Build data-driven collection and list apps using XAML APP-912T Build data-driven collection and list apps using XAML Laurence Moroney Senior Program Manager Microsoft Corporation © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Great apps are connected and alive with content and activity.

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Agenda What’s new and different for XAML developers in Windows 8 Connecting to services to get data Asynchronous patterns Local data How to format your data for Windows 8 controls You’ll leave with examples of how to Connect to web and local data Use data in Windows 8 Metro style apps

Bing related image browser Demo Bing related image browser

Acquiring data

Acquiring data– What’s new and different? Relational database access through a service tier Local app storage App has its own storage directory Can access local file system

Acquiring data– What’s new and different? Use XML-over-HTTP JSON-over-HTTP ASMX Web Services Sockets oData

Acquiring data– What’s new and different? Asynchronous retrieval of web data using the new ‘await’ patterns Doesn’t block the UI thread! Doesn’t require Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => DoSomething);

Using the async ‘await’ pattern to get XML-over-HTTP data demo Using the async ‘await’ pattern to get XML-over-HTTP data

Using data

Using data So you’ve downloaded data asynchronously, now what? Your familiar LINQ skills still apply Binding to controls ListBox GridView Grouping in GridView controls Using IGroupInfo

The collection controls demo The collection controls

Data binding Data binding is the process that establishes a connection between the app UI and business logic Can be declarative or defined in code Binding actions enable customization of the binding logic Value convertors Binding modes One-Way, Two-Way, One-Time

demo Data binding

Templates Enables re-usable declarative XAML to define data binding behavior and presentation Can define the template for the panel in which the contents will appear Can define the template for the items themselves

demo Templates

Turning data into visualization demo Binding to a ListView Turning data into visualization

Interacting with your data

Interacting with data controls- selection Single and multiple selection Master/detail view Shopping carts etc

Selection and multiple selection demo Selection and multiple selection

Recap What’s new and different with data apps in Windows 8 Understand asynchronous connection Think in terms of cloud data Your XAML and .NET skills apply LINQ and understanding collections and observable collections XAML for controls and templates Data binding and convertors Using the new collection controls

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Further reading and documentation Windows 8 SDK – Source of all the samples here! Build Hands-on-Labs

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9/12/2018 3:05 AM © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION. © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.