Pro WPF in C# 2010 - Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4

Table of Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

About This Book

Chapter Overview

What You Need to Use This Book

Code Samples and URLs

Feedback

CHAPTER 1 Introducing WPF

The Evolution of Windows Graphics

DirectX: The New Graphics Engine

Hardware Acceleration and WPF

WPF: A Higher-Level API

Windows Forms Lives On

DirectX Also Lives On

Silverlight

Resolution Independence

WPF Units

System DPI

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Bitmap and Vector Graphics

The Architecture of WPF

The Class Hierarchy

System.Threading.DispatcherObject

System.Windows.DependencyObject

System.Windows.Media.Visual

System.Windows.UIElement

System.Windows.FrameworkElement

System.Windows.Shapes.Shape

System.Windows.Controls.Control

System.Windows.Controls.ContentControl

System.Windows.Controls.ItemsControl

System.Windows.Controls.Panel

WPF 4

New Features

The WPF Toolkit

Visual Studio 2010

Multitargeting

The .NET Client Profile

The Visual Studio Designer

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CHAPTER 2 XAML

Understanding XAML

Graphical User Interfaces Before WPF

The Variants of XAML

XAML Compilation

XAML Basics

XAML Namespaces

The Code-Behind Class

The InitializeComponent() Method

Naming Elements

Properties and Events in XAML

Simple Properties and Type Converters

Complex Properties

Markup Extensions

Attached Properties

Nesting Elements

Special Characters and Whitespace

Events

The Full Eight Ball Example

Using Types from Other Namespaces

Loading and Compiling XAML

Code-Only

Code and Uncompiled XAML

Code and Compiled XAML

XAML Only

XAML 2009

Automatic Event Hookup

References

Built-in Types

Advanced Object Creation

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CHAPTER 3 Layout

Understanding Layout in WPF

The WPF Layout Philosophy

The Layout Process

The Layout Containers

Simple Layout with the StackPanel

Layout Properties

Alignment

Margin

Minimum, Maximum, and Explicit Sizes

The Border

The WrapPanel and DockPanel

The WrapPanel

The DockPanel

Nesting Layout Containers

The Grid

Fine-Tuning Rows and Columns

Layout Rounding

Spanning Rows and Columns

Split Windows

Shared Size Groups

The UniformGrid

Coordinate-Based Layout with the Canvas

Z-Order

The InkCanvas

Layout Examples

A Column of Settings

Dynamic Content

A Modular User Interface

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CHAPTER 4 Dependency Properties

