Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

8.3. The Last Word

In this chapter, you took a quick look at data binding fundamentals. You learned how to pull information out of one element and display it in another without a single line of code. And although this technique seems fairly modest right now, it's an essential skill that will allow you to perform much more impressive feats, such as restyling controls with custom control templates (discussed in Chapter 17).

In Chapters 19 and 20, you'll greatly extend your data binding skills. You'll learn how to show entire collections of data objects in a list, handle edits with validation, and turn ordinary text into a richly formatted data display. But for now, you have all the data binding experience you need to tackle the chapters ahead. ...