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Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

by Daniel Vaughan

Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.

Multiplatform Avalonia .NET Framework Programming Basic Concepts in Easy Samples

by Nick Polyak

This article explains the most important and basic concepts of Avalonia WPF-like multiplatform UI package.

ListBox Styling (Part 3 - Additional Templates) in Expression Blend and Silverlight

by Alan Beasley

Explanation and examples of Additional Templates and Generated Content of a ListBox. Covering Layout, Transitions, and Animation.

Conceptual Children: A powerful new concept in WPF

by Dr. WPF

This article describes a new approach by which an element can remove its visual and logical relationships to its children while maintaining a conceptual parental relationship with those children.

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ChatGPT API in C# WPF / XAML / MVVM

by Peter Sun (247)

Implement ChatGPT API in C# WPF with GPT3.5-turbo

Xamarin Forms - Validations Made Simple

by Chandru BK

This article will assume you have basic knowledge of C# and Xamarin Forms and shows how to implement the Xamarin Form Validations using simple Data Annotations applied on the models.

Convert a Win32 Project to WinUI3 Automatically

by Michael Chourdakis

A set of tools to create a new VCXPROJ file automatically

Customizing ListBox for a Smooth Animated Navigation Bar in WPF

by vickyqu115

Control featuring design and animations specialized for mobile, but can be elegantly and structurally implemented using ListBox and Animation technologies available in WPF.

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ChatGPT API in C# WPF / XAML / MVVM

16 Feb 2024 by Peter Sun (247)

Implement ChatGPT API in C# WPF with GPT3.5-turbo

Improved WPF MenuItem Template

31 Aug 2023 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Improvements used to fix an annoying WPF MenuItem defect related to icons

Writing Custom Control with New WPF XAML Designer

9 Feb 2023 by Stanko Milošev

How to either migrate to the new XAML designer extensibility or write WPF custom control extensibility model based on .designtools.dll.

Building a C# WPF Twitter Reader with REST API (Now .NET Core 3 Version!)

18 Jun 2022 by Peter Sun (247)

Create a C# WPF app to read Twitter tweets and retweets via REST API with grouping related users / friends by categories. As a bonus, tweets can be saved in Azure / Cloud, and viewed in an Azure website.

Auto Sizing WPF GridView Class

7 Aug 2020 by Jeff East

Implements automatic column width sizing based on item contents for ListViews using GridView

Simple Side By Side Migration Project Template for WPF .NET Core 3.1

4 Jul 2020 by MarkWardell

An aid to Port WPF Framework Applications to .NET Core 3.1

Edit Template or Edit Additional Templates in Visual Studio XAML without all the Bloat

18 Jun 2020 by SoundersFan

How to edit templates in VS XAML without the bloat

How to Auto-generate Multiple Custom Columns in a WPF DataGrid for Same Type Properties

1 Apr 2020 by Vassili Kravtchenko-Berejnoi

A generic workaround for auto-generating multiple custom columns in a WPF DataGrid in case where the data class has multiple properties of the same type

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Xamarin Forms Integration with Google Admob

24 Jan 2019 by Harshit Gindra

This article with help monetize your Xamarin Forms app using Google Admob. This article shares different implementations for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android.

Xamarin Forms: Check and Request for Permissions

11 Jan 2019 by Harshit Gindra

Check and request for Permissions in Xamarin Forms mobile application

A Custom WPF ScrollViewer

7 Dec 2018 by Dirk Bahle

Making better use of the available UI space.

Implement Dependency Injection in Xamarin using Autofac

12 Nov 2018 by Silvia Campo

How to organize the container

Data Virtualization using DataGrid

30 Oct 2018 by Carsten Breum

Data Virtualization example with a pagesize and async data request

[Uwp] Make a Resizable Splitview

27 Sep 2018 by Georgeutc

A very simple Resizable SplitView

C# WPF Master-Detail View Navigation: A Data-Driven Approach

5 Jul 2018 by Peter Sun (247)

Master-detail view navigation using manageable data-driven and code-behind techniques

WPF Select All Focus Behavior

20 Jun 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This behavior will select the entire text when a TextBox or PasswordBox gains focus

How to Easily Write a User's Guide for Your Application using Different File Extensions

26 May 2018 by Vladan.Obradovic

How to easily write a user's guide for your application using different file extensions

WPF Behavior to Set Control Value to DefaultValue on Visibility Changed

2 May 2018 by Clifford Nelson

The tip provides a behavior that will set a control to a default value when the Visibility changes

Flexible WPF XAML ToggleButton/RadioButton/CheckBox reset behavior

27 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This is a behavior that that will reset ToggleButton derived controls to false (or a specified default value) when the container's visibility becomes false.

