Programming WPF · 2nd Edition by Sells, Chris -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Programming WPF, 2nd Edition

A Note Regarding Supplemental Files Forewords

First Edition Second Edition

Preface

Who This Book Is For How This Book Is Organized What You Need to Use This Book Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples How to Contact Us Safari® Books Online Ian's Acknowledgments Chris's Acknowledgments

1. Hello, WPF

WPF from Scratch

Building Applications WPF Applications XAML Editing XAML

XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs) Content Models

XAML Property Element Syntax

Layout

Grid Layout XAML Attached Property Syntax

Controls Data Binding

XAML Markup Extensions Data Templates

Dependency Properties Resources

XAML Namespace Mapping Syntax

Styles Animation Control Templates Graphics 3D Documents and Printing Where Are We?

2. Applications and Settings

Application Lifetime

Explicit Application Creation Application Access Implicit Application Creation Top-Level Windows Application Shutdown Modes Application Events

Startup event Activated and Deactivated events DispatcherUnhandledException event SessionEnding event Exit event

Application Instancing

Single instance applications

Other Application Services

Application Deployment

Simple Publishing The User Experience WPF ClickOnce Specifics

Settings

Designing Settings Using Settings Integrating Settings with WPF

Where Are We?

3. Layout

Layout Basics StackPanel WrapPanel DockPanel Grid

Column Widths and Row Heights Spanning Multiple Rows and Columns Consistency Across Multiple Grids UniformGrid

Canvas Viewbox Common Layout Properties

Width and Height MinWidth, MaxWidth, MinHeight, and MaxHeight HorizontalAlignment and VerticalAlignment Margin Padding Visibility FlowDirection Panel.ZIndex RenderTransform and LayoutTransform

When Content Doesn't Fit ScrollViewer

Scrollable Region and IScrollInfo

Custom Layout Where Are We?

4. Input

Routed Events

Halting Event Routing Determining the Target Routed Events and Normal Events Attached Events

Mouse Input

Mouse Input and Hit Testing Mouse State

Keyboard Input

Keyboard State

Ink Input Commands

Command Objects

Defining commands Using commands in XAML

Input Bindings Command Source Command Bindings

Enabling and disabling commands Command routing

Code-Based Input Handling Versus Triggers Where Are We?

5. Controls

What Are Controls? Buttons Slider and Scroll Controls ProgressBar Text Controls

Label

ToolTip GroupBox and Expander List Controls

List View Tree View

Menus Toolbars GridSplitter Where Are We?

6. Simple Data Binding

Without Data Binding

Object Changes UI Changes

Data Binding

Bindings Implicit Data Source Data Islands Explicit Data Source Binding to Other Controls Value Conversion Editable Value Conversion Validation

Custom validation rules

Binding Path Syntax Relative Sources Update Source Trigger

Debugging Data Binding Where Are We?

7. Binding to List Data

Binding to List Data

Current Item

Getting the current item Navigating between items

List Data Targets Display Members, Value Members, and Look-Up Bindings Data Templates

Typed data templates DataTemplates and the DataContext

List Changes Sorting Default Collection Views Filtering Grouping Declarative Sorting and Grouping

Data Source Providers

Object Data Provider

Asynchronous data retrieval Passing parameters

Binding to Relational Data XML Data Source Provider

XML data islands XML binding without the data source provider

Master-Detail Binding Hierarchical Binding Where Are We?

8. Styles

Without Styles Inline Styles Named Styles

The Target Type Attribute Reusing Styles Overriding Style Properties Extending Styles Setting Styles Programmatically

Element-Typed Styles

Element-Typed Styles and Derived Types

Data Templates and Styles

Data Templates Redux Data Templates with Style

Triggers

Property Triggers Multiple Triggers Multicondition Property Triggers Data Triggers Multicondition Data Triggers Event Triggers

Where Are We?

9. Control Templates

Beyond Styles

Control Templates and Styles Template Binding Content Presenters Template Triggers Extending Templates

Repurposing an existing property Defining a custom dependency property

The Control Template Contract

Property binding Named parts Content placeholders Placeholders indicated by properties

Special-Purpose Elements Examining the Built-in Templates

Logical and Visual Trees Data-Driven UI Where Are We?

10. Windows and Dialogs

Window

Window Look and Feel Window Lifetime Window Location and Size Window Owners Window Visibility and State

Dialogs

Common Dialogs

Available common dialogs

Custom Dialogs

Dialog look and feel Dialog data exchange Handling OK and Cancel Data validation Modeless dialogs

Where Are We?

11. Navigation

NavigationWindow Pages

Loose XAML Fragment Navigation Page Lifetime Passing Data Between Pages Page Functions

Frames XBAPs

XBAP Publication and Deployment

Navigation to HTML Where Are We?

12. Resources

Creating and Using Resources

Resource Scope

Defining custom system-scope resources Using system-scope resources

Resource References Reusing Drawings

Resources and Styles

Skins and Themes

Binary Resources

Binary Resources and the Application Class Pack URIs

Global Applications

Building Localizable Applications with XAML

Where Are We?

