Pro Silverlight 5 in VB 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 Chapter 1: Introducing Silverlight

Silverlight Design Tools

Visual Studio vs. Expression Blend Understanding Silverlight Websites

Creating a Stand-Alone Silverlight Project Creating a Simple Silverlight Page

Adding Event-Handling Code Testing a Silverlight Application

Creating an ASP.NET-Hosted Silverlight Project

ASP.NET Controls That Render Silverlight Content Mixing ASP.NET Controls and Silverlight Content

Silverlight Compilation and Deployment

Compiling a Silverlight Application Deploying a Silverlight Application Silverlight Core Assemblies Silverlight Add-on Assemblies Assembly Caching

The HTML Test Page

Sizing the Silverlight Content Region Silverlight Parameters Alternate Content Creating a Friendly Install Experience The Mark of the Web

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Chapter 2: XAML

XAML Basics

XAML Namespaces The Code-Behind Class

Properties and Events in XAML

Simple Properties and Type Converters Complex Properties Attached Properties Nesting Elements Events The Full Eight Ball Example

XAML Resources

The Resources Collection The Hierarchy of Resources Accessing Resources in Code Organizing Resources with Resource Dictionaries

Element-to-Element Binding

One-Way Binding Two-Way Binding

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Chapter 3: Layout

The Layout Containers

The Panel Background Borders

Simple Layout with the StackPanel

Layout Properties Alignment Margins Minimum, Maximum, and Explicit Sizes

The WrapPanel and DockPanel

The WrapPanel The DockPanel

The Grid

Fine-Tuning Rows and Columns Nesting Layout Containers Spanning Rows and Columns The GridSplitter

Coordinate-Based Layout with the Canvas

Layering with ZIndex Clipping

Custom Layout Containers

The Two-Step Layout Process The UniformGrid

Sizing Pages

Scrolling with the ScrollViewer Scaling with the Viewbox Full-Screen Mode

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Chapter 4: Dependency Properties and Routed Events

Dependency Properties

Defining and Registering a Dependency Property Dynamic Value Resolution Attached Properties The WrapBreakPanel Example

Routed Events

The Core Element Events Event Bubbling Handled (Suppressed) Events An Event Bubbling Example

Mouse Handling

Right-Clicks Double and Triple Clicks Mouse Movements The Mouse Wheel Capturing the Mouse A Mouse Event Example Mouse Cursors

Keyboard Handling

Key Presses Key Modifiers Focus

The Command Model

Building a Command Connecting a Command

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Chapter 5: Elements

The Silverlight Elements Static Text

Font Properties Underlining Runs Wrapping Text Trimming Text Character Spacing

Images

Image Sizing Image Errors

Content Controls

The Content Property Aligning Content

Buttons

The HyperlinkButton The ToggleButton and RepeatButton The CheckBox The RadioButton

Tooltips and Pop-Ups

Customized Tooltips The Popup

Items Controls

The ListBox The ComboBox The TabControl

Text Controls

The TextBox The PasswordBox The AutoCompleteBox The RichTextBox Creating a Text Editor Using Interactive Elements in a RichTextBox The RichTextBlock

Range-Based Controls

The Slider The ProgressBar

Date Controls The Last Word

Chapter 6: The Application Model

The Application Class

Accessing the Current Application Application Properties

Application Events

Application Startup Initialization Parameters Application Shutdown Unhandled Exceptions

Custom Splash Screens Binary Resources

Placing Resources in the Application Assembly Placing Resources in the Application Package Placing Resources on the Web

Class Library Assemblies

Using Resources in an Assembly Downloading Assemblies on Demand Supporting Assembly Caching

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Chapter 7: Navigation

Loading User Controls

Embedding User Controls in a Page Hiding Elements Managing the Root Visual Retaining Page State Browser History

Child Windows

Designing a ChildWindow Showing a ChildWindow

The Frame and Page

Frames URI Mapping Forward and Backward Navigation Hyperlinks Pages Navigation Templates

Custom Content Loaders

Authentication and Navigation Creating a Custom Content Loader Using the Custom Content Loader

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Chapter 8: Shapes and Transforms

Basic Shapes

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

Paths and Geometries

Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse Geometries Combining Shapes with GeometryGroup Curves and Lines with PathGeometry The Geometry Mini-Language Clipping with Geometry

