Exploring Windows Presentation Foundation: With Practical Applications in .NET 5 - Softcover

Litvinavicius, Taurius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484266366 ISBN 13: 9781484266366

Publisher: Apress, 2020

Synopsis

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#.

About this title

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.

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.

You will:

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484266366
• ISBN 13: 9781484266366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236