 | Windows Presentation Foundation
This is the first in a series of articles describing the use of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), a powerful technology for creating Microsoft Windows-based, smart client software. The tutorial begins with an overview of the benefits of WPF. |
| XAML
The second part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial looks at the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML), providing some samples of its use. This is the XML-based language that is used to create WPF user interfaces. |
| Creating a WPF Project in Visual Studio
The third part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial explains how a new WPF Application project can be created in Visual Studio and describes the basic Visual Studio windows used to edit the XAML design and code. |
| WPF Layout Controls - Canvas
The fourth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial begins an investigation of the layout controls. These are responsible for deciding how other controls are displayed. The first layout control is the Canvas. |
| WPF Layout Controls - StackPanel
The fifth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial continues the examination of the layout controls. The second WPF layout control is the StackPanel, which automatically creates a horizontal or vertical stack of controls. |
| WPF Layout Controls - Grid
The sixth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial continues to look at the important subject of layout controls. This article examines the WPF Grid layout control, which organises its children into parallel columns and rows. |
| WPF Layout Controls - GridSplitter
The seventh part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial takes a look at another WPF layout control. This article explains the use of the GridSplitter, which allows Grid columns and rows to be resized using the mouse or keyboard. |
| WPF Layout Controls - UniformGrid
The eighth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial examines the UniformGrid. This container control automatically organises its children into a grid with evenly sized columns, and rows that are all of the same height. |
| WPF Layout Controls - WrapPanel
The ninth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial continues the description of the WPF layout controls. This instalment considers the WrapPanel, which automatically arranges its child controls into rows or columns. |
| WPF Layout Controls - DockPanel
The tenth part of the Windows Presentation Foundation Fundamentals tutorial looks at another useful layout control. This time it is the DockPanel, which snaps its child controls to its edges. This is ideal for positioning toolbars and status areas. |