Understanding Dependency Properties

Defining a Dependency Property

Registering a Dependency Property

Adding a Property Wrapper

How WPF Uses Dependency Properties

Shared Dependency Properties

Attached Dependency Properties

Property Validation

The Validation Callback

The Coercion Callback

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CHAPTER 5 Routed Events

Understanding Routed Events

Defining, Registering, and Wrapping a Routed Event

Sharing Routed Events

Raising a Routed Event

Handling a Routed Event

Event Routing

The RoutedEventArgs Class

Bubbling Events

Handling a Suppressed Event

Attached Events

Tunneling Events

WPF Events

Lifetime Events

Input Events

Keyboard Input

Handling a Key Press

Focus

Getting Key State

Mouse Input

Mouse Clicks

Capturing the Mouse

Drag-and-Drop

Multitouch Input

The Levels of Multitouch Support

Raw Touch

Manipulation

Inertia

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CHAPTER 6 Controls

The Control Class

Background and Foreground Brushes

Setting Colors in Code

Setting Colors in XAML

Font Family

Text Decorations and Typography

Font Inheritance

Font Substitution

Font Embedding

Text Formatting Mode

Mouse Cursors

Content Controls

The Content Property

Aligning Content

The WPF Content Philosophy

Labels

Buttons

The Button

The ToggleButton and RepeatButton

The CheckBox

The RadioButton

Tooltips

Setting ToolTip Properties

Setting ToolTipService Properties

The Popup

Specialized Containers

The ScrollViewer

Programmatic Scrolling

Custom Scrolling

Headered Content Controls

The GroupBox

The TabItem

The Expander

Text Controls

Multiple Lines of Text

Text Selection

Spell Checking

The PasswordBox

List Controls

The ListBox

The ComboBox

Range-Based Controls

The Slider

The ProgressBar

Date Controls

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CHAPTER 7 The Application

The Application Life Cycle

Creating an Application Object

Deriving a Custom Application Class

Application Shutdown

Application Events

Application Tasks

Showing a Splash Screen

Handling Command-Line Arguments

Accessing the Current Application

Interacting Between Windows

Single-Instance Applications

Creating the Single-Instance Application Wrapper

Registering the File Type

Assembly Resources

Adding Resources

Retrieving Resources

Resource-Aware Classes

Pack URIs

Resources in Other Assemblies

Content Files

Localization

Building Localizable User Interfaces

Preparing an Application for Localization

The Translation Process

Preparing Markup Elements for Localization

Extracting Localizable Content

Building a Satellite Assembly

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CHAPTER 8 Element Binding

Binding Elements Together

The Binding Expression

Binding Errors

Binding Modes

OneWayToSource

Default

Creating Bindings with Code

Multiple Bindings

Binding Updates

Binding to Objects That Aren’t Elements

Source

RelativeSource

DataContext

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CHAPTER 9 Commands

Understanding Commands

The WPF Command Model

The ICommand Interface

The RoutedCommand Class

The RoutedUICommand Class

The Command Library

Executing Commands

Command Sources

Command Bindings

Using Multiple Command Sources

Fine-Tuning Command Text

Invoking a Command Directly

Disabling Commands

Controls with Built-in Commands

Advanced Commands

Custom Commands

Using the Same Command in Different Places

Using a Command Parameter

Tracking and Reversing Commands

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CHAPTER 10 Resources

Resource Basics

The Resources Collection

The Hierarchy of Resources

Static and Dynamic Resources

Nonshared Resources

Accessing Resources in Code

Application Resources

System Resources

Resource Dictionaries

Creating a Resource Dictionary

Using a Resource Dictionary

Sharing Resources Between Assemblies

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CHAPTER 11 Styles and Behaviors

Style Basics

Creating a Style Object

Setting Properties

Attaching Event Handlers

The Many Layers of Styles

Automatically Applying Styles by Type

Triggers

A Simple Trigger

Behaviors

Getting Support for Behaviors

Understanding the Behavior Model

Creating a Behavior

Using a Behavior

Design-Time Behavior Support in Blend

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CHAPTER 12 Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms

Understanding Shapes

The Shape Classes

Rectangle and Ellipse

Sizing and Placing Shapes

Scaling Shapes with a Viewbox

Line

Polyline

Polygon

Line Caps and Line Joins

Dashes

Pixel Snapping

Brushes

The SolidColorBrush

The LinearGradientBrush

The RadialGradientBrush

The ImageBrush

A Tiled ImageBrush

The VisualBrush

The BitmapCacheBrush

Transforms

Transforming Shapes

Transforming Elements

Transparency

Making an Element Partially Transparent

Opacity Masks

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CHAPTER 13 Geometries and Drawings

Paths and Geometries

Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse Geometries

Combining Shapes with GeometryGroup

Fusing Geometries with CombinedGeometry

Curves and Lines with PathGeometry

Straight Lines

Arcs

Bézier Curves

The Geometry Mini-Language

Clipping with Geometry

Drawings

Displaying a Drawing

Exporting Clip Art

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CHAPTER 14 Effects and Visuals

