Video description
4½ Hours of Video Instruction
In WPF 4.5 Programming LiveLessons, Jason Rainwater shows how to create rich, next-generation applications with WPF using Visual Studio 2013. Master panels, content and item controls, code behind, binding, resources, styles, templates, behaviors, animations, custom controls, localization, navigation, MVVM, and more! New features on 4.5 are covered, including binding to static properties, automatically updating the source of a data binding via delay, and enabling smooth scrolling with ScrollUnit on VirtualizingStackPanel.
About the Author
Jason Rainwateris a senior consultant with Veracity Solutions. His specialties include in-depth knowledge of WPF, Silverlight, and XAML; he has designed and built enterprise scalable WPF and Silverlight smart client applications utilizing MVVM, Prism, and many more patterns and frameworks.
Skill Level
- Beginner to intermediate
Learn how to
- Create a WPF application starting from the very first project creation
- Understand the basic controls
- Style controls
- Use Binding
- Write custom controls
- Use advanced XAML techniques such as Behaviors
- Understand advanced concepts such as localization, navigation, and MVVM
Who Should Take This Course
- Developers looking for a practical introduction to WPF for creating desktop business applications
Course Requirements
- Familiar with C# programming
- Experience using Visual Studio
Table of Contents
Introduction
WPF Overview
Lesson 1: Introduction to WPF
Topics
1.1 What is WPF?
1.2 What is XAML?
1.3 The Application Class
Part 1: Controls
Lesson 2: Layout
Topics
2.1 Basic Layout
2.2 Advanced Layout
Lesson 3: Panels
Topics
3.1 What are Panels?
3.2 Grid
3.3 StackPanel
3.4 DockPanel
3.5 WrapPanel
3.6 Canvas
Lesson 4: ContentControls
Topics
4.1 ContentControl Basics
4.2 TextBox
4.3 Button
Lesson 5: ItemsControl
Topics
5.1 ItemsControl Basics
5.2 ListBox
5.3 ComboBox
5.4 DataGrid
5.5 Scrolling and Virtualization
Lesson 6: Controls in Code Behind
Topics
6.1 Build a Screen in Code Behind
6.2 The Visual Tree
Part 2: Data Binding
Lesson 7: How Data Binding Works
Topics
7.1 What are Dependency Properties?
7.2 Dependency Properties in Code
7.3 Attached Properties in Code and XAML
7.4 DataContext
Lesson 8: The Basics of Data Binding
Topics
8.1 Notifications
8.2 Path
8.3 Mode
8.4 Converters
8.5 Converter Parameters
8.6 MultiBinding
Lesson 9: Advanced Data Binding
Topics
9.1 Sources
9.2 UpdateSourceTrigger and Delay
9.3 Validation
9.4 Bindings in Code
9.5 Binding to Static Properties
Part 3: Resources, Styles and Templates
Lesson 10: Resources
Topics
10.1 ResourceDictionary
10.2 StaticResource
10.3 DynamicResource
10.4 Where and How Resources Are Resolved
Lesson 11: Styles
Topics
11.1 What Styles Are and How They Work
11.2 How Styles Are Set
11.3 Style Inheritance (BasedOn)
Lesson 12: Control Templates
Topics
12.1 What Control Templates Are and How They Work
12.2 TemplateBinding
12.3 Triggers
12.4 VisualStateManager
12.5 ItemsControl's Template
12.6 TextBox Special Case
12.7 How to Set Templates
Lesson 13: Data Templates
Topics
13.1 What Data Templates Are and How They Work
13.2 Triggers
13.3 How to Set Data Templates
Part 4: Custom Controls, Behaviors, and Animations
Lesson 14: Custom Controls
Topics
14.1 Create a Custom Control
14.2 Build a Simple Control
14.3 Build an Advanced Control
Lesson 15: Interactions
Topics
15.1 Behaviors
15.2 TargetedTriggerActions
15.3 A More Advanced Behavior
15.4 Attached Property Behaviors
Lesson 16: Animations
Topics
16.1 Animation Basics
16.2 Advanced Animations
Part 5: Localization, Navigation, and MVVM
Lesson 17: Localization and Navigation
Topics
17.1 Adding Localization to XAML
17.2 Basic Navigation
Lesson 18: MVVM Basics
Topics
18.1 What is MVVM?
18.2 MVVM in Action
Summary
About LiveLessons Video Training
The LiveLessons Video Training series publishes hundreds of hands-on, expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. This professional and personal technology video series features world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include: IT Certification, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, Home and Office Technologies, Business and Management, and more. View all LiveLessons on InformIT at: http://www.informit.com/livelessons
Table of contents
- Introduction
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WPF Overview
- WPF Overview 00:00:06
-
Lesson 1: Introduction to WPF
- Topics 00:00:23
