Microsoft Silverlight 4 for dummies / by Mahesh Krishnan and Phillip Beadle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krishnan, Mahesh H.

Contributor:

Beadle, Phillip.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silverlight (Electronic resource).

Multimedia systems.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Other Title:

Microsoft Silverlight 4 for dummies

Silverlight Four for dummies

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fun and easy guide for building Silverlight 4 applications! Silverlight is a Web browser plugin that enables functions such as animation, streaming media, vector graphics, and audio-video playback that characterize rich Internet applications. It only requires a simple download, after which most end-users are not even aware that it's running. This helpful guide covers everything you need to know in order to start creating applications in Silverlight 4 and then moves on to key topics such as controls, data binding, skinning, using Visual Studio tools, and more. Whether you have ju

Contents:

Microsoft® SilverlightTM 4 For Dummies®; About the Authors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Illuminating Silverlight; Chapter 1: Adding Silverlight to Your Web Development Toolkit; Chapter 2: Getting Started in Silverlight; Chapter 3: Enhancing the User Interface; Part II: Managing Your Silverlight Controls; Chapter 4: Working with Controls for UI Interactions; Chapter 5: Laying Out Controls; Chapter 6: Styling and Skinning Controls; Chapter 7: Creating Your Own Controls; Chapter 8: Creating Animations in Silverlight

Chapter 9: Updating Data the Easy Way with Data BindingPart III: Connecting with Data; Chapter 10: Accessing Data in Silverlight; Chapter 11: Using WCF Data Services to Store and Manage Data; Chapter 12: Using WCF RIA Services in Silverlight; Chapter 13: Accessing Data with WCF RIA Services; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 14: Ten Cool Controls for Collecting and Displaying Data; Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Get More Out of Silverlight; Chapter 16: Ten Handy Tips for Writing Silverlight Applications; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-470-60864-1

0-470-60862-5

OCLC:

609862494