Compiled Data Binding Fundamentals in UWP Using XAML

By Thomas Claudius Huber
Compiled data bindings with x:Bind are faster than classical data bindings created with the Binding markup extension. This course will teach you the basics of x:Bind, including converting with functions, binding events and more.
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Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Aug 19, 2016
Duration
2h 50m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Using Classical Data Binding
Introduction 4m Course Outline 3m The Binding Markup Extension 1m The Data Context 4m The Typical Scenario: Binding to a ViewModel 3m Drawbacks of Classical Data Binding 4m Summary 1m
Introducing Compiled Data Binding
Introduction 1m The x:Bind Markup Extension 4m The Data Source of x:Bind 1m Binding to a ViewModel 3m Get Compile-time Errors 2m Get Intellisense 2m Debug Your Data Bindings 6m Understand the Code Generation 4m Summary 1m
Understanding the Binding Modes
Introduction 1m The Binding Modes 4m Add a SelectedFriend-property 4m Use the SelectedFriend with x:Bind 4m Add Some Detail Controls 4m Use OneTime for Initial Data 2m Understand the Binding-initialization 3m Update With the Bindings-field 4m Summary 2m
Converting and Casting
Introduction 1m Convert Values with an IValueConverter 6m Convert Values with a Function 4m Convert Bool to Visibility with x:Bind 6m Move the Details to a FriendDetailControl 5m Cast the Return Value of x:Bind 3m Access a Property of a More Specific Type 4m Summary 1m
Rendering Your Data
Introduction 1m Format Values with ToString 3m Understand How Data Is Rendered 3m Use x:Bind in a Data Template 3m Render Items Incrementally with x:Phase 5m Move the DataTemplate to the Resources 1m Move the DataTemplate to a ResourceDictionary 5m Summary 1m
Binding to Commands and Events
Introduction 1m The ICommand and MVVM 3m Create and Use a DeleteFriendCommand 6m Bind Events with x:Bind 3m Replace the Command with an Event Binding 4m Summary 1m
Binding to Elements
Introduction 1m Bind to Other Elements 7m Bind to Relative Sources 2m Summary 1m
Knowing When to Use Classical Data Bindings
Introduction 1m Scenarios for Classical Data Binding 2m What is Duck Typing? 2m Migrate Duck Typing to x:Bind 5m Use x:Bind and Binding 1m Course Summary 2m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Aug 19, 2016
Duration
2h 50m
Description

At the core of developing a great performing Universal Windows Platform app with MVVM is a thorough knowledge of compiled data bindings. In Compiled Data Binding Fundamentals in UWP with XAML, you will learn the skills to build high-quality and fast responding apps. You will learn how to create compiled data bindings with the x:Bind markup extension, how to use the different binding modes, how to convert values with functions, how to cast values directly in XAML, how to use compiled data bindings in Data Templates, and finally how to replace the ICommand-properties of a ViewModel by binding events directly to methods of your ViewModel. When you're finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of compiled data bindings with the x:Bind markup extension that will help you immensely as you move forward to create your own high-quality Universal Windows Platform app.

About the author
Thomas Claudius Huber
About the author

Thomas is a well-known author, software developer, and speaker from Germany. He specializes in .NET, C#, TypeScript, XAML, and Azure.

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Course Overview
Hi everyone. My name is Thomas Claudius Huber and welcome to my course Compiled Data Binding Fundamentals in Universal Windows Platform Using XAML. I am a Microsoft MVP for Windows development and I have a passion for user interfaces. To create a data binding in XAML in a Universal Windows Platform app, you can either use the classical binding markup extension or the newer x:Bind markup extension. While the binding markup extension is resolving the binding path at runtime, x:Bind resolves the binding path at compile time. This makes x:Bind faster than the classical binding markup extension. This course is an introduction to compiled data bindings with the x:Bind markup extension. Some of the major topics that we will cover include using x:Bind to bind to a view model, debugging, and getting compile-time errors, converting and casting in the x:Bind markup extension, rendering data with data templates and x:Bind, and replacing the ICommand in a typical MVVM application by binding events to methods of your view model. By the end of this course you will know how to use the x:Bind markup extension to improve the performance, the code, and the developer experience of your Universal Windows Platform apps. Before beginning the course, you should be familiar with XAML, you should also install the Windows 10 anniversary update or a later Windows 10 build including the SDK. I hope you will join me on this journey to learn about the x:Bind markup extension with the course Compiled Data Binding Fundamentals in Universal Windows Platform with XAML at Pluralsight.

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