Articles

How to Print a WPF Window to Fit the Printing Page, Part 2

2008-10-14T11:00:00Z

Part 2 explains how to capture image and print to printed it to fit on the printing page in WPF.

Send Custom Event to a Host Windows Form from a WPF Control, Part 2

2008-10-13T11:03:00Z

In the Part 1, we explained how to send and share information from WPF control to Windows Form (Host). Part 2 continues by showing how to create the custom event.

Send Custom Event to a Host Windows Form from a WPF Control, Part 1

2008-10-13T11:02:00Z

This article shows how send events from WPF control to (host) Windows Form and how to access information about the WPF control from that form.

XML Transformations

2008-10-10T11:19:00Z

This article shows you how to use XML transformation classes defined in the .NET Framework class library to transform XML data into various user interfaces.

Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation

2008-10-09T11:00:00Z

This paper is intended to present the fundamental concepts of Windows Communication Foundation as the new programming model for service-oriented development. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s unified programming model for building service-oriented applications.

How to use RadioButton in WPF

2008-10-09T07:37:00Z

Learn how to use the RadioButton control in WPF and XAML.

Drag, Drop and Move Multiple Items from a ListView to a TreeView Control

2008-10-08T11:09:00Z

Suprotim Agarwal shows how to drag, drop and move multiple items from a ListView control to a TreeView. He also shows how to use the GiveFeedback event to change the default cursor during a drag drop operation.

Star Trek-Part II: Adding Moving 3D Objects to Your XNA Game

2008-10-07T11:00:00Z

This article describes how to work with 3D Objects in your XNA game. In the article you will learn how to add a rotating planet to Star Trek to enhance the background. It also talks about how to add text to your game.

Validation in WPF using PostSharp/AOP

2008-10-06T11:00:00Z

A example of how PostSharp could be used to simplify validation in WPF

Porting a Silverlight Dive Log Application to WPF

2008-10-03T11:00:00Z

Jonas Folles describes the process of porting a Silverlight application to WPF. The article discusses some of the gotcha's, how to reuse code between the two platforms, how to deal with authenticated WCF services, and how to port your XAML code.

Working with Collections: ArrayList

2008-10-02T11:33:00Z

This article shows how to use the ArrayList object and its various methods and properties.

16 Steps to Write Flexible Business Validations in C# Using Validation Blocks

2008-10-01T11:48:00Z

Validation is one of the most important parts in any software project. Rather than writing frameworks from scratch, Microsoft validation blocks makes it easy. In this article Shivprasad Koirala shows how to build flexible validations using validation application blocks.

Introduction to XNA: The Microsoft 2D and 3D Game Development Platform

2008-09-30T11:03:00Z

This article introduces you to the XNA Framework that makes game development easier than it ever was before. This sample features a Star Trek ship which you can move around the screen and shoot at an enemy Klingon Ship. The demo comes complete with authentic sounds.

When to Use a DataSet, SqlDataReader and XmlReader

2008-09-29T11:00:00Z

DataSet? SqlDataReader? XmlReader? Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Sheo Narayan describes when to use which object.

Create a Multithreaded UI Application in WPF

2008-09-26T11:02:00Z

This article shows how to create a multithreaded UI WPF application using the Dispatcher and BackgroundWorker objects. It also shows to use multithreading to resolve problems associated with long-running processes.