Using WPF Behavior to Reduce Loading Time

18 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

I had a situation where a control appearing was significantly affected by the initialization of the UserControls. This behavior fixed my problem.

WPF Binding Window/UserControl to Self

9 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Shows how to set DataContext of View to itself using XAML and discusses the advantages of INotifyPropertyChanged to DependencyProperty

WPF ValueConverter to Convert to Correct Type

5 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Normally, there is no need to ensure that types exactly match when using a Binding. For instance, the Control property double to and int in a ViewModel

WPF Behavior to close a Popup with MouseLeave

3 Apr 2018 by Clifford Nelson

Normally a popup will stay open until explicitly closed. The Behavior will close the Popup if the mouse is clicked within or outside the Popup area or leaves the Popup area.

Tiled Background for Windows Store Applications

25 Mar 2018 by Matej Pavlů

Creating a replacement for missing TileBrush known from WPF.

25 Mar 2018 by Matej Pavlů

Creating a replacement for missing TileBrush known from WPF

Finger Print Authentication using Xamarin Forms

13 Mar 2018 by Slim Hammami

This is a tutorial which contains the finger print authentication using Xamarin Forms

WPF Control of Image to be Displayed

3 Mar 2018 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a way to use the ContentControl and DataTemplate to easily control an image in a Window.

Yes, You Can Move TFS 2013 WorkItems Between Projects! But, your TFS Warehousing will Break, and Microsoft Support will No Longer Talk to You.

19 Jan 2018 by ergohack

This roguish way of moving a WorkItem, directly 'in-place', through SQL leaves all of the previous data associations intact, but portends issues with future major updates and current TFS Data Warehousing.

ImageWallViewer

29 Dec 2017 by wim4you

Show UniformGrid and scroll through a few thousand images, UI virtualization

How to Control TP-Link Smart Plug HS1XX

27 Dec 2017 by Alberto M.

How to control TP-Link Smart Plug (HS100 or HS110) with C#

Advanced WPF TreeView with Multi-Level Binding (Code Behind - No XAML!)

21 Dec 2017 by Peter Sun (247)

Demonstrate how to create WPF TrewView with multiple levels of HierarchicalDataTemplate from C# code-behind without XAML using MVVM for data binding

Yahoo Currency .NET CORE API - C#

18 Nov 2017 by Herbert Lausmann

Convert between over 100 different currencies in .NET using Yahoo's APIs

Icon Pro - Create icons for Windows Desktop

13 Nov 2017 by Herbert Lausmann

Icon Pro - A C# + WPF open source tool for creating windows icons from PNG images or SVG vectors

Simplifying StyleSelector and TemplateSelector for Xceed AvalonDock

25 Aug 2017 by Cédric Bourgeois

How to make it easier to manage StyleSelector and TemplateSelector with AvalonDock, especially when the selection is based on the ViewModel type only.

Using DrawingContext to create custom-drawn elements in WPF

25 Jul 2017 by ShantanuKulkarni3

Introduction to WPF DrawingContext api

WPF Controls Color Customization

6 Jul 2017 by Alexander Sharykin

No more Template copies

[How to] Listen to your DragEventArgs!

12 Apr 2017 by Dave “DWC” Curry

How to wire up drag+drop events through multiple objects.

Undo/Redo Redirection for WPF

6 Apr 2017 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Focused TextBox blocks Undo/Redo invocation of other components, but the problem can be solved comprehensively

Extending Content/Message Dialog Class in UWP to Avoid Crash

31 Mar 2017 by P_Dash

Showing multiple dialogs concurrently in UWP

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Validation in WPF - Various WPF Validation Ways

14 Mar 2017 by Nomesh G

Adding Validation to controls in WPF

Custom Expander Control for WPF

7 Feb 2017 by shahidul.haq

A WPF custom control for grouping data similar to build-in expander

A Foldable Content Control for UWP

8 Jan 2017 by Nuwan Karunarathna

This a foldable content control for UWP platform.

