Set up Your Environment

What Is the Windows Presentation Foundation

Introduction

Create and Explore a WPF Project

What You Will Learn in This Course

Summary

Understand How Files Are Generated

Course Overview

Introduction

Work with Elements and Attributes

Set Properties with the Property Element Syntax

Use the Collection Syntax

Summary

Set Properties with the Content Syntax

Introduction

Know the WPF Layout Panels

Build a Layout with the Grid

Center the Header

Use Layout Properties to Position Elements

Create a Nested Grid for the Navigation

Set Attached Properties in XAML

Set Attached Properties in C.Sharp

Summary

Access Attached Properties with Static Methods

Introduction

Refactor the XAML Code in the MainWindow

Summary

Extract the Header into a UserControl

Understand the XAML Namespaces of WPF

Create a UserControl for Customers

Introduction

Bind to Another Element

Know How the Data Context Works

The Model View ViewModel MVVM Pattern

Create a CustomersViewModel

Use the ViewModel for the CustomersView

Add a SelectedCustomer Property

Implement the Logic to Add a Customer

Refactor Logic into a ViewModelBase Class

Notify About Property Changes

Bind the Grid.Column Property

Create a CustomerItemViewModel

Summary

Convert Values with an IValueConverter

Introduction

Understand Commands and MVVM

Use the DelegateCommand in the ViewModel

Raise the Commands CanExecuteChanged Event

Summary

Create a DelegateCommand Class

Introduction

Summary

Move Resources to a Separate File

Define a Binding Converter as a Resource

Understand XAML Resources

Merge Multiple Resource Dictionaries

Introduction

The Plan with the ContentControl

Understand WPFs Flexible Content Model

Set the Navigation to a Fixed Width

Use a Data Template with an ItemsControl

Bind to the MainViewModel

Implement a MainViewModel

Use a Data Template with a ContentControl

Understand Implicit Data Templates

Create a SelectViewModelCommand

Introduce Another Detail View

Summary

Bind the Menu Items to the Command

Introduction

Summary

Instantiate the MainWindow in C.Sharp

Set up Dependency Injection

Register and Use Another Type

Introduction

Understand the Need for Styles

Define Property Values with a Style

Understand Explicit and Implicit Styles

Inherit a Style from Another Style

Define an Application-wide TextBox Style

Summary

Use Property Triggers in a Style

Introduction

Adjust the Size of the CheckBox

Summary

Define the Look of a Custom Control

Create a ControlTemplate for the CheckBox

Introduction

Understand Input Validation in WPF

The Plan with INotifyDataErrorInfo

Create a ValidationViewModelBase Class

Validate the FirstName Property

Remove the Red Border in the ListView

Add Methods to Add and Remove Errors

Use the Validation Error Template

Show the Error in the Tooltip

Summary

Show the Error in the User Interface

Introduction

Explore the Live Visual Tree

Summary

Inspect Properties at Runtime