Silverlight 4 in Action

diviSilverlight 4 in Action/i is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial that guides the reader from creating "Hello World" to coding production-quality, data-driven rich internet applications with graphics, audio, and video content. Written for a developer who already knows how to code in C#, this fluff-free book covers the basics quickly and dives into the heart of Silverlight development using XAML (a markup language for creating user interface elements) and Visual Studio 2010. You'll learn not only how to accomplish tasks, but how the underlying runtime works.brbrIn addition to the fundamentals, the book covers the new features in Silverlight like pixel shaders, webcam and microphone, and raw media, as well as WCF RIA Services and patterns like MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel). It explains developing offline and "out-of-browser" applications, managing video and audio, handling validation, navigation and deep-linking, and how each Silverlight feature fits into the overall Silverlight ecosystem./divbrdivTable of Contents/divolliIntroducing Silverlight/liliCore XAML/liliThe application model and the plug-in/liliIntegrating with the browser/liliIntegrating with the desktop/liliRendering, layout, and transforming/liliPanels/liliHuman input/liliText/liliControls and UserControls/liliBinding/liliData controls: DataGrid and DataForm/liliInput validation/liliNetworking and communications/liliNavigation and dialogs/liliStructuring and testing with the MVVM/ViewModel pattern/liliWCF RIA Services/liliGraphics and effects/liliPrinting/liliDisplaying and capturing media (including webcam/mic)/liliWorking with bitmap images/liliAnimation and behaviors/liliResoures, styles, and control templates/liliCreating panels and controls/liliThe install experience and preloaders/li/ol