Show Gridlines on canvas , With Size Slider ,WPF

29 Jun 2016 by Praveen_Kumar Gupta

with the help of this article developer can add gridlines on canvas , and with slider control resize them easily

Vector Icons in WPF

4 Apr 2016 by VR Karthikeyan

Vector icons in WPF

Remove Default Background Color of ListBox Item on Selection in Windows Universal App

26 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

Here we will learn how to remove default background color of ListBox item on selection in Windows Universal App

Microsoft Band- Basic App for Understanding II

28 Feb 2016 by adityasahver

In this article, we will learn how to create an Tile/Page in the MS Band and trigger the details on the associated device

Creating a VirtualizingWrapPanel in XAML WinRT

27 Feb 2016 by Gregory Morse

Deriving VirtualizingPanel and OrientedVirtualizingPanel is not possible in WinRT but using some calculation strategies, an efficient emulation is possible

Logical / Visual Tree Walking in WPF

15 Feb 2016 by Aaron Amberman

Advanced custom logical and visual tree walking methods

Editable WPF Label Custom User Control

8 Feb 2016 by StormyDev

Simple and clean-cut label that user can edit text of during run-time (by double-clicking) which I wrote because the examples I found were either obsolete or added clutter to the interface.

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Very Friendly Enum Binding In WPF

11 Jan 2016 by hesido

A super simple method for listing Enum members in WPF using databinding

WPF Listbox and Combobox MVVM "Binding" Enum

6 Jan 2016 by Luis Manuel Prospero Mano Batista

Another simple way to bind one Enumeration to a Combobox or to a Listbox

WPF Resource Path Problem

4 Jan 2016 by Steve 262877418

Different resource paths using in WPF XAML file

Telerik RadGridView Selected and Hover Row Colors

19 Dec 2015 by Clifford Nelson

It is not straight forward to change the row selected and hover colors on the Telerik RadGridView. This is a ControlTemplate that works, and works with the detail pane.

Difference Between Grid and StackPanel

17 Dec 2015 by Umer Qureshi

A tip explaining the difference between Stackpanel and a Grid layout in WPF

Custom Control in Blend 2015

16 Dec 2015 by Zain Nisar

How to create Custom Control in Blend 2015

Implementing a Complete WRL Native C++ XAML Blank Project Template

14 Dec 2015 by Gregory Morse

Implementing a complete WRL native C++ XAML blank project template

XAML GaugeControl (VS2015)

10 Dec 2015 by Luis Manuel Prospero Mano Batista

XAML Gauge Control for Universal Applications, Windows 8.1 (Desktop/Windows Phone), WPF, Silverlight

Required Enumeration Validation Attribute

5 Dec 2015 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a ValidationAttribute that can be applied to enumeration properties. The normal RequiredValidationAttribute normally works but if numbers are assigned to the enumeration values, the default value is zero and that may not be valid.

Simple Data Binding UWP

1 Dec 2015 by Umer Qureshi

How to bind data in a simple way without writing any code

How to Navigate Among Pages in UWP

1 Dec 2015 by Umer Qureshi

Explains how to navigate among pages with button clicks

How to Create and Use Custom Control in UWP

1 Dec 2015 by Umer Qureshi

How to create a Custom Control so it can be used later and how to give access to some of it properties

Create Visual States in Blend 2015

28 Nov 2015 by Zain Nisar

How to create visual states and what is state group?

Data Binding To Grid View Controls

25 Nov 2015 by Zain Nisar

How to create Data Binding?

Create "Sign Up Page" in Blend 2015

25 Nov 2015 by Zain Nisar

Create "Sign Up Page" using Toolbar and Navigation feature

Creating a Simple Animation using Microsoft Blend for Visual Studio (UWP)

21 Nov 2015 by Umer Qureshi

Creating an animation using blend instead of writing the XAML yourself

VB.NET, NeoLua and External XAML Implementation

17 Nov 2015 by PyroStrex

Example of loading external scripting and external XAML with VB.NET and NeoLua

Building Adaptive UI in UWP

25 Oct 2015 by Abhilash Raja

Building adaptive layout in a windows 10 app with relative panel and adaptive triggers

How to Debug the Design Time Errors in WPF XAML File?

20 Oct 2015 by Manish Dubeyy

How to debug the design time errors in WPF XAML file?

Creating Animated Gradient in Windows Store App Without Using ColorAnimation

13 Oct 2015 by Azim Zahir

This tip explains how you can create animated gradients in a Windows store app using DispatcherTimer.

