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Hands-On Technology Transfer presents

Windows Presentation Foundation Programming for Experienced VB.NET Programmers On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications

Course Description/Agenda

This course provides students with hands on experience using Visual Studio to create Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. Students will learn the basics of XAML and how it, combined with VB.NET, is used to describe the appearance and behavior of WPF applications. Students also learn how to use ADO.NET to interact with data sources and display data. Other topics include examining WPF controls, working with images and multimedia content, scaling, rotating and skewing UI elements, and using WPF's powerful data binding features. Comprehensive labs and exercises provide the students with experience creating and deploying WPF applications.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of fundamental XML syntax is helpful, but not required. Prior experience with VB.NET is required.

WPF Fundamentals

WPF Architecture
Types of WPF Applications
XAML Overview
Structure of WPF Windows Applications
- The User Interface Classes
- The Application Class
Building a WPF Windows Application using Visual Studio
- Designing the GUI
- Using Controls
- Handling Events
Passing Command-Line Arguments
Handling Application Lifetime Events
Working With Configuration Files

Working with XAML

XAML vs. BAML
Understanding XAML Markup
Element and Property Syntax
XAML Namespaces
Creating Objects using XAML
Using Collections in XAML
Handling Events in XAML
Working with Resources
- Window vs. Application Resources
- Static vs Dynamic Binding
Defining and Using Styles

WPF User Interface Basics

WPF Control Inheritance Hierarchy
- Common Properties
- Common Methods
- Common Events
Creating Controls at Design Time
Creating Controls at Run Time
Classic Properties, Methods and Events
Dependency Properties
Configuring a Window
Controlling Appearance
- Managing Size
- Managing Position
- Managing Alignment
- Managing Visibility
- Using Fonts
Working with Transformations
- Scale Transformations
- Rotation Transformations
- Skew Transformations

Using WPF Layout Controls

Advantages of WPF Layout Controls
Using the Grid Control
- Defining Rows and Columns
- Placing Controls
Using the UniformGrid Control
Using the StackPanel Control
Using the WrapPanel Control
Using the DockPanel Control
Using the Canvas Control
Adding Scrolling Capabilities to Container Controls
Accessing Child Controls Programmatically

Using WPF Controls

Button Controls
- Button Characteristics
- RepeatButton
- ToggleButton
- CheckBox
- RadioButton
Using Labels
TextBlock
TextBox
PasswordBox
GroupBox
Image Control
Using an Expander
Building Tabbed Windows
Slider Controls
Using a ProgressBar
Adding Tooltips

Using WPF Item Controls

Working with Controls that Manage Items
ListBox
ComboBox
TreeView
Menus
ContextMenus
Toolbars
StatusBars

Working with Dialogs

Dialog Display/Response Paradigm
MessageBox Fundamentals
Using WPF's Common Dialogs
- OpenFileDialog
- SaveFileDialog
- PrintDialog
Working with Modal Dialogs
- Designing Custom Dialogs
- Displaying Modal Dialogs
- Working with DialogResult
- Accessing Dialog Data
- Validating Dialog Data
Working with Modeless Dialogs
- Displaying Modeless Dialogs
- Firing Events to Notify the Application that Data is Available for Processing
- Processing Data via a Modeless Dialog

Commands and Routed Events

Working with Commands
- Purpose and Benefits of Commands
- Using Built-In WPF Commands
- Associating a Command with a Command Source
- Writing a Command Handler
- Binding Commands to Command Handlers
- Defining Custom Commands
- Specifying Key Gestures
Implementing WPF Routed Events
- Common Routed Events
- Tunneling Events
- Bubbling Events
- Stopping the Tunneling and Bubbling Process

Graphics and Multimedia

Working with Multimedia Content
- Using the SoundPlayer
- Using the MediaPlayer
- Using the MediaElement
Working with Images
- Displaying Images
- Painting with Images
- Working with Images in Resource Files
- Programmatically Sizing, Stretching and Rotating Images

Working with ADO.NET

The ADO.NET Object Model
Working with Connected vs. Disconnected Access
Using a Connection to Connect to a Data Source
Using a Command to Execute Queries and Stored Procedures
Using a DataReader to Work with Cursors
Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures
Using the DataSet with Disconnected Data
Using DataAdapters with DataSets

Working with Data Binding

Benefits of Binding Data to Common Language Runtime (CLR) Objects
Configuring Data Binding
Binding One Control's Properties to Another Control
Binding One Control's Properties to Resource Data
Binding to Data Sources
- Binding to a List
- Binding to an ADO.NET Object
- Binding to an Object
- Binding to XML
Displaying and Manipulating Data
- Sorting
- Filtering
- Data Templates