Windows Presentation Foundation using VB 2010, Part 3 of 6

Course description

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) takes the creation of client-side Windows applications to a whole new level. Developers moving from Windows Forms will find that the flexibility and richness of WPF makes it possible to create applications unlike any they could previously create. This course introduces the basics of working with WPF, starting with a tour of the basic controls, through data binding.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that students have some programming background and experience using Visual Studio 2010. This course assumes knowledge of a CLS language (Visual Basic), of the .NET Framework, and the current (or a prior) version of Visual Studio.

Meet the experts

Ken Getz

Ken Getz is a featured instructor for several of our Visual Studio courses. He is a Visual Basic and Visual C# expert and has been recognized multiple times as a Microsoft MVP. Ken is a seasoned instructor, successful consultant, and the author or co-author of several best-selling books. He is a frequent speaker at technical conferences like Tech-Ed, VSLive, and DevConnections and he has written for several of the industry's most-respected publications including Visual Studio Magazine, CoDe Magazine, and MSDN Magazine.

Robert Green

Robert Green is a Visual Studio expert and a featured instructor for several of our Visual Basic and Visual C# courses. He is currently a Technical Evangelist in the Developer Platform and Evangelism (DPE) group at Microsoft. He has also worked for Microsoft on the Developer Tools marketing team and as Community Lead on the Visual Basic team. Robert has several years of consulting experience focused on developer training and is a frequent speaker at technology conferences including TechEd, VSLive, VSConnections, and Advisor Live.

Video Runtime

234 Minutes

Time to complete

294 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 7

Introducing Binding (16:04)

• Introduction (00:59)
• Binding (00:46)
• When to Use Binding? (00:41)
• Connection Sources & Targets (01:34)
• Under the Hood (00:41)
• Value Converters (01:21)
• Demo: Binding (02:13)
• Binding Details (01:54)
• Setting the Binding Mode (01:14)
• Additional Modes (00:24)
• Demo: TwoWay (01:05)
• A Simple Example (01:07)
• Demo: Simple Example (01:04)
• Summary (00:55)

Type Converters (20:18)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Working w/ Type Converters (01:45)
• StringFormat Property (00:31)
• Demo: StringFromat (01:07)
• StringFormat Details (01:48)
• Using a Type Converter (00:53)
• Creating the Type Converter (00:40)
• Converters (01:08)
• Converter Warning (00:47)
• Demo: Converter (02:49)
• Referencing Type Converter (01:15)
• Demo: Converter Code (03:21)
• Using the Type Converter (01:22)
• Demo: Hook-up Converter (02:29)
• Summary (00:02)

List & Data Templates (29:23)

• Introduction (00:55)
• Building Templates (00:51)
• Demo: Bind List (02:21)
• Adding a Data Template (01:18)
• Demo: Data Template (04:03)
• Another Data Template (00:51)
• Demo: Without Template (02:25)
• Demo: With Template (08:04)
• Binding & Data Templates (00:39)
• Demo: Colors List (06:53)
• Summary (00:57)

Module 8

Data Binding (27:26)

• Introduction (00:50)
• Review (00:37)
• Without Data Binding (01:17)
• With Data Binding (00:47)
• Data Source Options (00:40)
• Binding to an Object (01:48)
• Binding to a DataTable (00:55)
• Binding to a LINQ Query (00:46)
• Binding to One Row of Data (00:38)
• Demo: Binding to an Object (03:15)
• Demo: With DataTable (07:10)
• Demo: With LINQ Query (03:07)
• Demo: One Row of Data (03:08)
• Demo: One Row w/ LINQ (02:18)
• Summary (00:02)

Using Views (34:07)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Overview (00:39)
• CollectionView Class (01:42)
• CollectionViewSource (00:34)
• Demo: Using a CollectionView (14:09)
• Demo: CollectionViewSource (06:51)
• Demo: Drag & Drop (09:23)
• Summary (00:32)

Module 9

List View (41:35)

• Introduction (00:54)
• ListView Control (00:24)
• ListView and Views (00:44)
• GridView (01:09)
• ListView Properties (00:50)
• Demo: ListView (07:31)
• Changing ListView Appearance (00:56)
• Demo: ListView Appearances (05:05)
• Sorting (00:59)
• Reordering Columns (00:22)
• Demo: Sorting and Reordering (06:02)
• Using Cell Templates (00:39)
• Demo: Using Cell Templates (03:01)
• Drag and Drop Data Binding (00:36)
• Demo: Drag and Drop Binding (07:04)
• Grouping (00:57)
• Demo: Grouping (04:11)
• Summary (00:03)

Data Grid (30:15)

• Introduction (00:15)
• DataGrid (00:58)
• DataGrid Properties (02:17)
• Demo: DataGrids (09:32)
• Row Details (01:13)
• Demo: Row Details (03:36)
• Working with DataGrids in Code (01:49)
• Demo: DataGrids in Code (10:30)
• Summary (00:03)

Data Grid 2 (35:43)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Drag and Drop Data Binding (00:50)
• Grouping and Sorting (00:41)
• Filtering (01:04)
• Demo: Drag and Drop Data (06:12)
• Demo: Grouping (05:53)
• Demo: Sorting (00:37)
• Demo: Filtering (08:54)
• Data Entry (03:08)
• Demo: Data Entry (07:31)
• Summary (00:34)