Pro Silverlight 4 in C#

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents at a Glance

Table of Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Understanding Silverlight

Silverlight System Requirements

Silverlight vs. Flash

Silverlight and WPF

The Evolution of Silverlight

About This Book

What You Need to Use This Book

The Silverlight Toolkit

Code Samples

Feedback

The Last Word

Chapter 1: Introducing Silverlight

Silverlight Design Tools

Visual Studio vs. Expression Blend

Understanding Silverlight Websites

Creating a Stand-Alone Silverlight Project

Creating a Simple Silverlight Page

Adding Event-Handling Code

Testing a Silverlight Application

Creating an ASP.NET-Hosted Silverlight Project

ASP.NET Controls That Render Silverlight Content

Mixing ASP.NET Controls and Silverlight Content

Silverlight Compilation and Deployment

Compiling a Silverlight Application

Deploying a Silverlight Application

Silverlight Core Assemblies

Silverlight Add-on Assemblies

Assembly Caching

The HTML Entry Page

Sizing the Silverlight Content Region

Silverlight Parameters

Alternative Content

Creating a Friendly Install Experience

The Mark of the Web

The Last Word

Chapter 2: XAML

XAML Basics

XAML Namespaces

Core Silverlight Namespaces

Design Namespaces

Custom Namespaces

The Code-Behind Class

Naming Elements

Properties and Events in XAML

Simple Properties and Type Converters

Complex Properties

Attached Properties

Nesting Elements

Events

The Full Eight Ball Example

XAML Resources

The Resources Collection

The Hierarchy of Resources

Accessing Resources in Code

Organizing Resources with Resource Dictionaries

Element-to-Element Binding

One-Way Binding

Two-Way Binding

The Last Word

Chapter 3: Layout

The Layout Containers

The Panel Background

Borders

Simple Layout with the StackPanel

Layout Properties

Alignment

Margins

Minimum, Maximum, and Explicit Sizes

The WrapPanel and DockPanel

The WrapPanel

The DockPanel

The Grid

Fine-Tuning Rows and Columns

Nesting Layout Containers

Spanning Rows and Columns

The GridSplitter

Coordinate-Based Layout with the Canvas

Layering with ZIndex

Clipping

Custom Layout Containers

The Two-Step Layout Process

MeasureOverride()

ArrangeOverride()

The UniformGrid

Sizing Pages

Scrolling with the ScrollViewer

Scaling with the Viewbox

Full-Screen Mode

The Last Word

Chapter 4: Dependency Properties and Routed Events

Dependency Properties

Defining and Registering a Dependency Property

Dynamic Value Resolution

Attached Properties

The WrapBreakPanel Example

Routed Events

The Core Element Events

Event Bubbling

Handled (Suppressed) Events

An Event Bubbling Example

Mouse Handling

Right-Clicks

Mouse Movements

The Mouse Wheel

Capturing the Mouse

A Mouse Event Example

Mouse Cursors

Keyboard Handling

Key Presses

Key Modifiers

Focus

The Command Model

Building a Command

Connecting a Command

The Last Word

Chapter 5: Elements

The Silverlight Elements

Static Text

Font Properties

Font Embedding

Underlining

Runs

Wrapping Text

Trimming Text

Images

Image Sizing

Image Errors

Content Controls

The Content Property

Aligning Content

Buttons

The HyperlinkButton

The ToggleButton and RepeatButton

The CheckBox

The RadioButton

Tooltips and Pop-Ups

Customized Tooltips

The Popup

Items Controls

The ListBox

The ComboBox

The TabControl

Text Controls

The TextBox

The PasswordBox

The AutoCompleteBox

Filter Mode

Custom Filtering

Dynamic Item Lists

The RichTextBox

Text Elements

Formatting Text Elements

Manipulating Text Elements in Code

Creating a Text Editor

Saving and Opening Rich Text Files

Using Hyperlinks and Elements in a RichTextBox

Range-Based Controls

The Slider

The ProgressBar

Date Controls

The Last Word

Chapter 6: The Application Model

The Application Class

Accessing the Current Application

Application Properties

Application Events

Application Startup

Initialization Parameters

Application Shutdown

Unhandled Exceptions

Custom Splash Screens

Binary Resources

Placing Resources in the Application Assembly

Programmatically Retrieving a Resource

Placing Resources in the Application Package

Placing Resources on the Web

Failing to Download Resources

Downloading Resources with WebClient

Class Library Assemblies

Using Resources in an Assembly

Downloading Assemblies on Demand

Supporting Assembly Caching

The Strong Key Name

The .extmap.xml File

The Last Word

Chapter 7: Navigation

Loading User Controls

Embedding User Controls in a Page

Hiding Elements

Managing the Root Visual

Retaining Page State

Browser History

Child Windows

Designing a ChildWindow

Showing a ChildWindow

The Frame and Page

Frames

Browser URI Integration

What Happens If the Page Has More Than One Frame?

