Learn the basics of XAML, the XML-based markup language for creating better user interfaces for Windows applications.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching
- Using the exercise files
- Why markup languages are useful for UI definition
- XAML, the Microsoft UI markup language
- What frameworks use XAML
- Optimize the XAML editor settings
- Work with the Visual Studio XAML tools
- Overview of XAML concepts
- Namespace declarations in XAML files
- Understanding namespace mapping
- The catalog of XAML namespaces
- Predefined namespaces
- Ad hoc namespaces
- Instantiate object elements in XAML
- Object elements and property attributes
- Property elements: The alternative to property attributes
- Use event attributes to subscribe to events
- Event handlers for event attributes
- Use XAML in WPF
- Use XAML in Universal Windows apps
- Use XAML in other UI frameworks
- Next steps
Taught by
Walt Ritscher
