Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Declare Your Next User Interface

Your Presenter: Jacob Good

jake@developstuff.com

http://www.thoughtstoblog.com

Windows Presentation Foundation

WPF

WTF?

WWF

Microsoft Windows .Net 3.0

Ohhhh PRETTY!

What is WPF?

• Declarative Markup (XML Based)

• Vector Graphics Rendering

• Graphics Card Accelerated / Optimized

• Complete Win32, WF, HTML Integration

• Layered on top of .Net 2.0

• Available in Vista and XP SP2.0

• Something that you can use NOW!

What WPF Isn’t

• A complete replacement for Windows Forms

• Just pretty buttons and animations

• Only for designers

• Something that you can’t use right NOW

Remember HTML/XML?

XAML (XML Based)

<Page xmlns=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation”> <Button>Hello World</Button></Page>

Demo

3 Ways to do WPF

• Pure XAML

• XAML + C# Code

• C# CODE

It’s all about abstraction…

Presentation from Data / Implementation

Demo

Interaction with Data

• New means of binding in XAML

• Declarative syntax, Easy Data Sourcing

Demo

WPF in 3D

• Full DirectX Utilization

• Put that GFX Card to work

• Yup, it’s declarative

Demo

How can you use it now?

• Complete integration with Windows Forms– Host XAML content in Windows Forms 2.0– Host Windows Forms 2.0 Content in XAML– Complete communication across boundaries

Now available for development (GO-LIVE)

Deployment

• MSI

• ClickOnce

• XBAP– http://www.thewpfblog.com/

Demo

XAML Authoring Tools

• XAMLPad

• ZAM 3D

• Aurora XAML Editor (Mobiform)

• MyXaml

• Expression Tools (Interactive / Graphics)

Demo

Questions?

• I’m not a designer

• jake@developstuff.com

• Just start playing with it people!

Resources

• http://wpf.netfx3.com/

• http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/ (Tim Sneath)

• http://www.thewpfblog.com/

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta/

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/winfx/

• http://blogs.inetium.com