What Happens If the Startup Page Doesn’t Include a Frame Control?

What About Security?

History Support

Navigation Failure

URI Mapping

Forward and Backward Navigation

Hyperlinks

Pages

Navigation Properties

State Storage

Navigation Methods

Navigation Templates

Custom Content Loaders

Authentication and Navigation

Creating a Custom Content Loader

Using the Custom Content Loader

The Last Word

Chapter 8: Shapes and Geometries

Basic Shapes

The Shape Classes

Rectangle and Ellipse

Sizing and Placing Shapes

Sizing Shapes Proportionately with a Viewbox

Line

Polyline

Polygon

Line Caps and Line Joins

Dashes

Paths and Geometries

Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse Geometries

Combining Shapes with GeometryGroup

Curves and Lines with PathGeometry

Straight Lines

Arcs

Bézier Curves

The Geometry Mini-Language

Clipping with Geometry

Exporting Clip Art

Expression Design

Conversion

Save or Print to XPS

The Last Word

Chapter 9: Brushes, Transforms, and Bitmaps

Brushes

The LinearGradientBrush Class

The RadialGradientBrush Class

The ImageBrush

Transparency

Opacity Masks

Making the Silverlight Control Transparent

Transforms

Transforming Shapes

Transforms and Layout Containers

A Reflection Effect

Perspective Transforms

The PlaneProjection Class

Applying a Projection

Pixel Shaders

BlurEffect

DropShadowEffect

ShaderEffect

The WriteableBitmap Class

Generating a Bitmap

Capturing Content from Other Elements

Printing

Printing a Single Element

Printing Over Multiple Pages

Creating a Print Preview

The Last Word

Chapter 10: Animation

Understanding Silverlight Animation

The Rules of Animation

Creating Simple Animations

The Animation Class

The Storyboard Class

Starting an Animation with an Event Trigger

Starting an Animation with Code

Configuring Animation Properties

From

To

By

Duration

Animation Lifetime

RepeatBehavior

Simultaneous Animations

Controlling Playback

Animation Easing

Using an Easing Function

Easing In and Easing Out

Easing Function Classes

Animation Types Revisited

Animating Transforms

Animation Perspective Projections

Animating Brushes

Animating Pixel Shaders

Key-Frame Animation

Discrete Key Frames

Easing Key Frames

Spline Key Frames

Animations in Code

The Main Page

The Bomb User Control

Dropping the Bombs

Intercepting a Bomb

Counting Bombs and Cleaning Up

Encapsulating Animations

Page Transitions

The Base Class

The Wipe Transition

Frame-Based Animation

Animation Performance

Desired Frame Rate

Hardware Acceleration

Enabling Hardware Acceleration

Bitmap Caching

Evaluating Hardware Acceleration

The Last Word

Chapter 11: Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom

Supported File Types

The MediaElement

Controlling Playback

Handling Errors

Playing Multiple Sounds

Changing Volume, Balance, and Position

Playing Video

Client-Side Playlists

Server-Side Playlists

Progressive Downloading and Streaming

Adaptive Streaming

Advanced Video Playback

Video Encoding

Encoding in Expression Encoder

Markers

Adding Markers with Expression Encoder

Using Markers in a Silverlight Application

VideoBrush

Video Effects

Webcam and Microphone Input

Accessing a Capture Device

Basic Webcam Support

Recording Audio Snippets

Deep Zoom

Creating a Deep Zoom Image Set

Using a Deep Zoom Image Set in Silverlight

The Last Word

Chapter 12: Styles and Behaviors

Styles

Defining a Style

Applying a Style

Dynamic Styles

Style Inheritance

Organizing Styles

Automatically Applying Styles by Type

Behaviors

Getting Support for Behaviors

Triggers and Actions

Creating an Action

Connecting an Action to an Element

Design-Time Behavior Support in Blend

Creating a Targeted Trigger

Creating a Behavior

Finding More Behaviors

The Last Word

Chapter 13: Templates and Custom Controls

Template Basics

Creating a Template

Reusing Control Templates

The ContentPresenter

Template Bindings

Setting Templates Through Styles

Reusing Colors

The Parts and States Model

Understanding States with the Button Control

Showing a Focus Cue

Transitions

The Default Transition

From and to Transitions

Transitioning to a Steady State

Custom Transition

Understanding Parts with the Slider Control

Creating Templates for Custom Controls

Planning the FlipPanel Control

Creating the Solution

Starting the FlipPanel Class

Adding the Default Style with Generic.xaml

Choosing Parts and States

Starting the Default Control Template

The FlipButton Control

Defining the State Animations

Wiring Up the Elements in the Template

Using the FlipPanel

Using a Different Control Template

The Last Word

Chapter 14: Browser Integration

Interacting with HTML Elements

Getting Browser Information

The HTML Window

Popup Windows

Inspecting the HTML Document

Manipulating an HTML Element

Inserting and Removing Elements

