Fast Track to Windows Presentation Foundation 4 (WPF 4) Application Development Authorized Training

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Fast Track to Windows Presentation Foundation 4 (WPF 4) Application Development

Fast Track to WPF 4 Application Development - Description

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a GUI toolkit introduced with .NET 3.0. Fast Track to WPF Development will examine this new programming API beginning with the topics of XAML, code files and WPF development tools. Attendees will learn about the WPF control programming model, styles and control templates, data binding, graphical rendering services and the construction of navigationally-based applications. As well, attendees will gain hands on experience using both Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression Blend to build WPF applications.

Recommended Audience for Fast Track to WPF 4 Application Development

This class is intended for experienced .NET 2.0 software developers. No knowledge of WPF is assumed.

Prerequisites

Understanding of Object Oriented Programming using C# or VB .NET 2.0 development experience.

Fast Track to WPF 4 Application Development - Objectives

Introducing WPF

Understand the motivation behind WPF
Examine the various ‘flavors’ of WPF applications
Overview the services provided by WPF
Examine the core WPF assemblies and namespaces
Work with the Window and Application class types
Learn the syntax of XAML
Understand the XAML / code relationship

WPF Controls

Survey the core WPF control types
Review the WPF control programming model
Learn to position controls using layout managers
Understand the role of WPF control commands
Work with the WPF Ink API
Use Microsoft Expression Blend to build user interfaces

WPF Document Controls

Understand the scope of the WPF documents API
Distinguish between fixed documents and flow documents
Populate a document with inline and block elements
Work with the WPF document APIs

WPF Graphical Rendering Services

Understand the scope of WPFs graphical rendering services
Work with the Shape types
Work with Brushes and Pens
Apply graphical transformations
Understand the role of geometries and drawings
Work with the visual programming layer

WPF Resource Management

Learn to manage binary resources
Understand the role of logical resources
Work with resources in XAML and procedural code
Work with resource dictionaries
Understand the resource lookup mechanism
Know the role of dynamic resources
Learn how to make use of system resources
Use Microsoft Expression Blend to manage logical resources

WPF Styles

Learn how to define and apply WPF styles
Learn to limit where a style can be applied
Build new styles based on existing styles
Understand the use of triggers

WPF Animation Support and Drag-and-Drop Support

Understand the scope of WPF’s animation services
Define animations in code and XAML
Work with linear interpolation animations
Work with key-frame-based animations
Work with path-based animations
Implement hit testing and drag-and-drop functionality

WPF Data Binding

Understand the WPF data binding mechanism
Make use of data binding operations in XAML and code
Bind to custom objects
Create data conversion routines

WPF Templates and User Controls

Understand the relationship between WPF logical and visual trees
Learn to build custom control templates
Build templates which make use of triggers
Know your choices for control customization
Create custom UserControls
Understand the ContentPresenter class
Understand the TemplateBinding markup extension
Understand the role of dependency properties
Understand the role of routed events

WPF Navigation XBAPs

Understand the role of navigational-based applications
Work with the NavigationWindow and Page types
Manage the history journal
Understand and create XBAP applications
Examine XBAP security issues

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