Introduction to Silverlight 5 Training
Delivery Options
- Customized Onsite Training (2 days): Request a Proposal
Class Description
Class Overview
This 2-day Silverlight 5 class teaches the basics of Silverlight 5. It covers some of the most commonly used features of Silverlight and is designed to give developers a jumpstart in working with Silverlight 5. Students attending this course should already be familiar with XAML and Expression Blend basics.
Class Goals
- Learn to build Silverlight 5 applications.
- Learn to work out-of-browser.
- Learn to work with elevated trust.
- Learn about navigations and dialogs.
- Learn to create UserControls.
- Learn text basics including multiple columns and rich text.
- Learn to make asynchronous network calls.
- Learn about RIA Services Basics and Data Validation.
- Learn the basics of working with 3D.
Class Outline
- Silverlight Plug-in and XAP File Basics
- Hosting the Plug-in
- XAP File Contents
- Assembly Caching
- Working Out-of-Browser
- Pros and Cons
- Enabling Out-of-Browser
- Updating Out-of-Browser
- Working with Elevated Trust
- User Interaction and Consent
- In-browser Elevated Trust
- Detecting Trust Mode
- Navigation and Popups
- Silverlight Navigation Framework
- Adding Pages
- ChildWindow Elements
- Working with UserControls
- Creating UserControls
- Custom Properties
- Text Basics
- Displaying Text
- Controlling Flow
- Rich Text and Multiple Columns
- Using the Clipboard
- Networking Basics
- Using WebClient
- Handling Requests Asynchronously
- Cross-domain Issues
- RIA Services Basics
- RIA Service Features
- Using the Domain Service
- Data Validation
- 3D Basics
- GraphicsDeviceManager
- DrawingSurface Element
- Vertices and Primitives
Class Materials
Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following areas is required:
- MOC 10553 - Fundamentals of XAML and Microsoft Expression Blend.
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