WPF Training: Introduction Windows Presentation Foundation Using Visual C# 2010

Course Number: WPF-202
Duration: 4 days
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WPF Training Overview

Accelebrate's WPF training using Visual C# class teaches attendees all the skills necessary for designing and building an effective WPF application with a flexible and compelling user interface. Significant time is spent on the maintainability and testability of a properly architected WPF application.

Location and Pricing

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WPF Training Prerequisites

All attendees must have prior experience developing applications in .NET 2.0 or later using C# or Visual Basic.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This WPF training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting 20 minutes.

WPF Training Materials

All WPF training students receive a hands-on lab manual and a related textbook.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Windows XP with at least 1GB RAM or Windows Vista or 7 with at least 2GB RAM
Visual Studio 2010, with the latest service packs and with SQL Server Express enabled
If you have purchased this class, please contact us for more detailed setup specifications

WPF Training Objectives

All attendees will:

Understand the WPF architecture and advantages
Become proficient with the use of XAML and the layout containers in WPF
Achieve reuse and maintainability with resources, styles, and templates
Build compelling user experiences with custom drawing and animations
Learn how to properly apply the MVVM design pattern via several case-study applications of increasing complexity

WPF Training Outline

Introduction to WPF

Advantages of WPF
Resolution independence and WPF units
Planning for a flexible UI

XAML

Declarative approach to UI design
Elements and attributes
XAML namespaces
Property elements
Type converters
Markup extensions
Collection items
BAML and generated code
Code-behind files

Layout

WPF's layout philosophy
Measure and arrange stages
ScrollViewer component
Alignment and Margin
Border component
StackPanel
WrapPanel
DockPanel
Nesting layout containers
Grid and UniformGrid
GridSplitter
Canvas

Dependency Properties

Change notification
Property value inheritance
Defining a dependency property
Registration
Property wrappers

Event Handling

Understanding routed events
Defining a routed event
Raising an event
Direct, Bubbling, and Tunneling events
RoutedEventArgs
Drag-and-Drop

Controls

Control base class
Content controls
Headered content controls
Text controls
List controls
Range-based controls
Date controls

The Application

Application events
Showing a splash screen
Assembly resources

Data Binding

Between elements
Binding modes
Path and DataContext properties
Update modes
Input validation

Commands

The WPF command model
Bindings, sources, and targets
ICommand interface
The command library
Executing commands
Disabling commands
Custom commands
Tracking and reversing commands

Resources

The resource collection
Static vs. Dynamic resources
Non-shared resources
System resources
Resource dictionaries
Sharing between assemblies

Styles

Style basics
Creating a style
Attaching event handlers
Style inheritance
Typed styles
Property-based triggers
Event-based triggers

Control Templates

Logical and visual trees
Creating control templates
Templates vs. styles
Typed templates
User-selected skins

Formatting Bound Data

String formatting
Value converters
Data templates
Data triggers

Multithreading and WPF

WPF threading model
Thread safety
The Dispatcher object

Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms

Shape class
Sizing and placing shapes
Viewbox component
Line, Polyline, and Polygon
Brushes
Transforms
Render vs. layout transforms
Transparency

Geometries and Drawing

Path class
Curves and lines
Clipping

Effects and Visuals

DrawingContext methods
Effects

Animation

Effective use of animation in a UI
Property-based animation
Storyboards
Easing
Performance
Microsoft Expression Blend

Interoperability with Windows Forms

Windows Forms content in WPF
WPF content in Windows Forms

Silverlight

Creating a Silverlight application
Differences from WPF

Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)

Definition and evolution of the pattern
Building effective ViewModel objects
Leveraging bindings and commands
Minimizing code-behind files
Data validation and handling errors
Building unit tests

Conclusion

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WPF Training: Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation Using Visual C# 2010