Pro Silverlight 4 in VB, 3rd Ed

✍ Scribed by Matthew MacDonald

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 882
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

 Silverlight is Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight 4 rides atop the .NET framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications.  Pro Silverlight 4 in VB is an invaluable reference for professional developers who want to discover the features of Silverlight. Author Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive in—no matter what the target platform. As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight—all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications.   In this book, MacDonald provides a comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer.             What you’ll learn     Develop rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms      Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls      Handle both 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)      Integrate web services support      Use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML   Who this book is for             .NET developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed.               Table of Contents     Introducing Silverlight      XAML      Layout      Dependency Properties and Routed Events      Elements      The Application Model      Navigation      Shapes and Geometries      Brushes, Transforms, and Bitmaps      Animation      Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom      Styles and Behaviors      Templates and Custom Controls      Browser Integration      ASP.NET Web Services      Data Binding      Data Controls      File Access      Multithreading      Networking      Out-of-Browser Applications