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Extending Windows Forms - lightweight views

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This article describes an implementation of lightweight views - visual objects that behave like Windows Forms controls but are windowless. Such objects simplify some user interface design tasks and conserve system resources.
#region License
/*  Pvax.Utils
    Copyright (c) 2006, Alexey A. Popov
    All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
    permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

    - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list
      of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
      of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
      provided with the distribution.

    - Neither the name of the Alexey A. Popov nor the names of its contributors may be used to
      endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written
      permission.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS *AS IS* AND ANY EXPRESS
    OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
    AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
    CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
    DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER
    IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
    OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
#endregion

namespace Pvax.Utils
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Callback interface for <see cref="HttpResponseParser"/>.
	/// </summary>
	public interface IHttpResponseHandler
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Called when the HTTP response status is received.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="status">HTTP status code.</param>
		/// <returns>
		/// <c>true</c> to continue processing, <c>false</c> to cancel.
		/// </returns>
		bool OnStatus(int status);
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Called when an HTTP header is received.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="key">HTTP header parameter name.</param>
		/// <param name="value">HTTP header value.</param>
		/// <returns>
		/// <c>true</c> to continue processing, <c>false</c> to cancel.
		/// </returns>
		bool OnHeader(string key, string value);
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Called when a response data byte is received.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="b">The byte to process.</param>
		/// <returns>
		/// <c>true</c> to continue processing, <c>false</c> to cancel.
		/// </returns>
		bool OnByte(byte b);
	}
}

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I'm a system administrator from Moscow, Russia. Programming is one of my hobbies. I presume I'm one of the first Russians who created a Web site dedicated to .Net known that time as NGWS. However, the Web page has been abandoned a long ago.

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