Pro WPF 4.5 in C# by MacDonald, Matthew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents at a Glance Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Introducing WPF

The Evolution of Windows Graphics

DirectX: The New Graphics Engine Hardware Acceleration and WPF

WPF: A Higher-Level API Resolution Independence

WPF Units System DPI Bitmap and Vector Graphics

The Architecture of WPF

The Class Hierarchy

WPF 4.5

The WPF Toolkit Visual Studio 2012

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Chapter 2: XAML

Understanding XAML

Graphical User Interfaces Before WPF The Variants of XAML XAML Compilation

XAML Basics

XAML Namespaces The Code-Behind Class

Properties and Events in XAML

Simple Properties and Type Converters Complex Properties Markup Extensions Attached Properties Nesting Elements Special Characters and Whitespace Events The Full Eight-Ball Example

Using Types from Other Namespaces Loading and Compiling XAML

Code-Only Code and Uncompiled XAML Code and Compiled XAML XAML Only

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Chapter 3: Layout

Understanding Layout in WPF

The WPF Layout Philosophy The Layout Process The Layout Containers

Simple Layout with the StackPanel

Layout Properties Alignment Margin Minimum, Maximum, and Explicit Sizes The Border

The WrapPanel and DockPanel

The WrapPanel The DockPanel Nesting Layout Containers

The Grid

Fine-Tuning Rows and Columns Layout Rounding Spanning Rows and Columns Splitting Windows Shared Size Groups The UniformGrid

Coordinate-Based Layout with the Canvas

Z-Order The InkCanvas

Layout Examples

A Column of Settings Dynamic Content A Modular User Interface

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Chapter 4: Dependency Properties

Understanding Dependency Properties

Defining a Dependency Property Registering a Dependency Property Adding a Property Wrapper How WPF Uses Dependency Properties Shared Dependency Properties Attached Dependency Properties

Property Validation

The Validation Callback The Coercion Callback

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Chapter 5: Routed Events

Understanding Routed Events

Defining, Registering, and Wrapping a Routed Event Sharing Routed Events Raising a Routed Event Handling a Routed Event

Event Routing

The RoutedEventArgs Class Bubbling Events Handling a Suppressed Event Attached Events Tunneling Events

WPF Events

Lifetime Events Input Events

Keyboard Input

Handling a Key Press Focus Getting Key State

Mouse Input

Mouse Clicks Capturing the Mouse Drag-and-Drop

Multitouch Input

The Levels of Multitouch Support Raw Touch Manipulation Inertia

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Part II: Deeper into WPF

Chapter 6: Controls

The Control Class

Background and Foreground Brushes Fonts Mouse Cursors

Content Controls

The Content Property Aligning Content The WPF Content Philosophy Labels Buttons Tooltips

Specialized Containers

The ScrollViewer The GroupBox The TabItem The Expander

Text Controls

Multiple Lines of Text Text Selection Spell Checking The PasswordBox

List Controls

The ListBox The ComboBox

Range-Based Controls

The Slider The ProgressBar

Date Controls The Last Word

Chapter 7: The Application

The Application Life Cycle

Creating an Application Object Deriving a Custom Application Class Application Shutdown Application Events

Application Tasks

Showing a Splash Screen Handling Command-Line Arguments Accessing the Current Application Interacting Between Windows Single-Instance Applications

Assembly Resources

Adding Resources Retrieving Resources Resource-Aware Classes Pack URIs Resources in Other Assemblies Content Files

Localization

Building Localizable User Interfaces Preparing an Application for Localization Managing the Translation Process

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Chapter 8: Element Binding

Binding Elements Together

The Binding Expression Binding Errors Binding Modes Creating Bindings with Code Retrieving Bindings in Code Multiple Bindings Binding Updates Binding Delays

Binding to Objects That Aren’t Elements

Source RelativeSource DataContext

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Chapter 9: Commands

Understanding Commands The WPF Command Model

The ICommand Interface The RoutedCommand Class The RoutedUICommand Class The Command Library