Visuals

Drawing Visuals

Wrapping Visuals in an Element

Hit Testing

Complex Hit Testing

Effects

BlurEffect

DropShadowEffect

ShaderEffect

The WriteableBitmap Class

Generating a Bitmap

Writing to a WriteableBitmap

More Efficient Pixel Writing

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CHAPTER 15 Animation Basics

Understanding WPF Animation

Timer-Based Animation

Property-Based Animation

Basic Animation

The Animation Classes

Animations in Code

From

To

By

Duration

Simultaneous Animations

Animation Lifetime

The Timeline Class

AccelerationRatio and DecelerationRatio

RepeatBehavior

Storyboards

The Storyboard

Event Triggers

Attaching Triggers with a Style

Overlapping Animations

Synchronized Animations

Controlling Playback

Monitoring Progress

Animation Easing

Using an Easing Function

Easing In and Easing Out

Easing Function Classes

Creating a Custom Easing Function

Animation Performance

Desired Frame Rate

Bitmap Caching

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CHAPTER 16 Advanced Animation

Animation Types Revisited

Animating Transforms

Animating Multiple Transforms

Animating Brushes

VisualBrush

Animating Pixel Shaders

Key Frame Animation

Discrete Key Frame Animations

Easing Key Frames

Spline Key Frame Animations

Path-Based Animation

Frame-Based Animation

Storyboards in Code

The Main Window

The Bomb User Control

Dropping the Bombs

Intercepting a Bomb

Counting Bombs and Cleaning Up

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CHAPTER 17 Control Templates

Understanding Logical Trees and Visual Trees

Understanding Templates

The Chrome Classes

Dissecting Controls

Creating Control Templates

A Simple Button

Template Bindings

Triggers That Change Properties

Triggers That Use Animation

Organizing Template Resources

Refactoring the Button Control Template

Applying Templates with Styles

Applying Templates Automatically

User-Selected Skins

Building More Complex Templates

Nested Templates

Modifying the Scroll Bar

The Control Template Examples

Visual States

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CHAPTER 18 Custom Elements

Understanding Custom Elements in WPF

Building a Basic User Control

Defining Dependency Properties

Defining Routed Events

Adding Markup

Using the Control

Command Support

More Robust Commands

A Closer Look at User Controls

Creating a Lookless Control

Refactoring the Color Picker Code

Refactoring the Color Picker Markup

Streamlining the Control Template

Adding Part Names

Manipulating Template Parts

Documenting Template Parts

Theme-Specific Styles and the Default Style

Supporting Visual States

Starting the FlipPanel Class

Choosing Parts and States

The Default Control Template

The Flip Button

Defining the State Animations

Defining the State Transitions

Wiring Up the Elements

Using the FlipPanel

Using a Different Control Template

Custom Panels

The Two-Step Layout Process

MeasureOverride()

ArrangeOverride()

The Canvas Clone

A Better Wrapping Panel

Custom-Drawn Elements

The OnRender() Method

Evaluating Custom Drawing

A Custom-Drawn Element

A Custom Decorator

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CHAPTER 19 Data Binding

Binding to a Database with Custom Objects

Building a Data Access Component

Building a Data Object

Displaying the Bound Object

Updating the Database

Change Notification

Binding to a Collection of Objects

Displaying and Editing Collection Items

Inserting and Removing Collection Items

Binding to the ADO.NET Objects

Binding to a LINQ Expression

Improving Performance in Large Lists

Virtualization

Item Container Recycling

Deferred Scrolling

Validation

Validation in the Data Object

The ExceptionValidationRule

The DataErrorValidationRule

Custom Validation Rules

Reacting to Validation Errors

Getting a List of Errors

Showing a Different Error Indicator

Validating Multiple Values

Data Providers

The ObjectDataProvider

Error Handling

Asynchronous Support

The XmlDataProvider

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CHAPTER 20 Formatting Bound Data

