This book provides an introduction to WPF development. It explains fundamental WPF concepts to let the reader start building applications quickly and easily. As it progresses, the book covers more complex topics, explaining how to handle the exceptions and shortcuts built in to WPF. The book finishes with a series of appendices summarizing WPF concepts and syntax for easy reference.
WPF Programmer's Reference is written primarily for user interface designers and developers. It shows them how to use both Expression Blend and Visual Studio to build user interfaces. It explains how to position and arrange controls, define their properties, and manipulate those properties to produce stunning visual effects.
The book also addresses the needs of programmers writing the code behind the user interface. The book explains how that code is connected to the user interface and shows how operations can be performed using both XAML and C#. (The companion website provides all code examples in both C# and VB.)
After reading the book, a beginner with no previous experience will be able to build dynamic and responsive user interfaces by using WPF with either Expression Blend or Visual Studio.

About the Author

Rod Stephens is a professional software developer who has built a wide variety of software and database applications in his 20-year career. He is the author of 19 books and more than 250 articles, and is a regular contributor to DevX.com (www.devx.com). Rod's clear, compelling writing makes it easy for less experienced readers to master new material. His current position as an adjunct instructor for ITT Technical institute has given him additional insight into the kinds of discussion, examples, and exercises that students find most helpful.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. • Chapter 1 WPF Overview. • Chapter 2 WPF in Visual Studio. • Chapter 3 Expression Blend. • Chapter 4 Common Properties. • Chapter 5 Content Controls. • Chapter 6 Layout Controls. • Chapter 7 User Interaction Controls. • Chapter 8 Two-Dimensional Drawing Controls. • Chapter 9 Properties. • Chapter 10 Pens and Brushes. • Chapter 11 Events and Code-Behind. • Chapter 12 Resources. • Chapter 13 Styles and Property Triggers. • Chapter 14 Event Triggers and Animation. • Chapter 15 Templates. • Chapter 16 Themes and Skins. • Chapter 17 Printing. • Chapter 18 Data Binding. • Chapter 19 Commanding. • Chapter 20 Transformations and Effects. • Chapter 21 Documents. • Chapter 22 Navigation-Based Applications. • Chapter 23 Three-Dimensional Drawing. • Chapter 24 Silverlight. Appendix A Common Properties. Appendix B Content Controls. Appendix C Layout Controls. Appendix D User Interaction Controls. Appendix E MediaElement Control. Appendix F Pens. Appendix G Brushes. Appendix H Path Mini-Language. Appendix I XPath. Appendix J Data Binding. Appendix K Commanding Classes. Appendix L Bitmap Effects. Appendix M Styles. Appendix N Templates. Appendix O Triggers and Animation. Appendix P Index of Example Programs. Index.