Summary

A thorough revision of the bestselling Silverlight 4 in Action. This comprehensive guide teaches Silverlight from the ground up, covering all the new v. 5 features in depth. You'll also explore WCF RIA Services, MVVM, and more—with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio 2010 or the free Visual Web Developer 2010 Express.

About the Book

This hands-on guide explores Silverlight from the ground up, covering every feature in rich, practical detail. It is readable and the coverage is comprehensive. You'll master networking, MVVM, and more—with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio or the free Visual Web Developer Express.

Silverlight 5 in Action

teaches you how to build desktop-quality applications you can deploy on the web. Beginners will appreciate the progression from simple examples to full applications that employ good design and coding practices. Seasoned . NET developers will love how the sample code embraces and extends what they already know.

What's Inside

2D and 3D graphics and animation

Business application services, rules, and validation

The MVVM pattern and testing

Free appendixes (150 pages) available online

A background in C# or VB.NET is helpful, but no knowledge of Silverlight or XAML is required.

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Table of Contents

PART 1 CORE SILVERLIGHT

Introducing Silverlight

XAML and the property system

The application model and the plug-in

Working with HTML and browsers

Out-of-browser applications

The security model and elevated trust

PART 2 CREATING THE USER INTERFACE

Rendering, layout, and transforming

Panels

Human input

Text fundamentals

Editing plain and rich text

Control basics and UserControls

Animation and behaviors

Resources, styles, and control templates

Extensions, converters, custom controls, and panels

PART 3 WORKING WITH DATA AND SERVICES

Binding

Data controls: DataGrid and DataForm

Input validation

Networking basics

Working with SOAP services

RESTful services with the ASP.NET Web API

Working with XML, JSON, RSS, and Atom

Duplex, sockets, and local connections

PART 4 2D AND 3D GRAPHICS

Graphics and effects

Working with images

Introduction to 3D

3D lighting, texturing, and animation

PART 5 MAKING THE MOST OF THE PLATFORM

Pop-ups, windows, and full-screen applications

Navigation

Working with files and directories

Printing

COM, Native Extensions, and p-invoke

PART 6 BEST PRACTICES

Structuring and testing with the MVVM pattern

Debugging your application

The install experience and preloaders

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