XAML UNLEASHED

Introduction 1 Who Should Read This Book? 2 Code Examples 2 How This Book Is Organized 2 Conventions Used in This Book 4 Part I: The XAML Language Chapter 1: What Is XAML? 5 Elements and Attributes 6 Namespaces 9 Property Elements 11 Summary 13 Chapter 2: Child Elements and Keywords 15 Children of Object Elements 15 XAML Keywords 19 Summary 22 Chapter 3: Mixing XAML with Code 23 Loading and Parsing XAML at Runtime 23 Compiling XAML 26 Summary 30 Chapter 4: Extending XAML 31 Type Converters 31 Using Arbitrary Types in XAML 34 Markup Extensions 38 Some Notes About XAML2009 40 Summary 45 Part II: Graphics Chapter 5: Arranging Elements 47 Controlling Size 48 Controlling Position 52 Applying 2D Transforms 55 Applying 3D Transforms 63 Summary 66 Chapter 6: Automatic Layout 67 Canvas 68 StackPanel 71 DockPanel 72 Grid 75 VariableSizedWrapGrid and WrapPanel 84 Primitive Panels 87 Handling Content Overflow 89 Summary 97 Chapter 7: 2D Graphics 99 Shapes 99 Geometries 107 Brushes 115 Summary 129 Chapter 8: 3D Graphics 131 Getting Started with 3D Graphics 131 Cameras and Coordinate Systems 135 Transform3D 147 Model3D 157 Visual3D 181 Viewport3D 186 2D and 3D Coordinate System Transformation 187 Summary 195 Part III: Controls Chapter 9: Content Controls 197 Button 198 HyperlinkButton 199 RepeatButton 200 ToggleButton 201 CheckBox 201 RadioButton 202 ToolTip 203 Summary 205 Chapter 10: Items Controls 207 Items in the Control 208 Items Panels 209 ComboBox 212 ListBox 214 ListView 215 GridView 219 Summary 220 Chapter 11: Images 221 The Image Element 222 Multiple Files for Multiple Environments 231 Decoding Images 236 Encoding Images 244 Summary 252 Chapter 12: Text 253 TextBlock 253 RichTextBlock 265 TextBox 270 RichEditBox 276 PasswordBox 279 Summary 279 Chapter 13: Audio and Video 281 Playback 281 Capture 292 Transcoding 303 Summary 308 Chapter 14: Other Controls 311 Range Controls 311 Popup 314 Hub 316 DatePicker 322 TimePicker 323 ProgressRing 324 ToggleSwitch 325 Summary 326

Adam Nathan is a principal software architect for Microsoft, a best-selling technical author, and a prolific developer of apps for Windows. He introduced XAML to countless developers through his books on a variety of Microsoft technologies. Currently a part of the Windows team, Adam has previously worked on Visual Studio and the Common Language Runtime. He was the founding developer and architect of Popfly, Microsoft's first Silverlight-based product, named by PCWorld as one of its year's most innovative products. He is also the founder of PINVOKE.NET, the online resource for .NET developers who need to access Win32. His apps have been featured on Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ZDNet, ParentMap, and other enthusiast sites. Adam's books are considered required reading by many inside Microsoft and throughout the industry. Adam is the author of Windows 8.1 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed (Sams, 2013), 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps (Sams, 2011), Silverlight 1.0 Unleashed (Sams, 2008), WPF 4.5 Unleashed (Sams, 2013), .NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide (Sams, 2002), and several others. You can find Adam online at www.adamnathan.net or @adamnathan on Twitter.