Changing Style Properties

Handling JavaScript Events

Code Interaction

Calling Browser Script from Silverlight

Calling Silverlight Methods from the Browser

Instantiating Silverlight Objects in the Browser

Combining Silverlight and HTML Content

Sizing the Silverlight Control to Fit Its Content

Placing the Silverlight Control Next to an HTML Element

Securing HTML Interoperability

The Last Word

Chapter 15: ASP.NET Web Services

Building Web Services for Silverlight

Creating a Web Service

Adding a Service Reference

Calling the Web Service

Configuring the Web Service URL

Using a Busy Indicator

Web Service Data Types

Custom Data Classes

Web Service Type Sharing

Identifying Your Data Classes

Sharing the Code

More Advanced Web Services

Cross-Domain Web Service Calls

Monitoring the Network Connection

Using ASP.NET Platform Services

Duplex Services

Configuring the Service

The Interfaces

The Service

The Client

The Last Word

Chapter 16: Data Binding

Binding to Data Objects

Building a Data Object

Displaying a Data Object with DataContext

Storing a Data Object as a Resource

Null Values and Failed Bindings

Editing with Two-Way Bindings

Change Notification

Building a Data Service

Calling a Data Service

Binding to a Collection of Objects

Displaying and Editing Collection Items

Inserting and Removing Collection Items

Binding to a LINQ Expression

Master-Details Display

Validation

Error Notifications

The BindingValidationFailed Event

The Validation Class

Creating Data Objects with Built-in Validation

Data Formatting and Conversion

String Formatting

Value Converters

Formatting Strings with a Value Converter

Creating Objects with a Value Converter

Applying Conditional Formatting

Data Templates

Separating and Reusing Templates

More Advanced Templates

Changing Item Layout

The Last Word

Chapter 17: Data Controls

Better Data Forms

The Goal: Data Class Markup

The Label

The DescriptionViewer

The ValidationSummary

Data Annotations

Raising Annotation Errors

The Annotation Attributes

Required

StringLength

Range

RegularExpression

CustomValidation

The DataGrid

Creating a Simple Grid

How Columns Are Resized and Rearranged

Defining Columns

The DataGridCheckBoxColumn

The DataGridTemplateColumn

Formatting and Styling Columns

Controlling Column Width

Formatting Rows

Row Details

Freezing Columns

Selection

Sorting

DataGrid Editing

Editing with Templates

Validation and Editing Events

The PagedCollectionView

Sorting

Filtering

Grouping

Paging

The TreeView

Filling a TreeView

A Data-Bound TreeView

The Last Word

Chapter 18: File Access

Isolated Storage

The Scope of Isolated Storage

What to Put in Isolated Storage

Using Isolated Storage

Opening an Isolated Store

File Management

Writing and Reading Data

Requesting More Space

Storing Objects with XmlSerializer

Storing Application Settings

Accessing Files Outside of Isolated Storage

Reading Files with OpenFileDialog

Writing Files with SaveFileDialog

Transmitting Files with a Web Service

The File Service

The Silverlight Client

Dragging and Dropping Files

The Last Word

Chapter 19: Multithreading

Understanding Multithreading

The Goals of Multithreading

The DispatcherTimer

The Thread Class

Marshaling Code to the User Interface Thread

Creating a Thread Wrapper

Creating the Worker Class

Using the Thread Wrapper

Cancellation Support

The BackgroundWorker

Creating the BackgroundWorker

Running the BackgroundWorker

Tracking Progress

Supporting Cancellation

The Last Word

Chapter 20: Networking

Interacting with the Web

Cross-Domain Access

HTML Scraping

REST and Other Simple Web Services

Using Network Credentials

Processing Different Types of Data

XML

Services That Return XML Data

Navigating Over an XDocument

Querying an XDocument with LINQ

Services That Require XML Data

Services That Return SOAP Data

Services That Return JSON Data

RSS

Sockets

Understanding Sockets and TCP

The Policy Server

The Policy File

The PolicyServer Classes

The PolicyConnection Classes

The Messaging Server

The Messenger Client

Connecting to the Server

Sending Messages

Receiving Messages

Local Connections

Sending a Message

Receiving a Message

The Last Word

Chapter 21: Out-of-Browser Applications

Understanding Out-of-Browser Support

Creating an Out-of-Browser Application

Installing an Out-of-Browser Application

Customizing Icons

Tracking Application State

Removing and Updating an Application

Silent Installation

Out-of-Browser Application Features

The WebBrowser Control

Showing HTML Content

The WebBrowserBrush

Interacting with JavaScript Code

Notification Windows

Controlling the Main Window

Elevated Trust

Installing an Elevated Trust Application

The Abilities of an Elevated Trust Application

Window Customization

File Access

COM

The Last Word

Index