Data Binding Redux

Data Conversion

The StringFormat Property

Introducing Value Converters

Formatting Strings with a Value Converter

Creating Objects with a Value Converter

Applying Conditional Formatting

Evaluating Multiple Properties

List Controls

List Styles

The ItemContainerStyle

A ListBox with Check Boxes or Radio Buttons

Alternating Item Style

Style Selectors

Data Templates

Separating and Reusing Templates

More Advanced Templates

Varying Templates

Template Selectors

Templates and Selection

Changing Item Layout

The ComboBox

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CHAPTER 21 Data Views

The View Object

Retrieving a View Object

Navigating with a View

Creating a View Declaratively

Filtering, Sorting, and Grouping

Filtering Collections

Filtering the DataTable

Sorting

Grouping

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CHAPTER 22 Lists, Grids, and Trees

The ListView

Creating Columns with the GridView

Resizing Columns

Cell Templates

Creating a Custom View

The View Class

The View Styles

Using the ListView

Passing Information to a View

The TreeView

A Data-Bound TreeView

Binding a DataSet to a TreeView

Just-in-Time Node Creation

The DataGrid

Resizing and Rearranging Columns

Defining Columns

The DataGridCheckBoxColumn

DataGridHyperlinkColumn

DataGridComboBoxColumn

The DataGridTemplateColumn

Formatting and Styling Columns

Formatting Rows

Row Details

Freezing Columns

Selection

Sorting

DataGrid Editing

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CHAPTER 23 Windows

The Window Class

Showing a Window

Positioning a Window

Saving and Restoring Window Location

Window Interaction

Window Ownership

The Dialog Model

Common Dialog Boxes

Nonrectangular Windows

A Simple Shaped Window

A Transparent Window with Shaped Content

Moving Shaped Windows

Resizing Shaped Windows

Putting It All Together: A Custom Control Template for Windows

The Aero Glass Effect

Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar

Using Jump Lists

Recent Document Support

Custom Jump Lists

Creating Jump List Items in Code

Launching Application Tasks from the Jump List

Changing the Taskbar Icon and Preview

Thumbnail Clipping

Thumbnail Buttons

Progress Notification

Overlay Icons

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CHAPTER 24 Pages and Navigation

Understanding Page-Based Navigation

Page-Based Interfaces

A Simple Page-Based Application with NavigationWindow

The Page Class

Hyperlinks

Navigating to Websites

Fragment Navigation

Hosting Pages in a Frame

Hosting Pages in Another Page

Hosting Pages in a Web Browser

The Page History

A Closer Look at URIs in WPF

Navigation History

Maintaining Custom Properties

The Navigation Service

Programmatic Navigation

Navigation Events

Managing the Journal

Adding Custom Items to the Journal

Page Functions

XAML Browser Applications

XBAP Requirements

Creating an XBAP

Deploying an XBAP

Updating an XBAP

XBAP Security

Full-Trust XBAPs

Combination XBAP/Stand-Alone Applications

Coding for Different Security Levels

Isolated Storage

Simulating Dialog Boxes with the Popup Control

Embedding an XBAP in a Web Page

The WebBrowser Control

Navigating to a Page

Building a DOM Tree

Scripting a Web Page with .NET Code

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CHAPTER 25 Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons

