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Pro WPF 4.5 in VB, 1st ed.
Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4.5
Author: MacDonald Matthew
Language: English1104 p. · 17.8x25.4 cm · Paperback
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Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides you with a development framework for building high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends together rich content from a wide range of sources and allows you unparalleled access to the processing power of your Windows computer.
Pro WPF 4.5 in VB provides a thorough, authoritative guide to how WPF really works. Packed with no-nonsense examples and practical advice you'll learn everything you need to know in order to use WPF in a professional setting. The book begins by building a firm foundation of elementary concepts, using your existing VB skills as a frame of reference, before moving on to discuss advanced concepts and demonstrate them in a hands-on way that emphasizes the time and effort savings that can be gained.
- Introducing WPF
- XAML
- Layout
- Dependency Properties
- Routed Events
- Controls
- The Application
- Element Binding
- Commands
- Resources
- Styles and Behaviors
- Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms
- Geometries and Drawings
- Effects and Visuals
- Animation Basics
- Advanced Animation
- Control Templates
- Custom Elements
- Data Binding
- Formatting
- Bound Data
- Data Views
- Lists, Trees, and Grids
- Windows Pages and Navigation
- Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons
- Sound and Video
- 3-D Drawing
- Documents
- Printing
- Interacting with Windows Forms
- Multithreading
- The Add-in Model
- ClickOnce Deployment
This book shows you how Windows Presentation Foundation really works.
It provides you with the no-nonsense, practical advice that you need in order to build high-quality WPF applications quickly and easily.
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