02 getting started building windows runtime apps
- 1. WinRT App 29 April 2014 Building Apps for Windows Phone 8.1 Jump Start
- 2. Getting started building Windows Runtime XAML apps…
- 12. Grid Grid.ColumnDefinitions ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" ColumnDefinition Width="120" ColumnDefinition Width="*" Grid.ColumnDefinitions Grid.RowDefinitions RowDefinition Height="Auto" RowDefinition Height="*" RowDefinition Height="2*" RowDefinition Height="0.5*" Grid.RowDefinitions Rectangle Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Rectangle Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Rectangle Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" TextBlock TextBlock Grid.Column="1" TextBlock Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right" RectanglesRowandColumnDefinitionsLabels
- 13. Rectangle Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Rectangle TextBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" StackPanel Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2" StackPanel.Resources Style Setter Setter Style StackPanel.Resources TextBlock TextBlock TextBlock TextBlock TextBlock StackPanel NestedStackPanel
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- 16. 80% exact same XAML 20% custom Common SignatureOptimized DatePicker TimePicker CommandBar Button CheckBox RadioButton ProgressBar Slider ToggleSwitch Hub Pivot ListView GridView SysTray
- 21. XAMLCode-Behind Button Click="SimpleButton_Click" private async void SimpleButton_Click var new await The click event provides a simple way to handle button interaction directly from the code-behind. Double-click the button on the designer or use Intellisense in the XAML editor to generate the handler. Handlers may also be wired up from code using the += syntax in C# and equivalent in VB or C++.
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- 23. TextBlock ProgressRing IsActive="True" TextBlock ProgressBar Minimum="0" Maximum="250" Value="50" TextBlock ProgressBar IsIndeterminate="True" Important! You must deactivate progress rings and progress bars when not visible. There’s a performance penalty if you do not.
- 29. private async void ShowContentDialog() { ContentDialog dialog = new ContentDialog() { Title = "Download updates?", Content = "This update will clean the slate for Iron Man", PrimaryButtonText = "Yes, clean it", SecondaryButtonText = "No, Dont!" }; dialog.SecondaryButtonClick += dialog_SecondaryButtonClick; ContentDialogResult result = await dialog.ShowAsync(); if (result == ContentDialogResult.Primary) { /* do some more Primary logic */ } else if (result == ContentDialogResult.Secondary) { /* else do Secondary logic */ } } void dialog_SecondaryButtonClick(ContentDialog sender, object args) { /* you can also hook up to a button event handler */ }
- 30. AboutMessage myDialog = new AboutMessage(); ContentDialogResult result = await myDialog.ShowAsync();
- 34. <Page.BottomAppBar> <CommandBar x:Name="commandBar"> <CommandBar.PrimaryCommands> <AppBarButton Label="edit" Icon="Edit" /> <AppBarButton Label="favorite" Icon="Favorite" /> <AppBarSeparator /> <AppBarToggleButton Label="play" Icon="Play" /> </CommandBar.PrimaryCommands> <CommandBar.SecondaryCommands> <AppBarButton Label="help" Icon="Question" /> </CommandBar.SecondaryCommands> </CommandBar> </Page.BottomAppBar> 34
- 37. Icon Class Icon contents SymbolIcon Named Segoe UI Symbol symbol BitmapIcon A bitmap (PNG, etc.) image FontIcon A custom font PathIcon A XAML path <CommandBar.SecondaryCommands> <AppBarButton Label="Add Item"> <AppBarButton.Icon> <SymbolIcon Symbol="Add" /> </AppBarButton.Icon> </AppBarButton> <AppBarButton Label="Block"> <AppBarButton.Icon> <BitmapIcon UriSource="assets/foo.png"/> </AppBarButton.Icon> </AppBarButton> </CommandBar.SecondaryCommands>
- 38. <Page.BottomAppBar> <CommandBar> <AppBarButton x:Name="btnBrag" Icon="Camera" Label="brag"> <AppBarButton.Flyout> <MenuFlyout> <MenuFlyoutItem x:Name="menuPhoto" Text="Photo" Click="menuPhoto_Click"/> <MenuFlyoutItem x:Name="menuVideo" Text="Video" Click="menuVideo_Click"/> </MenuFlyout> </AppBarButton.Flyout> </AppBarButton> <AppBarButton x:Name="btnPinToStart" Icon="Pin" Click="btnPinToStart_Click" Label="Like"/> </CommandBar> </Page.BottomAppBar>
- 39. By default, Status Bar is visible and displays with a transparent background The background color that displays is that of the containing Page Can program the BackgroundColor and BackgroundOpacity There is no way to control the Status Bar in XAML – code only StatusBar StatusBar StatusBar StatusBar StatusBar
- 41. ApplicationView.GetForCurrentView().SetLayoutBounds( ApplicationViewLayoutBounds.CoreWindowBounds);
- 42. • Soft buttons are hidden • Any touch on the screen brings up the soft buttons and transport controls
- 48. Light/dark resources update on app resume
- 50. <StackPanel RequestedTheme="Light"> … </StackPanel>
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