Learn WPF MVVM - XAML, C# and the MVVM pattern

1.Introduction

1. 1.1What this book is not
2. 1.2Prerequisites
3. 1.3How to read this book
4. 1.4Tools you need
5. 1.5Source code

2.Why WPF ?

3.Creating a WPF application

1. 3.1Developer - designer workflow
2. 3.2Editors
3. 3.3Adding a control
4. 3.4Simple controls
5. 3.5Navigation
6. 3.6It’s your turn to code: do-it-yourself
7. 3.7Exercise - Create the application and contact page
8. 3.8Exercise solution
9. 3.9Understanding XAML
10. 3.10Events
11. 3.11Exercise - Create the menu page
12. 3.12Exercise solution
13. 3.13Layout
14. 3.14List controls
15. 3.15Exercise - Create the discussion page
16. 3.16Exercise solution

4.Managing data in a WPF application

1. 4.1Data binding
2. 4.2DataContext
3. 4.3Converters
4. 4.4Displaying collections using list controls
5. 4.5Customizing list controls
6. 4.6Exercise - Display messages from a data object
7. 4.7Exercise solution
8. 4.8INotifyPropertyChanged
9. 4.9INotifyCollectionChanged
10. 4.10Exercise - Display products and details
11. 4.11Exercise solution
12. I need you, super-hero !

5.Making it shine: customize the look

1. 5.1Change a control’s look
2. 5.2Exercise - Create a basic button template
3. 5.3Exercise solution
4. 5.4Resources
5. 5.5Exercise - Set the background
6. 5.6Exercise solution
7. 5.7Styles
8. 5.8Exercise - Improve menu page using an implicit style
9. 5.9Exercise solution
10. 5.10Themes
11. 5.11Transforms
12. 5.12Control states
13. 5.13Animations

6.MVVM pattern for WPF

1. 6.1Spaghetti code
2. 6.2MVC
3. 6.3MVVM
4. 6.4Recommended steps (simple)
5. 6.5Example
6. 6.6Example, more complex
7. 6.7Commands and methods
8. 6.8Recommended steps (complete)
9. 6.9Exercise - Display products and details using MVVM
10. 6.10Exercise solution
11. 6.11MVVM frameworks in short

A word from the author

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