Executing Commands

Command Sources Command Bindings Using Multiple Command Sources Fine-Tuning Command Text Invoking a Command Directly Disabling Commands Controls with Built-in Commands

Advanced Commands

Custom Commands Using the Same Command in Different Places Using a Command Parameter Tracking and Reversing Commands

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Chapter 10: Resources

Resource Basics

The Resources Collection The Hierarchy of Resources Static and Dynamic Resources Nonshared Resources Accessing Resources in Code Application Resources System Resources

Resource Dictionaries

Creating a Resource Dictionary Using a Resource Dictionary Sharing Resources Between Assemblies

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Chapter 11: Styles and Behaviors

Style Basics

Creating a Style Object Setting Properties Attaching Event Handlers The Many Layers of Styles Automatically Applying Styles by Type

Triggers

A Simple Trigger An Event Trigger

Behaviors

Getting Support for Behaviors Understanding the Behavior Model Creating a Behavior Using a Behavior Design-Time Behavior Support in Blend

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Part III: Drawing and Animation

Chapter 12: Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms

Understanding Shapes

The Shape Classes Rectangle and Ellipse Sizing and Placing Shapes Scaling Shapes with a Viewbox Line Polyline Polygon Line Caps and Line Joins Dashes Pixel Snapping

Using Brushes

The SolidColorBrush The LinearGradientBrush The RadialGradientBrush The ImageBrush A Tiled ImageBrush The VisualBrush The BitmapCacheBrush

Using Transforms

Transforming Shapes Transforming Elements

Transparency

Making an Element Partially Transparent Using Opacity Masks

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Chapter 13: Geometries and Drawings

Paths and Geometries

Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse Geometries Combining Shapes with GeometryGroup Fusing Geometries with CombinedGeometry Drawing Curves and Lines with PathGeometry Using the Geometry Mini-Language Clipping with Geometry

Drawings

Displaying a Drawing Exporting Clip Art

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Chapter 14: Effects and Visuals

Visuals

Drawing Visuals Wrapping Visuals in an Element Hit Testing Complex Hit Testing

Effects

BlurEffect DropShadowEffect ShaderEffect

The WriteableBitmap Class

Generating a Bitmap Writing to a WriteableBitmap Using More-Efficient Pixel Writing

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Chapter 15: Animation Basics

Understanding WPF Animation

Timer-Based Animation Property-Based Animation

Basic Animation

The Animation Classes Animations in Code Simultaneous Animations Animation Lifetime The Timeline Class

Storyboards

The Storyboard Event Triggers Overlapping Animations Synchronized Animations Controlling Playback Monitoring Progress

Animation Easing

Using an Easing Function Easing In and Easing Out Easing Function Classes Creating a Custom Easing Function

Animation Performance

Desired Frame Rate Bitmap Caching

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Chapter 16: Advanced Animation

Animation Types Revisited

Animating Transforms Animating Brushes Animating Pixel Shaders

Key-Frame Animation

Discrete Key-Frame Animations Easing Key Frames Spline Key-Frame Animations

Path-Based Animation Frame-Based Animation Storyboards in Code

Creating the Main Window Creating the Bomb User Control Dropping the Bombs Intercepting a Bomb Counting Bombs and Cleaning Up

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Part IV: Templates and Custom Elements

Chapter 17: Control Templates

Understanding Logical Trees and Visual Trees Understanding Templates

The Chrome Classes Dissecting Controls

Creating Control Templates

A Simple Button Template Bindings Triggers That Change Properties Triggers That Use Animation

Organizing Template Resources

Refactoring the Button Control Template Applying Templates with Styles Applying Templates Automatically Working with User-Selected Skins

Building More Complex Templates

Nested Templates Modifying the Scrollbar Exploring the Control Template Examples

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Chapter 18: Custom Elements

Understanding Custom Elements in WPF Building a Basic User Control

Defining Dependency Properties Defining Routed Events Adding Markup Using the Control Supporting Commands Taking a Closer Look at User Controls