Transforms

Transforming Shapes Transforms and Layout Containers A Reflection Effect

Perspective Transforms

The PlaneProjection Class Applying a Projection

Exporting Clip Art

Expression Design Conversion Save or Print to XPS

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Chapter 9: Brushes, Bitmaps, and Printing

Brushes

The LinearGradientBrush Class The RadialGradientBrush Class The ImageBrush

Transparency

Opacity Masks Making the Silverlight Control Transparent

Pixel Shaders

BlurEffect DropShadowEffect ShaderEffect

The WriteableBitmap Class

Generating a Bitmap Capturing Content from Other Elements

Printing

Printing a Single Element Printing Over Multiple Pages Bitmap and Vector Printing Creating a Print Preview

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Chapter 10: Animation Basics

Understanding Silverlight Animation

The Rules of Animation

Creating Simple Animations

The Animation Class The Storyboard Class Starting an Animation with an Event Trigger Starting an Animation with Code Configuring Animation Properties Animation Lifetime Simultaneous Animations Controlling Playback

Animation Easing

Using an Easing Function Easing In and Easing Out Easing Function Classes

Animation Performance

Desired Frame Rate Hardware Acceleration Independent Animations

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Chapter 11: Advanced Animation

Animation Types Revisited

Animating Transforms Animation Perspective Projections Animating Brushes Animating Pixel Shaders Key-Frame Animation

Animations in Code

The Main Page The Bomb User Control Dropping the Bombs Intercepting a Bomb Counting Bombs and Cleaning Up

Encapsulating Animations

Page Transitions The Base Class The Wipe Transition

Frame-Based Animation The Last Word

Chapter 12: Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom

Supported File Types The MediaElement

Controlling Playback Handling Errors Playing Multiple Sounds Changing Volume, Balance, and Position Playing Video Trick Play Media Commands Client-Side Playlists Server-Side Playlists Progressive Downloading and Streaming Adaptive Streaming

Advanced Video Playback

Video Encoding Encoding in Expression Encoder Markers VideoBrush Video Effects

Low-Latency Sound

Play a Sound with SoundEffect Changing Playback Settings Overlapping Sounds with SoundEffectInstance Looping Audio

Webcam and Microphone Input

Accessing a Capture Device Basic Webcam Support Recording Audio Snippets

Deep Zoom

Creating a Deep Zoom Image Set Using a Deep Zoom Image Set in Silverlight

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Chapter 13: Silverlight 3D

Understanding 3D in Silverlight

Adding Assembly References Enabling 3D in a Silverlight Project

Basic 3D Drawing

The 3D Coordinate System Filling the Vertex Buffer Positioning the Camera Configuring the BasicEffect Drawing the Scene Backface Culling Scaling Your Drawing

Complex Objects and Textures

Drawing a Cube Adding Textures Lighting an Object Creating Multiple Objects Using Models

Movement and Animation

Moving a Shape Rotating a Shape Shape Animations Rotating and Moving the Camera

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Chapter 14: Styles and Behaviors

Styles

Defining a Style Applying a Style Dynamic Styles Style Inheritance Organizing Styles Automatically Applying Styles by Type Style Binding Expressions

Behaviors

Getting Support for Behaviors Triggers and Actions Creating a Behavior Finding More Behaviors The FluidMoveBehavior

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Chapter 15: Control Templates

Template Basics

Creating a Template Reusing Control Templates The ContentPresenter Template Bindings Setting Templates Through Styles Reusing Colors

The Parts and States Model

Understanding States with the Button Control Showing a Focus Cue Transitions Understanding Parts with the Slider Control Layout Transitions

Creating Templates for Custom Controls

Planning the FlipPanel Control Creating the Solution Starting the FlipPanel Class Adding the Default Style with Generic.xaml Choosing Parts and States Starting the Default Control Template The FlipButton Control Defining the State Animations Wiring Up the Elements in the Template Using the FlipPanel Using a Different Control Template

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Chapter 16: Multithreading

Understanding Multithreading

The Goals of Multithreading The DispatcherTimer

The Thread Class

Marshaling Code to the User Interface Thread Creating a Thread Wrapper Creating the Worker Class Using the Thread Wrapper Cancellation Support

