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The XAML Syntax ............................................................................................................... 2

Namespaces and Root Elements .............................................................................................................. 2

Objects and Common Elements ................................................................................................................ 3

The Code Behind ....................................................................................................................................... 6

Attached Properties .................................................................................................................................. 8

Introduction to WPF ........................................................................................................... 8

WPF Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 13

WPF 4 Tools ............................................................................................................................................ 17

Summary ......................................................................................................................... 23

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Requirements .................................................................................................................. 25

Tools and Software ................................................................................................................................. 25

Icons and Templates .............................................................................................................................. 26

Third-Party Library and Controls ............................................................................................................ 26

Application Overview ....................................................................................................... 27

Application Architecture ......................................................................................................................... 27

User Stories ............................................................................................................................................ 31

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Domain Model ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Database Schema ................................................................................................................................... 34

Application Configuration ................................................................................................ 35

Visual Studio Solution ............................................................................................................................. 35

Resources and Third-Party Components ................................................................................................ 38

Summary ......................................................................................................................... 41

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Overview .......................................................................................................................... 43

Blend Workspace ............................................................................................................. 45

Workspace Panels .................................................................................................................................. 46

Drawing ........................................................................................................................... 48

Shapes and Objects ................................................................................................................................ 49

Text and Text Effects .............................................................................................................................. 50

Animations ....................................................................................................................... 51

Styling and Templating Controls ...................................................................................... 53

Modifying Properties .............................................................................................................................. 54

Creating Styles ....................................................................................................................................... 55

Design-Time Data ............................................................................................................ 57

SketchFlow and the Mockups ......................................................................................... 59

Summary ......................................................................................................................... 60

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Overview .......................................................................................................................... 61

Creating a Mock-up and Prototyping ............................................................................... 62

The Main Screen ..................................................................................................................................... 64

The List Views ........................................................................................................................................ 66

The Details Views ................................................................................................................................... 69

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The View Models .............................................................................................................. 70

Base ViewModel Implementation ........................................................................................................... 70

Details ViewModel .................................................................................................................................. 73

List ViewModel ....................................................................................................................................... 74

Navigation Between the Views ........................................................................................ 77

The App.xaml File ................................................................................................................................... 77

Wrapping Up with IoC ...................................................................................................... 79

Inversion of Control ................................................................................................................................ 79

A Classic Implementation, Navigation Service ....................................................................................... 79

Summary ......................................................................................................................... 85

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Resources and Styles ...................................................................................................... 87

Differences Between Static and Dynamic Resources ............................................................................ 88

The Resource Dictionary ......................................................................................................................... 88

Controls’ Styles ....................................................................................................................................... 91

Creating the Views ........................................................................................................... 97

Login View .............................................................................................................................................. 98

Details View .......................................................................................................................................... 100

List View ............................................................................................................................................... 104

User Controls for the Dashboard .......................................................................................................... 107

The Dashboard (MainView) ................................................................................................................... 109

Add Features to the Application ..................................................................................... 110

Custom Effects ..................................................................................................................................... 110

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 111

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Object Relational Mappers ................................................................................................................... 113

Active Record Pattern ........................................................................................................................... 115

Code First Development ....................................................................................................................... 117

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The TimeTracker Domain ............................................................................................... 121

Mapping the Domain Model .................................................................................................................. 121

The TimeTracker Data Layer .......................................................................................... 135

The Unit of Work ................................................................................................................................... 135

The Repository ...................................................................................................................................... 151

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 158

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WPF Data Binding Engine .............................................................................................. 159

The INotifyPropertyChanged Interface .................................................................................................. 160

Binding Direction .................................................................................................................................. 162

The IValueConverter Interface .............................................................................................................. 162

DataTemplate ....................................................................................................................................... 166

UI Validation .......................................................................................................................................... 168

Binding Syntax ...................................................................................................................................... 170

ViewModels ................................................................................................................... 171

A Generic ViewModel Validator ............................................................................................................. 171

Employee ViewModels .......................................................................................................................... 173

Additional ViewModels and Properties ................................................................................................. 184

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 187

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Introduction to Commands ............................................................................................ 190

The Command Pattern .......................................................................................................................... 190

Command in WPF ................................................................................................................................. 191

Interactive Command, Listen for Changes ............................................................................................ 198

TimeTracker Commands ................................................................................................ 204

The EmployeeListView .......................................................................................................................... 204

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 208

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Code Coverage. .................................................................................................................................... 210

TDD with MSTest . ................................................................................................................................ 212

Code Coverage with Visual Studio . ...................................................................................................... 216

TDD: the TimeTracker Application . ............................................................................... 219

Test the Business (Domain) Layer . ...................................................................................................... 220

Testing the Data Layer . ........................................................................................................................ 221

Testing the UI . ...................................................................................................................................... 223

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 225

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SQL Server Reporting Services ..................................................................................... 228

Configure SQL Server Reporting Services ............................................................................................ 228

TimeTracker Reports . ................................................................................................... 231

First Report: EmployeeListReport . ....................................................................................................... 231

EmployeeDetailsReport . ...................................................................................................................... 237

Additional Reports . .............................................................................................................................. 241

Hosting the Reports in a WPF Control . .......................................................................... 241

Display the Report in a WPF View . ....................................................................................................... 242

Load a List of Employees Report . ........................................................................................................ 244

Load a Detailed Report . ....................................................................................................................... 246

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 248

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ClickOnce Deployment .................................................................................................. 251

ClickOnce Security. .............................................................................................................................. 252

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Publishing Options ......................................................................................................... 254

Updates ................................................................................................................................................ 254

Application Files and Prerequisites ...................................................................................................... 255

Additional Options ................................................................................................................................ 256

Deploy the TimeTracker Application .............................................................................. 257

Create a Temporary Certificate............................................................................................................. 258

Security ................................................................................................................................................ 259

Publish TimeTracker ............................................................................................................................. 259

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 260

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Patterns for the UI .......................................................................................................... 261

Model View Presenter ........................................................................................................................... 262

Model View ViewModel ........................................................................................................................ 268

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 273

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Writing Multithreading Code in .NET .............................................................................. 276

The Thread Object ................................................................................................................................ 276

Asynchronous Operations ..................................................................................................................... 280

The Task Object .................................................................................................................................... 283

The Background Worker Component .................................................................................................... 285

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 287

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Introduction to WCF ....................................................................................................... 290

Brief Overview of WCF Architecture ..................................................................................................... 291

A Sample WCF Project ................................................................................................... 292

The WCF Test Client Utility ................................................................................................................... 294

Customize the Sample Service ............................................................................................................. 295

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Test the Sample Service ....................................................................................................................... 300

Conclusion and Considerations ............................................................................................................ 304

Integrate WCF into the TimeTracker Application ........................................................... 304

WCF Data Service ................................................................................................................................. 304

Navigate the Data Using oData Queries ................................................................................................ 306

Integrate the WCF Data Service in WPF ................................................................................................ 307

WCF Security ................................................................................................................. 308

Security Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 309

Bindings ................................................................................................................................................ 309

Provide the Credentials ........................................................................................................................ 310

Authenticate and Authorize the Code ................................................................................................... 310

Summary ....................................................................................................................... 311

About the Author

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Acknowledgments

Contents at a Glance

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Introduction

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