13. Graphics

Graphics Fundamentals

Integration Drawing Object Model Resolution Independence

Scaling and rotation Resolution, coordinates, and "pixels"

Shapes, Brushes, and Pens Composition

Shapes

Base Shape Class Rectangle Ellipse Line Polyline Polygon Path

Bézier curves Combining shapes Path geometry text format

Bitmaps

Image ImageSource Creating Bitmaps Bitmap Encoders and Decoders Bitmap Effects

Brushes and Pens

Color SolidColorBrush LinearGradientBrush RadialGradientBrush ImageBrush, DrawingBrush, and VisualBrush

TileBrush ImageBrush DrawingBrush VisualBrush

Pen

Transformations Visual Layer Programming

Rendering On Demand

Where Are We?

14. Text and Flow Documents

Fonts and Text Styles

Common Text Properties Fonts and Font Families FontSize Stretch Style Weight Decorations Text Trimming Text Wrapping and Hyphenation Text Alignment

Text and the User Interface

TextBlock

Label and AccessText

Flow Documents and Viewer Controls Visual Layer Text

Glyph runs FormattedText

Glyphs

Text Object Model

Inline

Run Span LineBreak InlineUIContainer

Block

Paragraph List Table Section BlockUIContainer

Figures and Floaters Images Text and Data Binding Coding with the Text Object Model

TextPointer

Typography Where Are We?

15. Printing and XPS

XPS

Open Packaging Conventions

XPS Document Classes

FixedDocumentSequence FixedDocument FixedPage

Page sizing Page content limitations Fonts, bitmaps, and other resources

Generating XPS Output

Printing Fixed Documents Printing Visuals Printing with Document Paginators Asynchronous Printing

XPS File Generation Features

Package-Level XPS API Core Document Properties Thumbnails Hyperlinks Compression

System.Printing

PrintQueue PrintServer PrintSystemJobInfo PrintTicket and PrintCapabilities PrintDialog Media Description

Displaying Fixed Documents Where Are We?

16. Animation and Media

Animation Fundamentals

Animation Types IAnimatable Triggers

Timelines

Hierarchy Duration Repetition Filling Speed

Keyframe Animations Path Animations Clocks and Control

Controlling Animations with Storyboards Controlling Animations with Clocks

Transition Animations Audio and Video

Simple Media Playback Using MediaElement in Clock Mode

Slipping

Where Are We?

17. 3D Graphics

3D Content in a 2D World Cameras Models

Geometry3D Materials

DiffuseMaterial SpecularMaterial EmissiveMaterial MaterialGroup

ModelVisual3D

Lights

AmbientLight DirectionalLight PointLight SpotLight

Textures Transforms

TranslateTransform3D ScaleTransform3D RotateTransform3D Transform3DGroup MatrixTransform3D

3D Data Visualization Hit Testing Where Are We?

18. Custom Controls

Custom Control Basics Choosing a Base Class Custom Functionality

Properties

Attached properties Value change notification Change notifications for property consumers Property metadata options

Events

Attached events

Commands

Supporting Templates in Custom Controls

Property Binding Named Parts Content Placeholders Placeholders Indicated by Properties

Default Styles UserControl Adorners

AdornerDecorator

Where Are We?

A. XAML

XAML Essentials

Namespaces Generating Classes Properties Children

Properties

Property Element Syntax Attached Properties

Attached properties and the property element syntax

Markup Extensions

Built-in Markup Extensions

NullExtension TypeExtension ArrayExtension StaticExtension StaticResourceExtension DynamicResourceExtension ComponentResourceKey Binding RelativeSource TemplateBindingExtension

Code Behind

Code in XAML

Loading XAML

Parsing XAML at Runtime Loading Compiled XAML (BAML)

B. Interoperability

WPF and HWNDs Hosting a Windows Form Control in WPF Hosting a WPF Control in Windows Forms Hosting WPF in Native HWND Apps WPF and ActiveX Controls WPF and HTML Limitations of WPF/HWND Interop

Airspace Transforms, Events, and Nested Interop

C. Asynchronous and Multithreaded WPF Programming

The WPF Threading Model

DispatcherObject

The Dispatcher

Obtaining a Dispatcher Getting Onto the Right Thread with a Dispatcher DispatcherOperation DispatcherTimer Multiple UI Threads and Dispatchers

The Event-Based Asynchronous Pattern

BackgroundWorker

D. WPF Base Types

DispatcherObject DependencyObject Visual Visual3D UIElement FrameworkElement Decorator Panel Shape Control ContentControl HeaderedContentControl UserControl ItemsControl HeaderedItemsControl Selector ContentElement FrameworkContentElement Freezable Animatable

E. Silverlight

Why Silverlight? What Is Silverlight?

Hello, Silverlight

Silverlight XAML

Layout Model Namespaces Graphics Mouse Cursors Measuring Text Transformations Animations

Silverlight and WPF Development Model

Hosting in HTML End-User Installation Handling XAML Errors Event Model Working with XAML Properties The Plug-in Working with the XAML Object Model An Example: Creating a Button Creating Dynamic XAML Controlling Media Controlling Animations

Controlling animation execution Delaying storyboards

Mixing Silverlight and HTML The Silverlight Downloader

ASP.NET and Silverlight

Commingling with ASP.NET Dynamic XAML XAML and User Controls

A Taste of Silverlight 1.1 Tool Support

Expression Toolset

Expression Design Expression Blend Expression Media

Visual Studio Other Tools

Examples in the World Where Are We?

F. Color Inserts Index About the Authors Colophon

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