The BackgroundWorker

Creating the BackgroundWorker Running the BackgroundWorker Tracking Progress Supporting Cancellation

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Chapter 17: Browser Integration

Interacting with HTML Elements

Getting Browser Information The HTML Window Popup Windows Inspecting the HTML Document Manipulating an HTML Element Handling JavaScript Events

Code Interaction

Calling Browser Script from Silverlight Calling Silverlight Methods from the Browser Instantiating Silverlight Objects in the Browser

Combining Silverlight and HTML Content

Sizing the Silverlight Control to Fit Its Content Placing the Silverlight Control Next to an HTML Element

Securing HTML Interoperability The Last Word

Chapter 18: Out-of-Browser Applications

Understanding Out-of-Browser Support Creating an Out-of-Browser Application

Installing an Out-of-Browser Application Customizing Icons Tracking Application State Removing and Updating an Application Silent Installation

Out-of-Browser Application Features

The WebBrowser Control Notification Windows Controlling the Main Window

Elevated Trust

Installing an Elevated-Trust Application The Abilities of an Elevated-Trust Application Window Customization Child Windows COM P/Invoke Elevated-Trust Applications in the Browser

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Chapter 19: ASP.NET Web Services

Building Web Services for Silverlight

Creating a Web Service Adding a Service Reference Calling the Web Service Configuring the Web Service URL Using a Busy Indicator

Web Service Data Types

Custom Data Classes Web Service Type Sharing

More Advanced Web Services

Cross-Domain Web Service Calls Monitoring the Network Connection Using ASP.NET Platform Services WCF RIA Services

Duplex Services

Configuring the Service The Interfaces The Service The Client

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Chapter 20: Data Binding

Binding to Data Objects

Building a Data Object Displaying a Data Object with DataContext Storing a Data Object as a Resource Null Values and Failed Bindings Editing with Two-Way Bindings Change Notification Debugging a Data Binding Expression Building a Data Service Calling a Data Service

Binding to a Collection of Objects

Displaying and Editing Collection Items Inserting and Removing Collection Items Binding to a LINQ Expression Master-Details Display

Validation

Error Notifications The BindingValidationFailed Event The Validation Class Creating Data Objects with Built-in Validation

Data Formatting and Conversion

String Formatting Value Converters Formatting Strings with a Value Converter Creating Objects with a Value Converter Applying Conditional Formatting

Data Templates

Separating and Reusing Templates Implicit Data Templates More Advanced Templates Changing Item Layout

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Chapter 21: Data Controls

Better Data Forms

The Goal: Data Class Markup The Label The DescriptionViewer The ValidationSummary

Data Annotations

Raising Annotation Errors The Annotation Attributes

The DataGrid

Creating a Simple Grid How Columns Are Resized and Rearranged Defining Columns Formatting and Styling Columns Controlling Column Width Formatting Rows Row Details Freezing Columns Selection Sorting

DataGrid Editing

Editing with Templates Validation and Editing Events

The PagedCollectionView

Sorting Filtering Grouping Paging

The TreeView

Filling a TreeView A Data-Bound TreeView

The PivotViewer

Defining the PivotViewer Navigating the PivotViewer

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Chapter 22: File Access

Isolated Storage

The Scope of Isolated Storage What to Put in Isolated Storage

Using Isolated Storage

Opening an Isolated Store File Management Writing and Reading Data Requesting More Space Storing Objects with XmlSerializer Storing Application Settings

Accessing Files Outside of Isolated Storage

Reading Files with OpenFileDialog Writing Files with SaveFileDialog Transmitting Files with a Web Service Dragging and Dropping Files

File Access in Elevated Trust Applications

Accessing User Files Managing Directories and Files Creating a Directory Tree

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Chapter 23: Networking

Interacting with the Web

Cross-Domain Access HTML Scraping REST and Other Simple Web Services Using Network Credentials

Processing Different Types of Data

XML Services That Return XML Data Services That Require XML Data Services That Return SOAP Data Services That Return JSON Data RSS

Sockets

Understanding Sockets and TCP Understanding Policy Files The Policy Server The Messaging Server The Messenger Client

Local Connections

Sending a Message Receiving a Message

The Last Word

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