This course introduces Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF (“Avalon”), the new .NET technology from Microsoft for building rich Windows applications. It was originally part of .NET 3.0, previously called “WinFX” by Microsoft. WPF includes an XML-based markup language for defining program elements, Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). WPF applications can be created using only code or a combination of code and XAML pages. This course covers the essentials of WPF, providing an orientation to this technology and a firm foundation for creating applications. The course is current to .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.

.NET Training Prerequisites

A working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework

.NET Training Audience

Programmers needing to create presentation applications.

.NET Training Course duration

4 days

.NET Training Course outline

Introduction to WPF

• History of Microsoft GUI
• Why WPF
• When Should I Use WPF?
• WPF and .NET Framework 3.0
• .NET Framework 3.5
• Visual Studio 2008
• Visual Studio 2008 Versions
• WPF Core Types and Infrastructures
• XAML
• Controls
• Data Binding
• Appearance
• Layout and Panels
• Graphics
• Media
• Documents and Printing
• Plan of Course
• Application and Window
• Creating a Button
• Providing an Event Handler
• Specifying Initial Input Focus
• Complete First Program
• Device-Independent Pixels
• Class Hierarchy
• Content Property
• Simple Brushes
• Panels
• Children of Panels
• TwoControls – Code
• Automatic Sizing