Sebastopol, CA—Sharpen your application design and development skills using XAML—the declarative markup language used in Microsoft® Silverlight®, Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), and the Windows 8 Runtime APIs. Led by XAML experts Mamta Dalal and Ashish Ghoda, you'll learn practical ways to build rich, interactive user interfaces with data integration capabilities and support for multimedia, graphics, and animation. XAML Developer Reference (Microsoft Press, $39.99 USD) is ideal for Microsoft .NET developers and web designers alike.
Discover how to:
- Control UI behavior and implement business logic with code-behind solutions
- Manage UI element positioning with the XAML layout system
- Use templates to customize UI elements—without affecting their functionality
- Apply different types of property and event systems in WPF and Silverlight
- Bind various kinds of data to your UI, and display them in the format you want
- Implement 2D and 3D vector graphics and animations
- Reuse control styles and properties to maintain consistency throughout your application
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XAML Developer Reference Publisher: Microsoft Press By Mamta Dalal, Ashish Ghoda Print ISBN: 9780735658967 Ebook ISBN: 9780735658950 Pages: 340 (est.) Print Price: $39.99 Ebook Price: $31.99 order@oreilly.com 1-800-998-9938 1-707-827-7000 |
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