Silverlight 3 Using C#

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Silverlight 3 Using C# Training Class Summary

Microsoft’s Silverlight is a new client-side Web technology that enables the implementation of visually stunning Web applications that depend only on a small, easy-to-install plug-in that works in browsers for both Windows and Macintosh. Silverlight 3 provides a cross-platform and cross-browser implementation of the .NET Framework. Out-of-browser support enables Silverlight applications to run disconnected from the Internet. Silverlight applications can be implemented in .NET languages such as C# and Visual Basic as well as in JavaScript.

This four-day course provides the C# programmer with a thorough foundation in Silverlight 3. After introducing the Silverlight plug-in and SDK and the programming model for Silverlight, the course provides a thorough survey of Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML), which is also the foundation of Windows Presentation Framework (WPF). The course then shows how to use Silverlight to draw shapes, lines, text and images. The positioning and transformation of elements is covered. Event handling is covered. There is an introduction to Silverlight animation and the use of video and audio. The last part of the course covers topics in networking, data controls and data binding, and data access. An appendix covers the interaction between Silverlight and the browser, including out-of-browser support.

Audience: Programmers needing to create web applications using Silverlight.

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of Web application development using HTML and programming experience in .NET using C#. Some exposure to JavaScript would be helpful but is not essential. A basic knowledge of ADO.NET is also desirable for the data access chapter.

