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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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Contents at a Glance
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Introduction
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The Content Property
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