- 1.1 What is WPF? 00:01:00
- 1.2 What is XAML? 00:06:20
- 1.3 The Application Class 00:04:47
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Part 1: Controls
- Controls 00:00:06
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Lesson 2: Layout
- Topics 00:00:22
- 2.1 Basic Layout 00:04:45
- 2.2 Advanced Layout 00:03:40
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Lesson 3: Panels
- Topics 00:00:21
- 3.1 What are Panels? 00:01:33
- 3.2 Grid 00:04:04
- 3.3 StackPanel 00:01:37
- 3.4 DockPanel 00:02:12
- 3.5 WrapPanel 00:01:29
- 3.6 Canvas 00:01:11
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Lesson 4: ContentControls
- Topics 00:00:22
- 4.1 ContentControl Basics 00:03:55
- 4.2 TextBox 00:06:31
- 4.3 Button 00:04:42
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Lesson 5: ItemsControl
- Topics 00:00:28
- 5.1 ItemsControl Basics 00:04:33
- 5.2 ListBox 00:08:27
- 5.3 ComboBox 00:01:51
- 5.4 DataGrid 00:04:40
- 5.5 Scrolling and Virtualization 00:03:03
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Lesson 6: Controls in Code Behind
- Topics 00:00:22
- 6.1 Build a Screen in Code Behind 00:02:52
- 6.2 The Visual Tree 00:03:36
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Part 2: Data Binding
- Data Binding 00:00:06
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Lesson 7: How Data Binding Works
- Topics 00:00:32
- 7.1 What are Dependency Properties? 00:01:56
- 7.2 Dependency Properties in Code 00:07:16
- 7.3 Attached Properties in Code and XAML 00:05:09
- 7.4 DataContext 00:04:10
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Lesson 8: The Basics of Data Binding
- Topics 00:00:25
- 8.1 Notifications 00:07:18
- 8.2 Path 00:02:22
- 8.3 Mode 00:02:29
- 8.4 Converters 00:03:44
- 8.5 Converter Parameters 00:01:24
- 8.6 MultiBinding 00:02:59
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Lesson 9: Advanced Data Binding
- Topics 00:00:28
- 9.1 Sources 00:03:58
- 9.2 UpdateSourceTrigger and Delay 00:03:07
- 9.3 Validation 00:03:03
- 9.4 Bindings in Code 00:03:58
- 9.5 Binding to Static Properties 00:03:47
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Part 3: Resources, Styles and Templates
- Resources, Styles and Templates 00:00:06
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Lesson 10: Resources
- Topics 00:00:23
- 10.1 ResourceDictionary 00:06:03
- 10.2 StaticResource 00:01:03
- 10.3 DynamicResource 00:02:54
- 10.4 Where and How Resources Are Resolved 00:03:53
-
Lesson 11: Styles
- Topics 00:00:27
- 11.1 What Styles Are and How They Work 00:03:35
- 11.2 How Styles Are Set 00:04:01
- 11.3 Style Inheritance (BasedOn) 00:01:59
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Lesson 12: Control Templates
- Topics 00:00:28
- 12.1 What Control Templates Are and How They Work 00:04:23
- 12.2 TemplateBinding 00:03:32
- 12.3 Triggers 00:02:28
- 12.4 VisualStateManager 00:03:43
- 12.5 ItemsControl's Template 00:02:40
- 12.6 TextBox Special Case 00:03:12
- 12.7 How to Set Templates 00:03:14
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Lesson 13: Data Templates
- Topics 00:00:27
- 13.1 What Data Templates Are and How They Work 00:03:26
- 13.2 Triggers 00:02:27
- 13.3 How to Set Data Templates 00:02:47
- Part 4: Custom Controls, Interactions and Animations
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Lesson 14: Custom Controls
- Topics 00:00:28
- 14.1 Create a Custom Control 00:04:54
- 14.2 Build a Simple Control 00:06:17
- 14.3 Build an Advanced Control 00:06:17
-
Lesson 15: Interactions
- Topics 00:00:31
- 15.1 Behaviors 00:03:16
- 15.2 TargetedTriggerActions 00:02:03
- 15.3 A More Advanced Behavior 00:02:13
- 15.4 Attached Property Behaviors 00:03:19
-
Lesson 16: Animations
- Topics 00:00:19
- 16.1 Animation Basics 00:10:13
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Part 5: Localization, Navigation and MVVM
- Localization, Navigation and MVVM 00:00:06
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Lesson 17: Localization and Navigation
- Topics 00:00:26
- 17.1 Adding Localization to XAML 00:10:16
- 17.2 Basic Navigation 00:04:48
-
Lesson 18: MVVM Basics
- Topics 00:00:23
- 18.1 What is MVVM? 00:02:01
- 18.2 MVVM in Action 00:10:36
- Summary
Product information
- Title: WPF 4.5 Programming LiveLessons (Video Training)
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2014
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 0133886336
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