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Exploring Windows Presentation Foundation

With Practical Applications in .NET 5

Apress
  • Includes case studies for better learning
  • Discusses various UI elements such as image, slider, and many more
  • Covers design and style properties in C#

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Getting Started

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 1-31
  3. Events

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 33-50
  4. UI Elements

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 51-83
  5. Files

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 85-99
  6. MVVM

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 101-149
  7. Styles

    • Taurius Litvinavicius
    Pages 151-222
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 223-225

About this book

Use the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) technology to develop Windows applications using C# and XAML for design. This book will get you through not only the basics, but also some of the more advanced concepts of WPF in .NET 5. 

The book starts with basic concepts such as window, page, text box, and message box as well as a sequence of common events and event handling in WPF. You will learn how to use various elements in WPF and deal with them in .NET 5. You will understand how to work with files and access them in WPF along with binding and MVVM (Model-View-View-Model). You will learn how to retrieve data from APIs, work in XAML, and understand where design and style properties should be applied in WPF.


After reading this book you will be able to work on WPF and apply its concepts in .NET 5, .NET core, and the .NET framework.






What You Will Learn
  • Understand the basics of WPF: click event, inputs, and general setup
  • Work with WPF interface events and handling
  • Know how file handling works in WPF
  • Retrieve data from APIs in a modern way





Who This Book Is For


Developers with basic knowledge of C#.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jonava, Lithuania

    Taurius Litvinavicius

About the author

Taurius Litvinavicius is a businessman and technology expert based in Lithuania who has worked with various organizations in building and implementing projects in software development, sales, and other fields of business. He is responsible for technological improvements, development of new features, and general management. Taurius is also the director at the Conficiens solutio consulting agency where he supervises the development and maintenance of various projects and activities.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exploring Windows Presentation Foundation

  • Book Subtitle: With Practical Applications in .NET 5

  • Authors: Taurius Litvinavicius

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6637-3

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Taurius Litvinavicius 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6636-6Published: 16 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6637-3Published: 15 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 225

  • Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Microsoft and .NET

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access