XAML: Getting Started

By Thomas Claudius Huber
The Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is a popular language to create user interfaces. In this course you'll learn how to use XAML to build modern Windows desktop applications with Microsoft's UI platforms UWP and WPF.
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Rating
(109)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Feb 27, 2019
Duration
5h 15m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Building Rich User Interfaces with XAML
Introduction 1m What Is XAML? 4m Understand the Different XAML Platforms 4m Set up Your Environment 3m What You Will Build in This Course 2m Course Outline 2m
Creating and Working with Objects
Introduction 1m Create a New UWP Project 5m Work with Elements and Attributes 5m Set Properties with Property Element Syntax 3m Set Properties with Content Syntax 6m Use Collection Syntax 2m Summary 1m
Mastering XAML Layouts
Introduction 1m Know the XAML Layout Panels 10m Build a Layout with the Grid 4m Understand the Size of Rows and Columns 5m Use Layout Properties to Position Elements 4m Create a Nested Grid for the Navigation 4m Set Attached Properties in XAML 2m Set Attached Properties in C# 6m Access Attached Properties with Static Methods 2m Summary 1m
Accessing Objects from Code
Introduction 1m Name Your Elements with x:Name 3m Understand the x:Class Attribute 6m Know Where the Main Method Is 4m Fill the ListView in C# 8m Synchronize the Detail Controls in C# 6m Notify About Property Changes 6m Add and Delete Customers 3m Summary 1m
Extending XAML with Your Classes
Introduction 2m Understand the Default XAML Namespace 7m Create a 1:1 Namespace Mapping 6m Create and Use a CustomerDetailControl 7m Create a 1:N Namespace Mapping 8m Other XAML Namespaces 3m Summary 2m
Understanding XAML Type Conversion
Introduction 2m How the XAML Processor Converts Types 4m Ways to Set the Customer Property in XAML 5m Convert from String to Customer in UWP 5m Convert from String to Customer in WPF 5m Summary 1m
Working with Resources and Themes
Introduction 1m Reference Resources with StaticResource 9m Create a ResourceDictionary in a Separate File 3m Reference Theme Resources with ThemeResource 4m Define Custom Theme Resources 3m Toggle Between Light and Dark Theme 5m Use the Fluent XAML Theme Editor 5m Summary 1m
Binding to Your Data
Introduction 2m Create a Data Binding in XAML 5m Implement a Dependency Property 7m Use Data Bindings in a UserControl 5m Understand the Binding’s Data Context 3m The Model View ViewModel (MVVM) Pattern 2m Create and Use a MainViewModel 8m Add a SelectedCustomer Property 5m Give Your Data a Look with a DataTemplate 4m Create Compiled Data Bindings with x:Bind 7m Use x:Bind in a DataTemplate 2m Convert Bool to Visibility with x:Bind 6m Bind Events to Methods with x:Bind 6m Summary 2m
Mastering Styles and Templates
Introduction 1m Define Property Values with a Style 5m Inherit a Style from Another Style 3m Understand Explicit and Implicit Styles 4m Define the Look of a Custom Control 5m Create a ControlTemplate for the CheckBox 11m Summary 1m
Debugging XAML Applications
Introduction 1m Explore the Live Visual Tree 8m Edit Properties at Runtime 5m Debug and Explore Other XAML Apps 4m Summary 3m
Description
Course info
Rating
(109)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Feb 27, 2019
Duration
5h 15m
Description

At the core of building Windows desktop applications with UWP and WPF is a thorough knowledge of the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). In this course, “XAML: Getting Started”, you will learn the skills you need to create powerful user interfaces for your Windows desktop applications with XAML. First, you will learn how to create objects and how to build layouts in XAML. Next, you will learn how to extend XAML with your own controls and how to work with resources. Finally, you will learn how to bind to your data, how to apply the Model-View-ViewModel pattern (MVVM), and how to style your application. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a foundational knowledge of XAML that will help you immensely as you move forward to build your own Windows desktop applications with UWP and WPF.

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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Section Introduction Transcripts
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Course Overview
Hi everyone. My name is Thomas Claudius Huber, and welcome to my course, XAML: Getting Started. I am a software developer, and I started to build user interfaces with XAML when it was released in 2006. This course is an introduction to XAML. XAML stands for Extensible Application Markup Language, and it is used by popular UI frameworks like UWP, WPF, and Xamarin.Forms to create user interfaces. In this course, you will learn how to use XAML to build modern Windows applications with UWP and WPF. Some of the major topics that we will cover include creating objects in XAML and understanding the different ways to set properties on those objects, mastering XAML layouts to array your elements in the user interface, extending XAML with your classes and controls, using data binding and the Model-View-Viewmodel pattern, or short, MVVM to create a state-of-the-art application architecture, and creating styles and templates to customize the look of your controls. By the end of this course, you will know how to use XAML to build professional Windows applications with UWP and WPF. Before beginning the course, you should be familiar with the basics of the C# programming language. No prior experience with XAML is required. I hope you will join me on this journey to learn about XAML with the XAML: Getting Started course, at Pluralsight.

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