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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 C# 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 C# 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.
List of contents
- 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
About the author
Matthew MacDonald ist Programmierer und Buchautor. Er hat in unserer Missing Manual-Reihe Handbücher zu Excel, Access und zur Website-Entwicklung verfasst, außerdem ein gutes Dutzend Bücher über die .NET-Programmierung. Irgendwann davor hat er auch einmal Englische Literatur und Theoretische Physik studiert - daran kann er sich aber nur noch dunkel erinnern.
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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.
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From the reviews of the fourth edition:
“The book really starts from the very beginning of WPF and explains the general ideas in an understanding way. … every chapter can be read independently and the book can be used as a source of quick advice. Furthermore, the examples of the book are really written in a nice way … .” (Vitosh Kolev Doynov, Amzon.com, February, 2014)
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From the reviews of the fourth edition:
"The book really starts from the very beginning of WPF and explains the general ideas in an understanding way. ... every chapter can be read independently and the book can be used as a source of quick advice. Furthermore, the examples of the book are really written in a nice way ... ." (Vitosh Kolev Doynov, Amzon.com, February, 2014)
