XAML Developer Reference

**Your expert guide to designing and building dynamic user interfaces**

Sharpen your application design and development skills using XAML—the declarative markup language used in Microsoft® Silverlight® and Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF). Led by two XAML experts, you’ll learn practical ways to build rich, interactive user interfaces with data integration capabilities and support for multimedia, graphics, and animation. This hands-on guide is ideal for Microsoft .NET developers and web designers alike.

Discover how to:

Control UI behavior and implement business logic with code-behind solutions

Manage UI element positioning with the XAML layout system

Use templates to customize UI elements—without affecting their functionality

Apply different types of property and event systems in WPF and Silverlight

Bind various kinds of data to your UI, and display them in the format you want

Implement 2D and 3D vector graphics and animations

Reuse control styles and properties to maintain consistency throughout your application