Windows Presentation Foundation Using C#

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Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# Training Class Summary

This course introduces Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF ("Avalon"), the new .NET technology from Microsoft for building rich Windows applications. It was originally part of .NET 3.0, previously called "WinFX" by Microsoft. WPF includes an XML-based markup language for defining program elements, Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). WPF applications can be created using only code or a combination of code and XAML pages. This course covers the essentials of WPF, providing an orientation to this technology and a firm foundation for creating applications. The course is current to .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.

Audience: Programmers needing to create presentation applications.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework.

Class Length: 4 days

Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# Training Class Objectives
  • Gain an understanding of the philosophy and architecture of WPF.
  • Create Windows applications using the classes provided by WPF.
  • Understand the principles of XAML and create application using a combination of code and XAML.
  • Use the layout features of WPF to create flexible and attractive user interfaces.
  • Implement event and command-driven applications with windows, menus, dialogs, toolbars, and other common user interface features.
  • Use resources in your WPF applications.
Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# Training Class Detailed Outline
  1. Introduction to WPF
    • History of Microsoft GUI
    • Why WPF
    • When Should I Use WPF?
    • WPF and .NET Framework 3.0
    • .NET Framework 3.5
    • Visual Studio 2008
    • Visual Studio 2008 Versions
    • WPF Core Types and Infrastructures
    • XAML
    • Controls
    • Data Binding
    • Appearance
    • Layout and Panels
    • Graphics
    • Media
    • Documents and Printing
    • Plan of Course
    • Application and Window
    • Creating a Button
    • Providing an Event Handler
    • Specifying Initial Input Focus
    • Complete First Program
    • Device-Independent Pixels
    • Class Hierarchy
    • Content Property
    • Simple Brushes
    • Panels
    • Children of Panels
    • TwoControls – Code
    • Automatic Sizing
  2. XAML
    • What Is XAML?
    • Default Namespace
    • XAML Language Namespace
    • Elements and Attributes
    • XAML in Visual Studio 2008
    • Layout in WPF
    • Controlling Size
    • Margin and Padding
    • Thickness Structure
    • Children of Panels
    • Two Controls – XAML
    • Automatic Sizing
    • Two Controls – Code
    • Orientation
    • Access Keys
    • Access Keys in XAML
    • Content Property
    • Checked and Unchecked Events
    • Property Element Syntax
    • Type Converters
  3. WPF Controls
    • Buttons in WPF
    • Using the Button Class
    • Toggle Buttons
    • IsThreeState
    • CheckBox
    • CheckBox Code
    • ToolTip
    • RadioButton
    • GroupBox
    • Images
    • TextBox
    • Initializing the TextBox
    • Clipboard Support
    • Items Controls
    • Selector Controls
    • Using a ListBox
    • Multiple-Selection ListBox
    • Selected Items
    • Using the ComboBox
    • Storing Objects in List Controls
    • Collecting Items in XAML
  4. Layout
    • Layout in WPF
    • Controlling Size: Review
    • Margin and Padding: Review
    • Thickness Structure: Review
    • Top Panel
    • Content Property
    • XAML vs. Code
    • Type Converter
    • Fixed vs. Dynamic Sizing
    • Specifying Font Size
    • Alignment
    • Alignment inside a Stack Panel
    • Vertical Alignment
    • Horizontal Alignment
    • Vertical Alignment in a Window
    • Content Alignment
    • FlowDirection
    • Transforms
    • Panels
    • Shapes
    • Size and Position
    • Attached Properties
    • StackPanel
    • Children of StackPanel
    • WrapPanel
    • DockPanel
    • Grid
    • Star Sizing
    • Grid.ColumnSpan
    • Scrolling
    • Scaling
  5. Dialogs
    • Dialog Boxes in WPF
    • MessageBox
    • MessageBox Show Method
    • Closing a Form: Review
    • Common Dialog Boxes
    • Custom Dialogs
    • Modal Dialogs
    • New Product Dialog
    • XAML for New Product Dialog
    • Code for New Product Dialog
    • Bringing up the Dialog
    • Dialog Box Owner
    • Displaying the Dialog
    • Communicating with Parent
    • XAML for Modeless Dialog
    • Handler for the Apply Button
    • Handler for the Close Button
    • Instances of a Modeless Dialog
    • Checking for an Instance
  6. Menus and Commands
    • Menus in WPF
    • Menu Controls
    • A Simple Menu
    • The Menu Using XAML
    • Handling the Click Event
    • The Menu Using Procedural Code
    • Icons in Menus
    • Context Menu
    • XAML for Context Menu
    • Separator
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Commands
    • WPF Command Architecture
    • Command Bindings
    • Custom Commands
    • MenuCalculator Command Bindings
    • Input Bindings
    • Menu Items
    • Running MenuCalculator
    • Checking Menu Items
    • Common Event Handlers
    • Menu Checking Logic
    • Calculation Logic
    • Automatic Checking
  7. Toolbars and Status Bars
    • Toolbars in WPF
    • XAML for Toolbars
    • Commands and Events
    • Images on Buttons
    • Tool Tips
    • Other Elements on Toolbars
    • Status Bars
  8. Dependency Properties and Routed Events
    • Dependency Properties
    • Change Notification
    • Property Value Inheritance
    • Support for Multiple Providers
    • Logical Trees
    • Visual Trees
    • Routed Events
    • Event Handlers
    • Routing Strategies
    • Ready-Made Routed Events in WPF
  9. Resources
    • Resources in .NET
    • Resources in WPF
    • Binary Resources
    • Loose Files as Resources
    • Logical Resources
    • Static Resources
    • Dynamic Resources
  10. Data Binding
    • What is Data Binding?
    • Binding in Procedural Code
    • Binding in XAML
    • Binding to Plain .NET Properties
    • Binding to a Collection
    • Controlling the Selected Item
    • Data Context
    • Data Templates
    • Specifying a Data Template
    • Value Converters
    • Using a Value Converter in XAML
    • Collection Views
    • Sorting
    • Grouping
    • Filtering
    • Collection Views in XAML
    • Data Providers
    • ObjectDataProvider
    • XMLDataProvider
  11. Styles, Template, Skins and Themes
    • WPF and Interface
    • Styles
    • Style Definition
    • Applying Styles
    • Style Inheritance
    • Style Overriding
    • Sharing Styles
    • Typed Styles
    • Triggers
    • Multiple Conditions
    • Validation
    • Templates
    • Improving the Template
    • Templated Parent’s Properties
    • Respecting Visual States
    • Using Templates with Styles
    • Skins
    • Changing Skins
    • Themes
  12. Appendix A Learning Resources

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