Windows Forms - no C# source code?

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I'm new to Windows Forms. I'm not fully understanding why can't I see methods definitions? Am I only allowed to look at declarations?

For example, there is

public class ListBox : ListControl

I want to see how its method is working(source code, not Microsoft comments):

public override string ToString();

I only see this definition and when I'm pressing "Go to definition", it transfers me to this declaration.

Can someone please explain is System.Windows.Forms code is "hidden" ? Can someone describe what's the idea?

Possible duplicate of Browsing the .NET Framework source code from Visual Studio — user
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Mustafa Ekici · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-14 08:29:58Z

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.net is closed source so you cant see exact codes, not only winforms you cant see any class definition of framework. If you want you can use reflector.

answered Jan 14, 2013 at 8:29

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AArteDoCodigo.com.br - Maniero · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-18 10:59:00Z

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Yes, there is the official source code released by Microsoft since December 2018 and can be seen on Github. There is an alternative (buggy) implementation from Mono.

answered Dec 18, 2018 at 10:59

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