6460 - Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation (C#)
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Overview:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) solution.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for application developers who know how to build Windows Forms applications, custom user controls in .NET Framework 2.0 and how to use the common features of the base class library. They do not have to understand concepts such advanced UI threading and asynchronous programming, building custom controls from scratch or using graphics device interface (GDI). They also do not need experience building add-ins or custom designers in Microsoft Visual Studio development system.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
Intermediate experience developing applications by using earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200.
At Course Completion:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create a WPF application.
Build a user interface in a WPF application.
Customize the appearance of a WPF application.
Bind user interface controls to data sources.
Bind user interface controls to collections.
Create new controls in a WPF application.
Manage documents in a WPF application.
Add graphics and multimedia support to a WPF application.
Configure and deploy WPF applications.
Module 1: Creating an Application by Using WPF
This module explains how to build a WPF application.
Lessons
Overview of WPF
Creating a Simple WPF Application
Handling Events and Commands
Navigating Between Pages
Lab : Creating a WPF Application
Creating a Stand-Alone WPF Application
Handling Events and Commands
Navigating Between Pages
Creating an XBAP Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain WPF concepts and features.
Create a simple WPF application.
Handle events and commands.
Navigate between pages in a WPF application.
Module 2: Building User Interfaces
This module explains how to build a user interface in a WPF application.
Lessons
Defining Page Layout
Building User Interfaces by Using Content Controls
Building User Interfaces by Using Items Controls
Hosting Windows Forms Controls
Lab : Building User Interfaces
Defining Page Layout and Adding Content
Enhancing the User Interface by Using Items Controls
Integrating Windows Forms Controls
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define layout.
Use content controls.
Use items controls.
Host Windows Forms controls.
Module 3: Customizing Appearance
This module explains how to customize the appearance of a WPF application.
Lessons
Sharing Logical Resources in an Application
Creating Consistent User Interfaces by Using Styles
Changing the Appearance of Controls by Using Control Templates
Enhancing User Interfaces by Using Triggers and Animations
Lab : Customizing the Appearance of a WPF Application
Sharing Logical Resources in an Application
Creating Consistent User Interfaces by Using Styles
Changing the Appearance of Controls by Using Control Templates
Enhancing the User Interface by Using Triggers and Animations
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Share logical resources throughout an application.
Create a consistent user interface appearance by using styles.
Change the appearance of controls using templates.
Change the appearance of user interface elements by using triggers and animations.
This module explains how to bind user interface controls to data sources.
Lessons
Overview of Data Binding
Creating a Data Binding
Implementing Property Change Notification
Converting Data
Validating Data
Lab : Data Binding
Creating Data Bindings
Implementing Property Change Notification
Converting Data
Validating Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain WPF data binding concepts and terminology.
Create a binding between a data source and a control.
Implement property change notifications.
Convert data between the binding source and the binding target.
Validate data entered by the user.
Module 5: Data Binding to Collections
This module explains how to bind user interface controls to collections.
Lessons
Binding to Collections of Objects
Presenting Data by Using Collection Views
Presenting Data by Using Data Templates
Lab : Data Binding to Collections
Presenting Data by Using Collection Views
Presenting Data by Using Data Templates
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Bind to a collection of objects.
Sort, filter, and group collections by using collection views.
Create master-detail user interfaces.
Fine-tune data display by using data templates.
Module 6: Creating New Controls
This module explains how to create new controls in a WPF application.
Lessons
Overview of Control Authoring
Creating Controls
Lab : Creating New Controls
Implementing a Custom Control
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain scenarios and options for creating new controls.
Create user controls.
Create custom controls.
Module 7: Managing Documents
This module explains how to manage documents in a WPF application.
Lessons
Creating and Viewing Flow Documents
Creating and Viewing Fixed Documents
Packaging Documents
Printing Documents
Lab : Managing Documents
Creating and Displaying Flow Documents
Printing Documents
Creating a Signing XPS Documents
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create and view flow documents.
Create and view fixed documents.
Package a document.
Print a document.
Module 8: Graphics and Multimedia
This module explains how to add graphics and multimedia support to a WPF application.
Creating 2-D graphics
Displaying Images
Creating 3-D Graphics
Manipulating the 3-D Environment
Adding Multimedia
Lessons
Lab : Graphics and Multimedia
Displaying 2-D graphics
Displaying Images
Displaying 3-D Graphics
Playing Video Clips
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Display 2-D graphics.
Add images in a WPF application.
Display 3-D graphics.
Use additional 3-D graphics capabilities.
Add multimedia content to a WPF application.
Module 9: Configuring and Deploying Applications in Windows Presentation Foundation
This module explains how to configure and deploy WPF applications.
Lessons
Deployment Options
Deploying a Stand-Alone WPF Application
Deploying an XBAP Application
Configuring Manifest Settings
Lab : Configuring and Deploying WPF Applications
Deploying a Stand-Alone WPF Application
Updating a Deployment Manifests
Deploying an XBAP Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain deployment options.
Deploy a standalone WPF application.
Deploy an XBAP application.
Configure security settings.
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