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Programming Microsoft® Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory
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Programming Microsoft® Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory

by David S. Platt
July 2007
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 31m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 3. WorkItems and Controllers

A. Problem Background

  1. The term loosely, as in loosely coupled applications, doesn't mean neglected or badly. A loose coupling mechanism needs as much careful thought and design as a tight one, perhaps even more. For example, how does an object that wants to display a view obtain a reference to the workspace in which the view should be shown? How does a subscriber to a CAB event discover which events are available and enter a new subscription? And how does code that wants to modify the contents of the main menu and toolbar find the locations at which these modifications are allowed and obtain a reference to the objects that perform these modifications? These are the sorts of problems that our loose coupling mechanism ...

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