XAML Fundamentals: Building Powerful UIs for Cross-Platform Applications

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • XAML: The Microsoft UI markup language

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  • What you should know before watching

    2m 17s
  • How to access the sample code on GitHub

    1m 33s
• 1. What Is XAML? 1. What Is XAML?

  • Why markup languages are useful for UI definition

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    The Microsoft UI markup language

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    What frameworks use XAML?

    4m 21s
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    Overview: XAML namespaces

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    Overview: Elements and properties

    2m 39s
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    Overview: Content

    1m 40s
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    Overview: Other concepts

    2m 59s
• 2. Visual Studio Tools 2. Visual Studio Tools

  • The Visual Studio XAML designer

    2m 27s
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    Drag-and-drop editing

    3m 25s
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    Configure the designer

    2m 23s
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    Optimize the XAML editor settings

    4m 6s
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    The property window

    6m 57s
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    Use the XAML debug and Hot Reload features

    4m 47s
• 3. XAML Namespaces 3. XAML Namespaces

  • Namespace principles in XML

    6m 41s
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    Namespace declarations in XAML files

    4m 26s
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    Understand namespace mapping

    3m 24s
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    Predefined namespaces

    4m 26s
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    CLR references and namespaces

    2m 10s
• 4. The Basic Parts of XAML 4. The Basic Parts of XAML

  • Instantiate object elements in XAML

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    Object elements and property attributes

    4m 43s
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    Setting properties in code

    3m 2s
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    Property elements: The alternative to property attributes

    4m 29s
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    Use event attributes to subscribe to events

    5m 10s
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    Event handlers for event attributes

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• 5. Content 5. Content

  • What does content mean in XAML?

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    TextBlock and InLine content

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    Layout panels

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    Complex content within a ContentControl

    4m 6s
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    Non-UI types in ContentControl

    1m 55s
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    Show lists of elements with ItemsControls

    2m 27s
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    Fill a list using Binding

    2m 41s
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    Make an item selectable with a ListBoxItem

    1m 57s
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    Wrap content with a decorator

    2m 11s
• 6. Understand the Property System 6. Understand the Property System

  • Concept of dependency properties

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    The Star custom user control

    2m 54s
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    Register the custom dependency property

    4m 39s
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    Bind to base class dependency property

    1m 21s
• 7. Use the Dependency Property Services 7. Use the Dependency Property Services

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    Property inheritance

    3m 5s
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    How a style sets dependency properties

    2m 38s
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    Binding to another element

    2m 40s
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    Order of precedence for dependency properties

    4m 21s
• 8. Attached Properties 8. Attached Properties

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    Explore the concept of attached properties

    4m 50s
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    The Polar panel

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    Tooltips and attached properties

    1m 38s
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    Keyboard navigation with attached properties

    2m 22s
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    Attached properties with the Grid

    2m 53s
• 9. TypeConverters 9. TypeConverters

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    Explore the concepts of TypeConverters

    4m 54s
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    List the built-in TypeConverters

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    How WPF uses TypeConverter on its types

    1m 50s
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    Create a custom TypeConverter

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• 10. Use Runtime Information with Markup Extensions 10. Use Runtime Information with Markup Extensions

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    What is a markup extension and how does it compare to a TypeConverter?

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    Use some common markup extensions

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    Create a custom markup extension

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    Add parameters to a custom markup extension

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• 11. Resources 11. Resources

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    XAML resources and ResourceDictionaries

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    The resources property

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    Use resources with the StaticResource markup extension

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    Styles in resources

    2m 57s
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    Colors in resources

    2m 6s
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    Data sources in resources

    2m 25s
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    Data templates in resources

    3m 7s
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    Explore the resource hierarchy

    3m 16s
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    A quick look at merged resources

    7m 38s
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    Load a resource file for dynamic application UI

    3m 58s
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    Explore the Properties window

    2m 30s
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    Create resources with the Properties window

    4m 38s
• Conclusion Conclusion

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    Next steps

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