Microsoft Silverlight 4 Training Course

Overview

Microsoft Silverlight 4 training course teaches participants to build an application through a series of hands-on labs. The first 3 days of the course focus on the basics of Silverlight and supporting technologies. The final 2 days focus on more advanced Silverlight-specific topics.

Objectives

At the end of Silverlight 4 Training course, participants will:

• Learn to build Silverlight applications
• Learn how to incorporate Silverlight into Web applications
• Become familiar with XAML
• Learn the basics of Blend to develop Silverlight applications
• Learn to create dynamic, data-driven Silverlight applications through database interaction
• Learn how to use Web services with Silverlight
• Become familiar with how animations work in Silverlight
• Learn to debug and troubleshoot Silverlight applications

Suggested Audience - Silverlight developers, designers looking to use Silverlight and Microsoft Expression Suite.

Duration - 5 Days

Prerequisites - Experience in the following areas is required.

• Proficiency in C# 3.0 or later
• Familiarity with Visual Studio (2008 or 2010)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Silverlight Silverlight Overview Rich Internet Applications Silverlight History The Silverlight Plug-In Silverlight implementations Silverlight Clients and Servers Silverlight Client Platforms Silverlight Browsers Silverlight Accessibility Silverlight Server Platforms The .NET Framework and Silverlight What is the .NET Framework .NET Framework Features Silverlight vs. WPF Silverlight and WC Silverlight Development Tools Visual Studio 2010 Expression Suite	2. Silverlight Project and Application Architecture Silverlight Project Architecture Visual Studio Solutions and Projects Creating a Silverlight Solution Understanding the Solution Structure Silverlight Project Contents Web Project Contents Silverlight Application Architecture Silverlight Project Properties Deconstructing App.xaml Deconstructing App.xaml.cs Deconstructing MainPage.xaml Deconstructing MainPage.xaml.cs Web Project Properties HTML Object Tag Positioning the Silverlight Plug-In Additional Project Templates Silverlight Navigation Application Template Silverlight Business Application Template
3. Introduction to XAML XAML Overview and Benefits XAML Namespaces Using the Visual Studio 2010 Designer Creating Controls in XAML Assigning Property Values Attribute syntax Child element syntax Attached Properties Markup Extensions Resources Data Binding Working with Controls in Code Naming Elements Referencing Creating controls in Code Events and Event handlers Routed Events Mouse Events Keyboard Events	4. Silverlight Layout Controls Grid Grid Splitter Canvas Clipping Regions StackPanel DockPanel WrapPanel Border ScrollViewer ViewBox Combining Layout Controls
5. Silverlight User Interface Controls Control Sources Adding Controls to the Toolbox Text Controls TextBlock TextBox PasswordBox RichTextBox Buttons and Toggles Button ToggleButton CheckBox RadioButton Nested Content Range Controls Slider ScrollBar NumericUpDown Content Management Controls Navigation Controls Tab Control Expander Accordion	6. Working with Silverlight in Expression Blend Working with Expression Blend Silverlight Projects in Blend Blend User Interface Toolbox Working with Objects and Properties Objects and Timeline Panel Properties Panel Brushe Brush Types Gradient Brushes Gradient Brush Properties Shapes and Paths Effects and Behaviors Transformations, Projections and Animation
7. Silverlight Resources, Styles, Templates and Themes Resources Resource Storage Resource Dictionary Styles Implicit Styles Referenced Styles BasedOn Style Visual State Manager State Transitions Activating States Templates Control Templates Control Parts Themes	8. Silverlight Custom Controls Control Benefits Control Class Hierarchy Control Creation Options UserControls vs. Custom Controls Creating UserControls Creating Custom Controls Creating Useful Properties Choosing a Property Implementation Understanding DependencyObject Understanding DependencyProperties DependencyProperty Value Precedence Creating a DependencyProperty Understanding INotifyPropertyChanged Implementing INotifyPropertyChanged
9. Silverlight Debugging Debugging in Visual Studio Stepping Through Code Setting Breakpoints Viewing Values Making Sense of Exceptions Exception Handling in Silverlight Silverlight Plug-In Errors Silverlight Plug-In Error Configuration Enabling JavaScript Debugging Internet Explorer Error Response Silverlight Exception Bubbling Default Silverlight Exception Handling Behavior Improving Silverlight Exception Handling Other Debugging Tools Reflector Internet Explorer Developer Tools Fiddler Silverlight Spy	10. Silverlight Host Integration HTML Bridge Full Screen Support Out of Browser Support Elevated Trust File IO Isolated Storage
11. Silverlight Networking Asynchronous Patterns Understanding Asynchronous Patterns Making Asynchronous Calls Asynchronous State Results Updating the User Interface Accessing the Web Web Access using WebClient Web Access using HttpWebRequest Using the Uri class Dealing with Cross Domain Access Issues Connecting to Web Services Introduction to Web Services Creating a Simple WCF Service Understanding Service Contracts Understanding Data Contracts Creating Silverlight WCF Clients Calling a WCF Service from Silverlight Other Networking Options	12. Silverlight Data Binding Introduction to Data Binding Binding Values to Controls The Binding Markup Extension Using ElementName Binding Using Data Source Using the DataContext Binding Modes Value Converters Validation ItemsControls and ItemTemplates ItemsControl ItemTemplate Binding Collections to Controls DataControls Binding in Visual Studio 2010 Binding in Expression Blend