Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0, 7th Edition

33Windows Apps

WHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTER?

• Introduction to XAML
• Controls
• Compiled data binding
• Navigation
• Layout panels

WROX.COM CODE DOWNLOADS FOR THIS CHAPTER

The wrox.com code downloads for this chapter are found at www.wrox.com on the Download Code tab. The source code is also available at https://github.com/ProfessionalCSharp/ProfessionalCSharp7 in the directory Windows.

The code for this chapter is divided into the following major examples:

• IntroXAML
• ControlsSample
• ParallaxViewSample
• PageLayouts
• NavigationSample
• LayoutPanels

INTRODUCING WINDOWS APPS

Windows Apps make use of .NET Core, but there’s a big difference with web apps and ASP.NET Core. Windows apps run only on the Windows platform, on Windows 10. You can use these apps not only for the desktop, but also for Xbox, HoloLens, and Raspberry PI.

NOTE

For creating apps using XAML on iPhone and Android, you should read Chapter 37, “Xamarin.Forms.” However, be sure to read this chapter first, because the Xamarin.Forms chapter only explains the differences.

Windows Runtime

Windows apps also make use of the Windows Runtime (WinRT). The Windows Runtime is a platform created using C++ with a new generation of COM objects. With this, the Windows Runtime is not only available for .NET applications but also for C++ and applications created with JavaScript. For accessing the Windows Runtime from these different platforms, a compatibility layer was created: the language projection. With language projection, the ...