INDEX -Important WPF Features and Concepts

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WPF basics

• Architecture of WPF
• Designer / Developer /Integrator interaction workflow.
• Vector graphics
• Declarative XAML & Compiled BAML
• WPF build sequence.
• Rendering - Hardware and Software

Application models

• XBAP - WPF app in Browser
• Paged navigation and Window applications

New concepts

• Dispatcher
• Dependency property
  • Precedence in value calculation
• Attached properties
• Routed Events
• Attached events & usage example.

User interface

• Visual tree and logical tree
• Controls layout
  • Panels
  • MeasureOverride and ArrangeOverride
  • Content model
• Controls class hierarchy
• Look-less custom controls

Databinding

• Change notification using INotifyPropertyChanged
• ObservableCollection
• Binding markup extensions

Commands

• Routed Commands
• ICommand
• Command Binding

InputBindings

Triggers

• Property Trigger
• Data
• Event trigger

Resources

• Resource Dictionary
• Pack uri

Style

Templates

• Control Template
• Data template
• ItemsPanelTemplate for ItemsControl

VSM - Visual State Manager

Graphics

• Bitmap effects
• 2D Transforms
• Pixel shaders
• Shape
• Path
• Geometry
• Brushes & Opacity
• Opacity Mask
• InkCanvas & InkPresenter

Animation

• Easing function for animation

Viewport3D

• 3D transforms

Documents

• Fixed document
• Flow document
• XPS

Patterns

• MVVm
• Composite application guidance Prism
• Common code base for WPF and Silverlight

Localization.

• BAML
• Using Binding extension

Printing documents

Interoperability

• ElementHost
• WindowsFormsHost

Performance optimization

Tools

• Snoop
• WPF Inspector
• UISpy
• isXPS
• WPF Performance suit
  • Perforator
  • Visual Profiler

Future of WPF

• WPF XAML in Windows 8