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XAML Jumpstart: Getting Started With XAML
By Kevin Dockx
XAML is the language of choice for WPF, Windows Phone, Windows Store, and Silverlight apps. This course is a very demo-driven, practical introduction to XAML, aimed at anyone who wants to get started with XAML.
Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 17, 2014
Duration
3h 13m
Table of contents
Introduction
Introduction
2m
What's XAML?
3m
Why XAML?
2m
On Tooling and Demos
2m
The First Steps - Demo
11m
Summary
1m
Basic Elements, Shapes, Brushes, and Masks
Introduction
3m
Visualize: Say Hello to Shapes
1m
Shapes - Demo
2m
A Special Kind of Shape: The Path
1m
Path - Demo
3m
How to Paint: The Various Brushes
2m
Brushes - Demo
4m
On Images and Media
1m
Images and Media - Demo
2m
One Step Beyond: Masks
2m
Masks - Demo
2m
Summary
1m
Control Basics and Interacting With Them
A Word on Controls
1m
On ContentControl and Relations
2m
Templating a Control - Demo
5m
Interacting: Routed Events
3m
The Anatomy of a Button Click
2m
Routed Events and Arguments - Demo
5m
Summary
1m
Panels and the Layout System
Introduction
1m
Panels
1m
Canvas
1m
Canvas - Demo
2m
StackPanel
0m
StackPanel - Demo
1m
Grid
1m
Grid - Demo
4m
Common Layout Properties
4m
Common Layout Properties - Demo
2m
The Visual Tree
4m
The Layout System
3m
Summary
1m
Data Binding Essentials
Introduction
2m
Data Binding: A First Taste - Demo
4m
Source, Target, and Binding Explained
2m
On DataContext and Scope
2m
DataContext and Scope - Demo
6m
Binding Modes and Notifying the UI
3m
Binding Modes - Demo
5m
Controlling Synchronization Timing
1m
Controlling Synchronization Timing - Demo
5m
Working With Converters
2m
Converters - Demo
6m
Summary
1m
Working With ItemsControls
Introduction
1m
ItemsControl: A First Taste - Demo
3m
A Look Into the Structure of an ItemsControl
2m
ItemsPanelTemplate and DataTemplate - Demo
3m
What About Different DataTemplates?
1m
DataTemplateSelector - Demo
7m
Notifying the UI
1m
Adding and Removing Items - Demo
4m
Summary
1m
Using Resources and Styling Controls
Introduction
3m
Working With Resources - Demo
2m
Resource Scope
1m
Resource Dictionaries
3m
Dictionaries and Scope - Demo
4m
Introduction to Styles
2m
Styling - Demo
3m
Style Inheritance
1m
Style Inheritance - Demo
3m
Summary
1m
Debugging and Analyzing XAML
Introduction and Debugging
1m
Debugging - Demo
2m
Analyzing XAML With XAML Spy
1m
Analyzing XAML With XAML Spy - Demo
3m
XAML Tips
2m
On Memory Profiling
2m
Summary
1m
Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
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Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 17, 2014
Duration
3h 13m
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Description
If you're working on an app for WPF, Windows Phone, Windows Store, or Silverlight, you'll probably want to learn what XAML is all about, and that's exactly what this course offers. This course covers the basics of XAML in a very practical, demo-driven way so you can start building apps right away. The topics include syntax, shapes, brushes and masks, common controls, panels, trees, and the layout system, right up to interacting with XAML and data binding. The course also offers an overview of how you can analyze and debug your XAML code. Next to that, it includes plenty of demos and resources.
About the author
About the author
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect (mobile/web), author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium).
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Course info
Rating
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 17, 2014
Duration
3h 13m
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