In this instructor-led course, students will gain the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) solution.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP) 6460: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation.

What You'll Learn

• 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

Who Needs to Attend

Application developers who know how to build Windows Forms applications, custom user controls in .NET 2.0, and how to use the common features of the base class library. It is not necessary to understand concepts such as advanced UI threading and asynchronous programming, building custom controls from scratch, or using GDI. Also, students do not need experience building Visual Studio add-ins or custom designs.

Prerequisites

Intermediate experience developing applications by using previous versions of Microsoft Visual Studio at level 200

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Creating an Application Using WPF

• Overview of WPF
• Creating a Simple WPF Application
• Handling Events and Commands

• Navigating Between Pages

2. Building User Interfaces

• Defining Layout
• Using Content Controls
• Using Item Controls
• Hosting Windows Forms Controls

3. Customizing Appearance

• Sharing Logical Resources in an Application
• Creating Consistent User Interfaces Using Styles
• Changing the Appearance of Controls Using Templates
• Using Triggers and Animations

4. Data Binding

• Overview of Data Binding
• Create a Data Binding
• Implementing Property Change Notification
• Converting Data
• Validating Data

5. Data Binding to Collections

• Binding to Collections of Objects
• Using Collection Views
• Create Master-Detail User Interfaces
• Using Data Templates

6. Creating New Controls

• Overview of Control Authoring
• Creating Controls

7. Managing Documents

• Working with Flow Documents
• Working with Fixed Documents
• Packaging Documents
• Printing Documents

8. Graphics and Multimedia

• Displaying 2D Graphics
• Displaying Images
• Displaying 3D Graphics
• Going Further with 3D Graphics
• Adding Multimedia Support

9. Configure and Deploy WPF Applications

• Deployment Options
• Deploying a Standalone WPF Application
• Deploying an XBAP Application
• Configuring Security Settings

Labs

Lab 1: Creating a WPF Application

• Creating a Stand-Alone WPF Application
• Handling Events and Commands
• Navigating Between Pages
• Creating an XBAP Application

Lab 2: Building User Interfaces

• Defining Layout
• Using Content Controls
• Using Item Controls
• Hosting Windows Forms Controls

Lab 3: Customizing the Appearance of a WPF Application

• Sharing Logical Resources in an Application
• Creating Consistent User Interfaces Using Styles
• Changing the Appearance of Controls Using Templates
• Using Triggers and Animations

Lab 4: Data Binding

• Binding Controls to Data
• Implementing Property Change Notifications
• Defining Value Converters
• Validating Data

Lab 5: Data Binding to Collections

• Binding to Collections of Objects
• Using Collection Views
• Create Master-Detail User Interfaces
• Using Data Templates

Lab 6: Creating New Controls

• Creating User Controls
• Creating Custom Controls

Lab 7: Managing Documents

• Creating and Displaying Flow Documents
• Creating and Displaying Fixed Documents
• Packaging Documents
• Printing Documents

Lab 8: Adding Graphics and Multimedia Support to a WPF Application

• Displaying 2D Graphics
• Displaying Images
• Displaying 3D Graphics
• Playing Audio and Video Clips

Lab 9: Configuring and Deploying WPF Applications

• Deploying a Stand-Alone WPF Application
• Creating Deployment and Application Manifests
• Deploying an XBAP Application