Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008
Delivery Options
- Customized Onsite Training (4 days): Request a Proposal
Class Description
Class Overview
This WPF training 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 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.
WPF is a complex technology that can have a steep learning curve. This WPF 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 binary resources and new concepts such as XAML, flexible layout, logical resources, dependency properties, and the loosely-coupled command architecture of WPF. The WPF course also covers data binding, styles, templates, skins and themes.
Class Goals
- Gain an understanding of the philosophy and architecture of WPF.
- Learn to create Windows applications using the classes provided by WPF.
- Understand the principles of XAML and create applications using a combination of code and XAML.
- Learn to use the layout features of WPF to create flexible and attractive user interfaces.
- Learn to implement event and command-driven applications with windows, menus, dialogs, toolbars, and other common user interface features.
- Learn to use more advanced features of WPF such as dependency properties, routed events, logical resources, styles, templates, and data binding.
Class Outline
- Introduction to WPF
- Why WPF?
- What Is WPF?
- .NET Framework 3.5
- WPF Overview
- Application and Window
- A Simple WPF Application
- Using Visual Studio 2008
- Brushes
- Panels
- XAML
- Role of XAML
- Elements and Attributes
- Namespaces
- Property Elements
- Type Converters
- Content Property
- Collections
- XAML and Procedural Code
- WPF Controls
- Button
- Label
- TextBox
- ToolTip
- RadioButton
- CheckBox
- ListBox
- ComboBox
- Layout
- Sizing
- Positioning
- Transforms
- Canvas
- Drawing Shapes
- StackPanel
- WrapPanel
- DockPanel
- Grid
- Scrolling
- Scaling
- Dialogs
- Message Boxes
- Win32 Common Dialogs
- Custom Modal Dialogs
- Custom Modeless Dialogs
- Menus and Commands
- Menus
- Context Menus
- Icons on Menu Items
- Commands
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Disabling Menu Items
- Checking Menu Items
- Toolbars and Status Bars
- Toolbars
- Toolbars and Commands
- Status Bars
- Dependency Properties and Routed Events
- Dependency Properties
- Change Notification
- Property Value Inheritance
- Support for Multiple Providers
- Routed Events
- Routing Strategies
- Resources
- Resources in WPF
- Binary Resources
- Logical Resources
- Static versus Dynamic Resources
- Data Binding
- Binding Sources
- Sharing Sources with DataContext
- Data Templates
- Value Converters
- Collection Views
- Data Providers
- Styles, Templates, Skins and Themes
- Styles
- Style Sharing
- Triggers
- Validation
- Templates
- Templated Parent's Properties
- Skins
- Themes
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:
- Visual Basic 2008
- The .NET Framework
Technical Requirements
Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.
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