Publisher's Synopsis
Summary
A thorough revision of the bestselling Silverlight 4 in Action. This comprehensive guide teaches Silverlight from the ground up, covering all the new v. 5 features in depth. You'll also explore WCF RIA Services, MVVM, and more-with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio 2010 or the free Visual Web Developer 2010 Express.
About the BookThis hands-on guide explores Silverlight from the ground up, covering every feature in rich, practical detail. It is readable and the coverage is comprehensive. You'll master networking, MVVM, and more-with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio or the free Visual Web Developer Express.
Silverlight 5 in Action teaches you how to build desktop-quality applications you can deploy on the web. Beginners will appreciate the progression from simple examples to full applications that employ good design and coding practices. Seasoned . NET developers will love how the sample code embraces and extends what they already know.
Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
What's InsideA background in C# or VB.NET is helpful, but no knowledge of Silverlight or XAML is required.
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Table of Contents
- Introducing Silverlight
- XAML and the property system
- The application model and the plug-in
- Working with HTML and browsers
- Out-of-browser applications
- The security model and elevated trust
- Rendering, layout, and transforming
- Panels
- Human input
- Text fundamentals
- Editing plain and rich text
- Control basics and UserControls
- Animation and behaviors
- Resources, styles, and control templates
- Extensions, converters, custom controls, and panels
- Binding
- Data controls: DataGrid and DataForm
- Input validation
- Networking basics
- Working with SOAP services
- RESTful services with the ASP.NET Web API
- Working with XML, JSON, RSS, and Atom
- Duplex, sockets, and local connections
- Graphics and effects
- Working with images
- Introduction to 3D
- 3D lighting, texturing, and animation
- Pop-ups, windows, and full-screen applications
- Navigation
- Working with files and directories
- Printing
- COM, Native Extensions, and p-invoke
- Structuring and testing with the MVVM pattern
- Debugging your application
- The install experience and preloaders