Creating a Lookless Control

Refactoring the Color Picker Code Refactoring the Color Picker Markup Streamlining the Control Template

Supporting Visual States

Starting the FlipPanel Class Choosing Parts and States The Default Control Template Using the FlipPanel Using a Different Control Template

Creating Custom Panels

The Two-Step Layout Process The Canvas Clone A Better Wrapping Panel

Custom-Drawn Elements

The OnRender() Method Evaluating Custom Drawing Creating a Custom-Drawn Element Creating a Custom Decorator

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Part V: Data

Chapter 19: Data Binding

Binding to a Database with Custom Objects

Building a Data Access Component Building a Data Object Displaying the Bound Object Updating the Database Change Notification

Binding to a Collection of Objects

Displaying and Editing Collection Items Inserting and Removing Collection Items Binding to the ADO.NET Objects Binding to a LINQ Expression

Improving Performance in Long Lists

Virtualization Item Container Recycling Cache Length Deferred Scrolling

Validation

Validation in the Data Object Custom Validation Rules Reacting to Validation Errors Getting a List of Errors Showing a DifferenError Indicator Validating Multiple Values

Data Providers

The ObjectDataProvider The XmlDataProvider

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Chapter 20: Formatting Bound Data

Data Binding Redux Data Conversion

Using the StringFormat Property Introducing Value Converters Formatting Strings with a Value Converter Creating Objects with a Value Converter Applying Conditional Formatting Evaluating Multiple Properties

List Controls List Styles

The ItemContainerStyle A ListBox with Check Boxes or Radio Buttons Alternating Item Style Style Selectors

Data Templates

Separating and Reusing Templates Using More Advanced Templates Varying Templates Template Selectors Templates and Selection Changing Item Layout

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Chapter 21: Data Views

The View Object

Retrieving a View Object Navigating with a View Creating a View Declaratively

Filtering, Sorting, and Grouping

Filtering Collections Filtering the DataTable Sorting Grouping Live Shaping

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Chapter 22: Lists, Trees, and Grids

The ListView

Creating Columns with the GridView Creating a Custom View

The TreeView

Creating a Data-Bound TreeView Binding a DataSet to a TreeView Just-in-Time Node Creation

The DataGrid

Resizing and Rearranging Columns Defining Columns Formatting and Styling Columns Formatting Rows Displaying Row Details Freezing Columns Selection Sorting Editing

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Part VI: Windows, Pages, and Rich Controls

Chapter 23: Windows

The Window Class

Showing a Window Positioning a Window Saving and Restoring Window Location

Window Interaction

Window Ownership The Dialog Model Common Dialog Boxes

Nonrectangular Windows

A Simple Shaped Window A Transparent Window with Shaped Content Moving Shaped Windows Resizing Shaped Windows Putting It All Together: A Custom Control Template for Windows

Programming the Windows Taskbar

Using Jump Lists Changing the Taskbar Icon and Preview

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Chapter 24: Pages and Navigation

Page-Based Navigation Page-Based Interfaces

Creating a Simple Page-Based Application with NavigationWindow The Page Class Hyperlinks Hosting Pages in a Frame Hosting Pages in Another Page Hosting Pages in a Web Browser

The Page History

A Closer Look at URIs in WPF Navigation History Maintaining Custom Properties

The Navigation Service

Programmatic Navigation Navigation Events Managing the Journal Adding Custom Items to the Journal Using Page Functions

XAML Browser Applications

Creating an XBAP Deploying an XBAP Updating an XBAP XBAP Security Full-Trust XBAPs Combination XBAP/Stand-Alone Applications Coding for Different Security Levels Embedding an XBAP in a Web Page

The WebBrowser Control

Navigating to a Page Building a DOM Tree Scripting a Web Page with .NET Code

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Chapter 25: Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons

