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Mastering Windows Presentation Foundation - Second Edition

By : Sheridan Yuen
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Mastering Windows Presentation Foundation - Second Edition

By: Sheridan Yuen

Overview of this book

Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides a rich set of libraries and APIs for developers to create engaging user experiences. This book features a wide range of examples, from simple to complex, to demonstrate how to develop enterprise-grade applications with WPF. This updated second edition of Mastering Windows Presentation Foundation starts by introducing the benefits of using the Model-View-View Model (MVVM) software architectural pattern with WPF, then moves on, to explain how best to debug our WPF applications. It explores application architecture, and we learn how to build the foundation layer of our applications. It then demonstrates data binding in detail, and examines the various built-in WPF controls and a variety of ways in which we can customize them to suit our requirements. We then investigate how to create custom controls, for when the built-in functionality in WPF cannot be adapted for our needs. The latter half of the book deals with polishing our applications, using practical animations, stunning visuals and responsive data validation. It then moves on, to look at improving application performance, and ends with tutorials on several methods of deploying our applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Utilizing ClickOnce functionality

ClickOnce is an application deployment technology that enables us to deploy applications that can be installed, run, and updated with minimal interaction from the end user. In fact, the name ClickOnce comes from the ideal scenario, where each application could be installed with a single click.

Each ClickOnce application is deployed into its own self-contained area on the host computer, with no access to other applications, rather than in one of the standard program files folders that the other deployment technologies use. Furthermore, they only grant the exact security permissions required by the application and so, can generally also be installed by non-administrative users.

Another benefit of using ClickOnce is that it enables applications to be installed either from a web page, a network folder, or from physical media. We can also specify that applications installed using ClickOnce should check for updates at regular periods and can be easily updated...