XAML Unleashed

Full Color: Figures and code appear as they do in Visual Studio.

If you want to write Windows apps with XAML, one person can help you more than anyone else: Adam Nathan. He has built a well-deserved reputation as the world€s #1 expert on putting it to work. Now, he€s written the definitive, practical XAML tutorial and reference: XAML Unleashed.

Nathan answers the questions you€re most likely to ask, walks through the tasks you€re sure to perform, and helps you avoid problems as you use XAML. You€ll learn how to create effective user interfaces for line-of-business apps, consumer apps, reusable controls, or anything else. These techniques will be invaluable whether you€re creating universal Windows apps or working with Silverlight or WPF.

XAML Unleashed is packed with C# and XAML code examples that are fully color-coded to match their appearance in Visual Studio--the same approach that has made Nathan€s previous Unleashed books so popular.

Detailed information on how to...

• Understand and apply XAML€s syntax, namespaces, and keywords
• Organize controls and other elements in a smooth and intuitive user interface
• Make the most of XAML€s rich controls for content, items, images, text, and media
• Build exceptionally powerful user and custom controls
• Master reliable and efficient ways to mix XAML with procedural code
• Extend XAML with type converters, markup extensions, and other third-party desktop classes
• Use data binding to link and synchronize controls with in-memory representations of data
• Leverage XAML€s support for binary and logical resources
• Use styles, templates, and visual states to radically redesign controls without sacrificing their built-in functionality
• Access the Windows animation library to create stunning theme transitions and animations
• Build custom panels to enforce consistency in unusual user interfaces
• Understand subtle changes in XAML€s behavior across different Microsoft UI frameworks