method to Refresh Current Page
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) // Form load event
{
btn_back.Enabled = false; //
btn_forward.Enabled = false;
btn_home.Enabled = false;
}
private void webBrowser1_DocumentCompleted(object sender, WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs e) // Enables the buttons when documet is completed
{
if (webBrowser1.CanGoBack == true)
{
btn_back.Enabled = true;
}
else
{
btn_back.Enabled = false;
}
if (webBrowser1.CanGoForward == true)
{
btn_forward.Enabled = true;
}
else
{
btn_forward.Enabled = false;
}
}
private void historyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // to see history
{
TextReader tr = new StreamReader(@"browser.txt");
string histry = tr.ReadToEnd();
MessageBox.Show(histry,"History"); // I used simple Message Box.. You can use another Options
tr.Close();
}
Output:
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