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 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. WPF is a complex technology that can have a steep learning curve. This course approaches the subject in a practical manner, introducing the student to the fundamentals of creating Windows applications using the features of WPF. It includes coverage of both traditional concepts such as controls and new concepts such as XAML, flexible layout, logical resources, dependency properties, routed events, and the loosely-coupled command architecture of WPF. Data binding is discussed in detail, including visual data binding using Visual Studio 2010 and accessing databases using the Entity Data Model. The course also covers styles, templates, skins and themes. The course concludes with a brief chapter on WPF and Windows Forms interoperation.

.NET Training Prerequisites

A working knowledge of Visual Basic and the .NET Framework.

.NET Training Audience

NET programmers who want to be able to create rich Windows applications.

.NET Training Course duration

4 days

.NET Training Course outline

1. Introduction to WPF

History of Microsoft GUI
• Why WPF?
• When Should I Use WPF?
• WPF and .NET Framework 3.0
• .NET Framework 4.0
• Visual Studio 2010
• 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