Menus

The Menu Class Menu Items The ContextMenu Class Menu Separators

Toolbars and Status Bars

The ToolBar The StatusBar

Ribbons

Adding the Ribbon The Application Menu Tabs, Groups, and Buttons Rich Tooltips Keyboard Access with KeyTips Ribbon Sizing The Quick Access Toolbar

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Chapter 26: Sound and Video

Playing WAV Audio

The SoundPlayer The SoundPlayerAction System Sounds

The MediaPlayer The MediaElement

Playing Audio Programmatically Handling Errors Playing Audio with Triggers Playing Multiple Sounds Changing Volume, Balance, Speed, and Position Synchronizing an Animation with Audio Playing Video Video Effects

Speech

Speech Synthesis Speech Recognition

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Chapter 27: 3-D Drawing

3-D Drawing Basics

The Viewport 3-D Objects The Camera

Deeper into 3-D

Shading and Normals More Complex Shapes Model3DGroup Collections Materials Revisited Texture Mapping

Interactivity and Animations

Transforms Rotations A Flyover The Trackball Hit Testing 2-D Elements on 3-D Surfaces

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Part VII: Documents and Printing

Chapter 28: Documents

Understanding Documents Flow Documents

Understanding Flow Elements Formatting Content Elements Constructing a Simple Flow Document Using Block Elements Using Inline Elements Interacting with Elements Programmatically Text Justification

Read-Only Flow Document Containers

Zooming Creating Pages and Columns Loading Documents from a File Printing

Editing a Flow Document

Loading a File Saving a File Formatting Selected Text Getting Individual Words

Fixed Documents Annotations

Understanding the Annotation Classes Enabling the Annotation Service Creating Annotations Examining Annotations Reacting to Annotation Changes Storing Annotations in a Fixed Document Customizing the Appearance of Sticky Notes

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Chapter 29: Printing

Basic Printing

Printing an Element Transforming Printed Output Printing Elements Without Showing Them Printing a Document Manipulating the Pages in a Document Printout

Custom Printing

Printing with the Visual Layer Classes Custom Printing with Multiple Pages

Print Settings and Management

Maintaining Print Settings Printing Page Ranges Managing a Print Queue

Printing Through XPS

Creating an XPS Document for a Print Preview Writing to an In-Memory XPS Document Printing Directly to the Printer via XPS Asynchronous Printing

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Part VIII: Additional Topics

Chapter 30: Interacting with Windows Forms

Assessing Interoperability Mixing Windows and Forms

Adding Forms to a WPF Application Adding WPF Windows to a Windows Forms Application Showing Modal Windows and Forms Showing Modeless Windows and Forms Enabling Visual Styles for Windows Forms Controls

Creating Windows with Mixed Content

Understanding WPF and Windows Forms “Airspace” Hosting Windows Forms Controls in WPF Using WPF and Windows Forms User Controls Hosting WPF Controls in Windows Forms Access Keys, Mnemonics, and Focus Property Mapping

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Chapter 31: Multithreading

Understanding the Multithreading Model

The Dispatcher The DispatcherObject

The BackgroundWorker

A Simple Asynchronous Operation Creating the BackgroundWorker Running the BackgroundWorker Tracking Progress Supporting Cancellation

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Chapter 32: The Add-in Model

Choosing Between MAF and MEF Understanding the Add-in Pipeline

How the Pipeline Works The Add-in Folder Structure Preparing a Solution That Uses the Add-in Model

Creating an Application That Uses Add-Ins

The Contract The Add-in View The Add-In The Add-in Adapter The Host View The Host Adapter The Host More Add-Ins

Interacting with the Host Visual Add-Ins The Last Word

Chapter 33: ClickOnce Deployment

Understanding Application Deployment

The ClickOnce Installation Model ClickOnce Limitations

Setting Up a Simple ClickOnce Publication

Setting the Publisher and Production Starting the Publish Wizard Understanding the Deployed File Structure Installing a ClickOnce Application Updating a ClickOnce Application

Additional ClickOnce Options

Publish Version Updates File Associations Publish Options

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