User controls provide to build reusable composite UI. They are often used to refactor UI parts into separate components. This video shows how to add custom user controls to the project.
- [Instructor] As you start building your user interface…in your application, it'll get larger over time.…One thing you don't want to do is put all your UI…in a single file this modelithic main window.…You want to split it into parts.…There's a couple of approaches we could take.…One, instead of having these tabs like I have here,…I could have a single UI, the main window.…Then, I could create three separate windows:…a detail window, a weekly calendar window,…and a tour stops window.…Then, I could have some sort of navigation codes…that when you open up the main window and click on a button…or menu item, I would move over to the other windows.…
That works, but it's a bit awkward.…It's also hard to pass state between windows.…In WPF, there's some alternate approaches.…One approach is to to use what's called a page.…The other approach is to use a user control.…They're similar basically because they allow you…to build a composite UI in a page.…Then, you can use a navigation scheme…and something called a frame to move between pages.…
Author
Walt Ritscher
Released
11/10/2016- Recognize the pluses of choosing Windows Presentation Foundations over other Microsoft UI frameworks.
- Evaluate the different options available with Windows Presentation Foundation project types.
- Devise a Windows Presentation Foundation project in Visual Studio.
- Break down the assemblies and parts of Windows Presentation Foundations.
- Use XAML editor and editor settings.
- Selecting data binding to present data.
- Compiling interaction code for an application.
- Use control templates, 3D parts, and effects in Windows Presentation Foundations.
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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1. Concepts
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Showcase some WPF features1m 44s
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Overview of XAML3m 34s
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2. Create a WPF Application
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Use the XAML editor9m 50s
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Optimal XAML editor settings6m 39s
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3. Create the UI
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Create the basic tab layout10m 13s
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Add assets to project3m 26s
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Change Windows properties4m 40s
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Add the Details UI9m 10s
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Add styles to elements4m 30s
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UI summary2m 4s
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4. Examples and Concepts
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Examples of WPF applications7m 46s
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The 3D parts of WPF4m 5s
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Use effects for exotic UI3m 34s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 37s
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