Menus

The Menu Class

Menu Items

The ContextMenu Class

Menu Separators

Toolbars and Status Bars

The ToolBar

The Overflow Menu

The ToolBarTray

The StatusBar

Ribbons

Adding the Ribbon

Styling the Ribbon

Commands

The Application Menu

Tabs, Groups, and Buttons

Ribbon Sizing

The Quick access Toolbar

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CHAPTER 26 Sound and Video

Playing WAV Audio

The SoundPlayer

The SoundPlayerAction

System Sounds

The MediaPlayer

The MediaElement

Playing Audio Programmatically

Handling Errors

Playing Audio with Triggers

Playing Multiple Sounds

Changing Volume, Balance, Speed, and Position

Synchronizing an Animation with Audio

Playing Video

Video Effects

Speech

Speech Synthesis

Speech Recognition

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CHAPTER 27 3-D Drawing

3-D Drawing Basics

The Viewport

3-D Objects

Geometry

Geometry Model and Surfaces

Light Sources

The Camera

Deeper into 3-D

Shading and Normals

More Complex Shapes

Model3DGroup Collections

Materials Revisited

Texture Mapping

Mapping the ImageBrush

Video and the VisualBrush

Interactivity and Animations

Transforms

Rotations

A Fly Over

The Trackball

Hit Testing

Hit Testing in the Viewport

The ModelUIElement3D

Hit Testing with the ModelUIElement3D

The ContainerUIElement3D

2-D Elements on 3-D Surfaces

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CHAPTER 28 Documents

Understanding Documents

Flow Documents

The Flow Elements

Formatting Content Elements

Constructing a Simple Flow Document

Block Elements

Paragraph and Run

List

Table

Section

BlockUIContainer

Inline Elements

Preserving Whitespace

Floater

Figure

Interacting with Elements Programmatically

Text Justification

Read-Only Flow Document Containers

Zooming

Pages and Columns

Loading Documents from a File

Printing

Editing a Flow Document

Loading a File

Saving a File

Formatting Selected Text

Getting Individual Words

Fixed Documents

Annotations

The Annotation Classes

Enabling the Annotation Service

Creating Annotations

Examining Annotations

Reacting to Annotation Changes

Storing Annotations in a Fixed Document

Customizing the Appearance of Sticky Notes

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CHAPTER 29 Printing

Basic Printing

Printing an Element

Transforming Printed Output

Printing Elements Without Showing Them

Printing a Document

Manipulating the Pages in a Document Printout

Custom Printing

Printing with the Visual Layer Classes

Custom Printing with Multiple Pages

Print Settings and Management

Maintaining Print Settings

Printing Page Ranges

Managing a Print Queue

Printing Through XPS

Creating an XPS Document for a Print Preview

Writing to an In-Memory XPS Document

Printing Directly to the Printer via XPS

Asynchronous Printing

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CHAPTER 30 Interacting with Windows Forms

Assessing Interoperability

Missing Features in WPF

Mixing Windows and Forms

Adding Forms to a WPF Application

Adding WPF Windows to a Windows Forms Application

Showing Modal Windows and Forms

Showing Modeless Windows and Forms

Visual Styles for Windows Forms Controls

Windows Forms Classes That Don’t Need Interoperability

Creating Windows with Mixed Content

WPF and Windows Forms “Airspace”

Hosting Windows Forms Controls in WPF

WPF and Windows Forms User Controls

Hosting WPF Controls in Windows Forms

Access Keys, Mnemonics, and Focus

Property Mapping

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CHAPTER 31 Multithreading

Multithreading

The Dispatcher

The DispatcherObject

The BackgroundWorker

A Simple Asynchronous Operation

Creating the BackgroundWorker

Running the BackgroundWorker

Tracking Progress

Supporting Cancellation

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CHAPTER 32 The Add-in Model

Choosing Between MAF and MEF

The Add-in Pipeline

How the Pipeline Works

The Add-in Folder Structure

Preparing a Solution That Uses the Add-in Model

An Application That Uses Add-Ins

The Contract

The Add-in View

The Add-In

The Add-in Adapter

The Host View

The Host Adapter

The Host

Adding More Add-Ins

Interacting with the Host

Visual Add-Ins

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CHAPTER 33 ClickOnce Deployment

Understanding Application Deployment

The ClickOnce Installation Model

ClickOnce Limitations

A Simple ClickOnce Publication

Setting the Publisher and Production

Starting the Publish Wizard

Publishing for a Network File Share

Publishing for a Web Server

Publishing for a CD or DVD

Online or Offline

The Deployed File Structure

Installing a ClickOnce Application

Updating a ClickOnce Application

Additional ClickOnce Options

Publish Version

Updates

File Associations

Publish Options

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Index