WPF 24 Review

• Technical Features
• XAML
• Template
• Control Template (define a control looks)
• Data Template (define the way certain types of data are rendered)
• Binding :
• Data Binding
• …..
• Styling (like css in html)
• Triggers
• Animation (2D and 3D)
• Three Types
• XBAP
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• Silver Light and WPF
• SL use xaml as well
• SL is hosted in browser and is cross-platform
• SL(2.0) can not support all features of WPF
• Application Layout (base calss :System.Windows. FrameworkElement)
• Dockpanel
• Attached Properties
• Stackpanel
• WrapPanel(special Stackpanel with wrap feature)
• Grid
• column and row definition
• * means average space
• auto means space is decided by system
• Canvas
• Decorator:add graphical decoration or behavior to other
  elements
• Borders
• Design tips
• Set focus : FocusManager.FocusedElement=”{Binding ElementName=firstName}”
• Add keyboard shortcut for a button : AccessText
• Dependency Property
• Binding
• TextBlock Text=”{Binding ElementName=SampleText , Path=Text}”  // sampleText is another textbox control
• Listbox ItemsSource=”{x:Static Fonts.SystemFontFamilies}”
• Can be twoway based : TextBox Text=”{Binding ElementName=mySlider,Path=Value,Mode=TwoWay}” />
• DataContext in FrameworkElement : inheritance
• <ListBox x:Name=”FontList” DataContext=”{x:Static Fonts.SystemFontFamilies}” ItemsSource=”{Binding}”