Class Length: 4 days

Silverlight 3 Using C# Training Class Objectives
  • Gain a practical knowledge of using Silverlight in Web applications.
  • Understand the use of XAML with Silverlight, including the creation of dynamic content.
  • Use Silverlight to draw shapes, lines, text and images.
  • Implement input-driven Web applications using Silverlight.
  • Use advanced Silverlight features such as animation and multimedia.
  • Communicate over the network using HTTP and Web services.
  • Use data controls and data binding.
  • Access data in Silverlight applications.
  • Interoperate between JavaScript and managed code.
  • Implement out-of-browser Silverlight applications
Silverlight 3 Using C# Training Class Detailed Outline
  1. Introduction to Silverlight
    • What Is Silverlight?
    • Silverlight and AJAX
    • Silverlight and Flash
    • Installing the Silverlight Plug-In
    • Silverlight Tools
    • Hello Silverlight
    • Allowing Blocked Contact
    • Default.html
    • Page.xaml
    • XAML
    • XHTML
    • JavaScript Helper Functions
    • Using Silverlight.js
    • createSilverlight.js
    • Using createObjectEx()
    • Width and Height in Per Cent
    • Providing for User Plug-In Download
    • Automatic Plug-In Download
  2. Programming Silverlight
    • Silverlight Programming Models
    • Interactive JavaScript Applications
    • Using the Document Object Model
    • Default.html
    • JavaScript Code
    • XAML Files
    • Using Visual Studio 2008
    • Hosting the Silverlight Application
    • MainPage.xaml
    • MainPage.xaml.cs
    • Designer Support
    • Layout Panels
    • Using a StackPanel
    • Handling Events in Managed Code
    • Events with Visual Studio
    • Code-Behind File
    • Names of XAML Elements
    • Silverlight Controls
    • Application Package (.xap)
  3. Using XAML
    • Windows Presentation Framework
    • What Is XAML?
    • Missing XML Namespace
    • Default Namespace
    • as the Root Element
    • Canvas
    • An Opaque Ellipse
    • Property Element
    • Type Converters
    • Content Element Syntax
    • Collection Syntax
    • Implicit Collection Syntax
    • Attached Properties
    • XAML and C#
    • Assigning Property Values
    • Using the XAML Namespace
    • Assigning Simple Properties
    • Properties Attached to Canvas
    • Assigning Attached Properties
    • XamlReaderLoad()
    • BrushFromString()
    • Navigating from the Root
    • MainPage.xaml
    • Code-Behind File
    • Using an Event Sender
    • Handling an XAML Event
  4. Shapes and Lines
    • Shapes
    • Size and Position
    • Rectangle and Ellipse
    • MainPage.xaml
    • MainPage.xaml.cs
    • More Shape Properties
    • Opacity and Visibility
    • Receiving Mouse Events
    • Polygon
    • Line
    • Dashed Lines
    • Polyline
    • Path
    • Arc Segments
    • Bezier Curves
    • Clipping
  5. Texts and Fonts
    • TextBlock
    • Text Wrapping
    • Font Attributes
    • Font Families
    • Font Weights
    • Additional TextBlock Properties
    • TextBlock Dimensions
    • ActualWidth and ActualHeight
    • Rich Text Content
    • Run and LineBreak
  6. Brushes and Images
    • Brushes
    • SolidColorBrush
    • Predefined Color Names
    • RGB Color Space
    • Enhanced RGB Color Space
    • Gradient Brushes
    • Linear Gradient Brushes
    • Default Gradient Axis
    • Horizontal and Vertical Gradient Axis
    • Color Interpolation Mode
    • Spread Methods
    • Repeat and Reflect
    • Alpha Channel Changes
    • Painting Other Shapes
    • Radial Gradient Brushes
    • GradientOrigin
    • ImageBrush
    • Using an ImageBrush with Text
    • Image
    • Stretch Property
    • Code-Behind File
  7. Layout and Transforms
    • Layout in Silverlight
    • Controlling Size
    • Margin and Padding
    • Thickness Structure
    • Alignment
    • Panels
    • Grid
    • Star Sizing
    • Gird.ColumnSpan
    • Positioning on a Canvas
    • Moving Elements
    • Z-Order
    • Clipping
    • Transforms
    • Translate Transform
    • A Dynamic Transform
    • Rotate Transform
    • Scale Transform
    • Skew Transform
    • Combining Transforms
  8. Handling Events
    • Events in Silverlight
    • Event Handlers in XAML
    • Adding/Removing Event Handlers
    • Loaded Event
    • Mouse Events
    • Microsoft Silverlight Configuration
    • MouseEventArgs
    • C# Code
    • Rubber-Band Drawing
    • Naïve Implementation
    • drawRect() Helper Function
    • Final Implementation
    • Drag and Drop
    • Drag and Drop – XAML File
    • Drag and Drop – Code-Behind
    • Capturing the Mouse
    • Bubbled Events
  9. Animation and Media
    • Manual Animation
    • Silverlight Animation
    • Storyboard Methods
    • User Interface
    • DoubleAnimation
    • ColorAnimation
    • ColorAnimation – Code-Behind
    • PointAnimation
    • Audio and Video
    • Resources
    • Loose Files as Resources
  10. Networking
    • Silverlight Application Structure
    • A Simple Package
    • Application Package
    • Application Manifest
    • Application Class
    • XML Processing
    • Image Resource Files
    • Resource File in a Component
    • Resource File in the Package
    • Application Library Caching
    • External Parts
    • CopyLocal is False
    • Using WebClient
    • Downloading Content on Demand
    • DoanLoadImage Code
    • Accessing Web Services in Silverlight
    • REST
    • EchoREST Web Service
    • SOAP
    • Web Service Proxies
    • Windows Communication Foundation
    • EchoSOAP Web Service
  11. Data Controls and Data Binding
    • ListBox Control
    • Book.cs
    • Auto-Implemented Properties
    • Using Items Property
    • Deleting a Book
    • Selection
    • Binding to a Collection
    • DataPager Control
    • DisplayMode
    • DataGrid Control
    • Paging with DataGrid
    • Sorting with DataGrid
    • More about Data Binding
    • Dependency Properties
    • Binding Object
    • ElementName Binding
    • Binding to a CLR Object
    • Change Notification
    • Updating the Book Object5
    • INotifyPropertyChanged
    • Notification with Collections
    • Book Class
    • MainPage.xaml.xs
    • Updating Collection Elements
    • Notification by Collection Elements
    • Notification in Book Class
  12. Data Access
    • Accessing Data on the Server
    • SmallPub Database
    • DB Class
    • Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
    • Object Relational Designer
    • IntelliSense
    • Web Service Interface
    • Client Code
    • Displaying the Books
    • SelectionChanged Event
    • Inserting a Book
    • Deleting a Book
    • Updating a Book
    • ADO.NET Data Services
    • Choosing Data Objects
    • BookModel.edmx
    • ADO.NET Data Service Template
    • DataService Class
    • A REST-based Web Service
    • A Console Client
    • A Silverlight Client
    • Accessing XML Data
    • Accessing an XML File
    • Using LINQ to XML
    • Isolated Storage
    • Isolated Storage Store
    • Saving Data to a File
    • Loading Data from a File
    • Deleting a File
  13. Appendix A – Learning Resources
  14. Appendix B – Silverlight and the Browser
    • HTML Bridge
    • HAMTL and JavaScript
    • HtmlPage Class
    • JavaScript from Managed Code
    • Managed Code from JavaScript
    • Out-of-Browser Support
    • Configuring Out-of-Browser Support
    • Installing Out-of-Browser
    • Running Out-of-Browser
    • Application Manifest

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