50033: Complete Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Three-days Instructor-led

Introduction

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a major component of .NET 3.0/3.5. The API provides a new model for building traditional desktop UIs as well as a new generation of smart client / web aware GUI applications. This course will dive into the WPF object model, the role (and use of) XAML as well as the WPF development tools. Attendees will investigate the WPF data binding engine, available layout managers, and the construction of styles and templates. This course also introduces the 2D, 3D, video and animation APIs exposed by the Windows Presentation object model. We wrap up with an examination of XBAP (Xaml Browser Applications) and the role of WPF/E.

Audience

The target audience for this clinic includes the following:

Developers with solid experience writing applications using .NET 2.0

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will understand:

• WFP object model and use of XAML
• Use of WPF developments tools
• Control content model and layout managers
• Data binding, styles, graphics
• Navigation Applications and XBAPsBuild WPF applications using XAML, code files and Visual Studio

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience with Visual Studio IDE
• Firm grounding in OOP
• Firm grounding in .NET 2.0 development
• Solid understanding of C# or Visual Basic

Course Outline

Module 1: Introducing WPF

Lessons

• The Motivation Behind WPF
• The WPF Feature Set
• WPF Development Tools ("Orcas", Microsoft Blend, etc)
• WPF Assemblies and Namespaces
• Previewing XAML
• Build a WPF App Using 100% Code
• The Code, XAML, BAML Relationship
• The Use of WPF Code Files

Module 2: WPF Controls

Lessons

• A Survey of WPF Controls
• Understanding the Control Content Model
• Defining WPF Controls in Code and XAML
• Handling Input and Working with Commands
• The Role of Routed Events
• Examining WPF Property Syntax
• Survey of WPF Layout Managers
• Nesting Layout Managers
• Standard and Custom Dialog Boxes

Module 3: WPF Graphical Rendering Services

Lessons

• Understanding "Retained Rendering"
• The Role of the Visual Type
• Introducing 2D Rendering Services
• Introducing 3D Rendering Services
• Working with WPF Animation Services
• Integration of Video and Sound

Module 4: WPF Navigation Applications

Lessons

• Navigation Windows and Pages
• The WPF Page Model
• Navigation between Pages
• Page and Navigation Lifetime
• Xaml Browser Applications (XBAPs)
• Overview of XBAP Securityns