C#

int number;
bool isNumber = int.TryParse(text, out number);

chris175 wrote:

public virtual new Size PreferredSize { get { return new Size(300, 300); } }

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WindowsApplication11
{
    public class FormA : Form
    {
        public virtual new Size PreferredSize
        {
            get
            {
                return new Size(300, 300);
            }
        }
    }
    static class Program
    {
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Form form = new FormA();
            Application.Run(form);	
            form.Size = form.PreferredSize;  // 300, 300 should be returned but instead 123,34 is returned.			
           	
        }
    }
}

carbon_golem wrote:

Because when you Application.Run(form), InitializeComponent()