Windows® 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript Unleashed

Chapter 4. Using WinJS Controls

In This Chapter

• Introduction to WinJS Controls

• Using the Tooltip Control

• Using the ToggleSwitch Control

• Using the Rating Control

• Using the DatePicker Control

• Using the TimePicker Control

• Using the FlipView Control

My goal in this chapter is to provide you with an overview of the controls included in the WinJS library. I start by explaining how you can add controls to your pages. You learn how to create WinJS controls both declaratively and imperatively and set control options.

The bulk of this chapter is devoted to descriptions and samples of how you can use the basic controls included in the WinJS library. In this chapter, I focus on describing how you can use the following controls:

• Tooltip ...