- Title
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Silverlight
- Chapter 2: An Introduction to XAML
- Overcoming XAML's Steep Learning Curve
- Why Learn XAML?
- Understanding XAML Syntax, Document Structure, and Features
- Controls
- Working with Resources and Resource Dictionaries
- Applying Styles
- Introducing Templates
- Data Binding
- Designing User Experiences
- Enhancing the Designer/Developer Workflow
- Designing XAML User Interfaces from a Different Perspective
- Summary
- Chapter 3: The Navigation Framework
- Getting Started with the Navigation Framework
- Exploring the Components of the Navigation Framework
- Navigating Between Views
- Passing Data Between Views
- Working with Deep Links
- Enabling Friendly URIs with URI Mapping
- Integrating with the Browser History
- Handling Navigation Events
- Caching Views
- Workshop: Practicing with Views and Navigation
- Applying Visual Transition Effects
- Creating Custom Content Loaders
- Working with Alternative User Interface Frameworks
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Exposing Data from the Server
- Chapter 5: Consuming Data from the Server
- Chapter 6: Implementing Summary Lists
- Chapter 7: Building Data Entry Forms
- Chapter 8: Securing Your Application
- Chapter 9: Styling Your Application
- Chapter 10: Advanced XAML
- Chapter 11: Advanced Data Binding
- Assigning the Source of a Binding
- Instantiating a Class in XAML
- Defining Resources in the Code Behind
- Binding to Nested Properties
- Binding to Indexed Properties
- Binding to Dynamic Properties
- Enhancing Data Binding
- Binding Using Property Element Syntax
- MultiBinding
- Data Binding in Code
- Getting and Setting Attached Property Values in Code
- Additional Tips
- Commands
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Creating User Controls and Custom Controls
- Chapter 13: The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) Design Pattern
- Chapter 14: The Managed Extensibility Framework
- Chapter 15: Printing and Reporting
- Chapter 16: Interacting with the Host Operating System
- Chapter 17: Application Deployment
- Index
C H A P T E R 10
Advanced XAML
We covered the basics of XAML in Chapter 2 and expanded on most of those concepts through the chapters that followed. Let's now look at a few handy advanced features of XAML that you will find very useful when building your user interfaces.
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