
WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) provides a complete development framework for building apps with high-quality user interface on Windows. This also gives an unprecedented opportunity to you to make full use of the processing ability of Windows computer.
Pro WPF in C#/VB is one authoritative WPF programming book industriously written by the Microsoft's MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Matthew MacDonald from Britain, which is well received by readers in amazon. It condenses the author's accumulated rich experiences in practice over years, and is currently the most comprehensive book introducing WPF programming technology.
Note, the learning of Pro WPF 4.5 in C#/VB, 4th Edition does not need any experience you have for using previous versions of WPF at all. And, experienced WPF developers can directly read the beginning of each chapter to get WPF 4.5 new features.

Table Of Contents
- Introducing WPF
- XAML
- Layout
- Dependency Properties
- Routed Events
- Controls
- The Application
- Element Binding
- Commands
- Resources
- Styles and Behaviors
- Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms
- Geometries and Drawings
- Effects and Visuals
- Animation Basics
- Advanced Animation
- Control Templates
- Custom Elements
- Data Binding
- Formatting
- Bound Data
- Data Views
- Lists, Trees, and Grids
- Windows Pages and Navigation
- Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons
- Sound and Video
- 3-D Drawing
- Documents
- Printing
- Interacting with Windows Forms
- Multithreading
- The Add-in Model
- ClickOnce Deployment
Book Example Codes
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Pro WPF 4.5 in C#, 4th Edition | ||
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39.4 MB | |
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22.4 MB |
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20.7 MB | |
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13.5 MB |