Playbook WPF 4: Creating Flexible WPF Business Application Screens

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Paul D. Sheriff

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01. Course Overview

01. Course Overview.mp4

01:29

02. Display a Splash Screen at Application Startup

01. Course Introduction and Goals.mp4

01:13

02. Demo of Final Application.mp4

01:20

03. How to Get to the Final Application.mp4

01:29

04. A WPF Starting Architecture.mp4

00:56

05. Create Properties for Informational Messages.mp4

01:32

06. Demo - Create XAML for Splash Screen.mp4

01:52

07. Demo - Remove Splash Screen after n Seconds.mp4

02:42

08. Demo - Load Resources in the Background.mp4

02:57

09. Module Summary.mp4

00:45

03. Load User Controls Dynamically

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:27

02. Demo - Add a Few User Controls.mp4

01:31

03. Demo - Use Tag Property to Hold Control Names.mp4

01:14

04. Demo - Write Code to Load and Close User Controls.mp4

04:22

05. Demo - Do Not Load a User Control Twice.mp4

01:20

06. Demo - Create the Login View Model Class.mp4

02:39

07. Demo - Close User Control from View Model.mp4

03:18

08. Module Summary.mp4

00:36

04. Use a Message Broker to Display Status Messages

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:27

02. Demo - Use Message Broker to Display Status Message.mp4

02:02

03. Demo - Reset Application Status Message.mp4

01:24

04. Demo - Create User Feedback View Model.mp4

02:38

05. Demo - Create User Maintenance View Model.mp4

01:50

06. Demo - Create Informational Messages That Timeout.mp4

04:51

07. Module Summary.mp4

00:31

05. Ask User to Log In

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:18

02. Demo - Add Gradient for Login, Create Grid, and Add Key and Title Border.mp4

02:46

03. Demo - Add Labels and Text Boxes for Input.mp4

01:08

04. Demo - Add Stack Panel for Buttons.mp4

01:54

05. Demo - Add User Entity to View Model.mp4

02:13

06. Demo - Add Login Method.mp4

02:25

07. Demo - Change Menu to Reflect State of Login Logout.mp4

03:43

08. Module Summary.mp4

00:28

06. Validate Data and Display Validation Messages

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:24

02. Demo - Validate User Name and Password.mp4

02:24

03. Demo - Add List Box to Display Validation Messages.mp4

03:05

04. Demo - Check User Using the Entity Framework.mp4

03:52

05. Demo - Disable Menus until Successful Login.mp4

01:09

06. Module Summary.mp4

00:31

07. Build a User Feedback Form

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:27

02. Demo - Build the User Feedback UI.mp4

04:44

03. Demo - Entity Framework Classes and Validation.mp4

03:30

04. Demo - Add Save and SendFeedback Methods to View Model.mp4

03:24

05. Demo - Fill in Form, Save Data, and See Validation Errors.mp4

02:34

06. Module Summary.mp4

00:38

08. A Design Pattern for Creating Master Detail Screen

01. Module Introduction.mp4

00:26

02. Build User List Control.mp4

02:20

03. Demo - Build User List View Model.mp4

03:09

04. Demo - Create Detail User Control and View Model.mp4

03:12

05. Demo - Aggregate List and Detail Controls.mp4

01:50

06. Demo - Create Toolbar.mp4

01:26

07. Handle State of All Buttons.mp4

03:08

08. Demo - Bind All Buttons to State Properties.mp4

03:03

09. Demo - Add Button Click Events to Change State.mp4

02:18

10. Demo - Add Click Events on List Control.mp4

03:15

11. Demo - Add Click Events to Toolbar.mp4

02:36

12. Demo - Begin and Cancel Editing.mp4

03:11

13. Demo - Add and Update User.mp4

02:26

14. Demo - Delete a User.mp4

01:50

15. Module Summary.mp4

00:42

16. Course Summary.mp4

00:42

Description

If you want to build great WPF applications, you need to start with good architecture. In this course, you will create some typical business screens using user controls, a message broker, styles, and several other WPF tools to meet this requirement.

What You'll Learn?

Building business applications in WPF is easier if you have a great starting architecture. After that, you need a few tools such as a splash screen, a message broker, and a design pattern for building business screens. In this course, Playbook WPF 4: Creating Flexible WPF Business Application Screens, you will create a design pattern that you can use to develop your WPF business applications. First, you will learn to create a splash screen to display while your application is loading and how to load controls dynamically. Next, you will explore how to use a message broker to display status messages, build two user controls to display login and user feedback screens, and validate data. Finally, you will discover how to create a design pattern for master/detail screens. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of WPF needed to create any business application. Software required: Visual Studio 2017, .NET 4.5+, SQL Server, WPF.

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Paul has over thirty years of experience architecting information systems and his expertise is in much demand from Fortune 500 companies. Paul is a Pluralsight author, has published 400+ articles, and authored over 14 books on topics ranging from JavaScript, Angular, C#, SQL Server and many .NET technologies. Paul is a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups.

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