Acordian Listview in XAML Windows Application

7 Oct 2015 by prince sanghi

How to create an Acordian view for ListView in XAML for Windows WPF, Store, Mobile Application

Using Integer Instead of Enum in XAML

26 Sep 2015 by Piyush Manharlal

Using integer instead of Enum for ComboBox and Radio Button in XAML

An Empirical Approach to Data Binding in Universal Windows Applications

24 Sep 2015 by brain2cpu

The way x:Bind is (not) working in universal Windows applications

Use of Deferred Loading in XAML

10 Sep 2015 by Avtar Sohi

Objective of this article is to demystify the deferred loading concept in XAML.

Start developing Windows 10 apps to target billions of devices

16 Aug 2015 by Houssem_Dellai

Get the resources you need to start developing Windows 10 apps.

String Format ValueConverter

9 Aug 2015 by Clifford Nelson

This tip provides an alternate way to combine data with text in a WPF control using a ValueConverter that could be considered easier.

Plug-in Architecture To Work for Multiple Platforms/Techs

2 Aug 2015 by Reader Man San

Plug-in Architecture To Work in WinForms MVC + WPF MVVM + ASP.NET MVC + Mobile (Xamarin MVC/PhoneGap MVC) + Win 10 Universal App MVC

Implementing Validation using IDataErrorInfo Interface in WPF Application

30 Jul 2015 by SujayC

This tip demonstrates how easy it is to implement validations in your WPF Application based on MVVM pattern.

How to hide automaticaly columns in datagrid

19 Jul 2015 by KADJINA Toyi

This sample is about hiding automatically datagrid columns when all rows of this column are empty.NB: The following code is for silerlight 5 and can be readapt for WPF

XAML tutorial for Manufaktura Controls API

19 Jul 2015 by Ajcek84

Overview of music notation library

Streamlined [Data Model-less] Record Editing with a SQLite Data Object Window Base Class

11 Jul 2015 by ergohack

This SQLite Data Object Window base class automates the data updates and the data bindings between the XAML presentation and the SQLite database allowing the minimum of code needed to present and edit SQLite database records.

Sorting in WPF-MVVM

1 Jul 2015 by 1sumitanand

Sorting of simple ListView Elements in Ascending/Descending Order

Simple WPF MVVM Concepts

30 Jun 2015 by 1sumitanand

This tip is for newbie developers.

Creating an IconBlock in Xaml

11 Jun 2015 by Lance Contreras

Create an easily resusable IconBlock (TextBlock that display's an icon)

Text Max Length Programmatically | Tested on WinPhone APP

31 May 2015 by Alaa Ben Fatma

Choose your text maximum length programmatically and show a message whenever the length = the maximum length

Getting Started with MahApps.Metro

16 May 2015 by Mark Heath

Learn how to get started with MahApps.Metro, an open source library for giving your WPF applications a modern look and feel.

How to Localize WPF pages

17 Apr 2015 by |\/|ax

Host extern Win32 Window in WPF

11 Apr 2015 by El_Codero

Multiple Animations in WPF

30 Mar 2015 by lally727

Running multiple animations in one WPF XAML

XAML only WPF Watermarked TextBox

5 Mar 2015 by MatthewThomas

Adding a watermark to a WPF TextBox by only using XAML. No extensions. No Converters.

WPF Validation - using INotifyDataErrorInfo

15 Feb 2015 by K K Srinivasan

Focus on WPF Novice, to do Data Validation using INotifyDataErrorInfo interface easily

Built-in Automatic Sorting for WPF ListView Items

14 Feb 2015 by Dan Maroff

A custom ListView class that uses reflection to sort columns based on the DisplayMemberBinding's bound data type

Creating a Multi-header Column, XamDataPresenter

11 Feb 2015 by Mohit Johri

This tip will help you to display data using XamDataPresenter (or any DataGrid) which will have multi-header column.

Markup Extension for Generic Classes

6 Feb 2015 by Richard Deeming

This is an alternative for "Markup Extension for Generic classes"

Markup Extension for Generic classes

31 Jan 2015 by Mayur Shah

Markup Extension that allows you to declare Generic classes in Xaml

Exception Has Been Thrown by the Target of an Invocation using Visual Studio and TFS

26 Jan 2015 by Divikiran

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation using Visual Studio and TFS

Generative Art IV: Distribute Points With Poisson

10 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Poisson disc algorithm: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Unleashing Path List Box | Expression Blend (WPF )

6 Jan 2015 by Saad_Mahmood

Unleashing Path List Box using Expression Blend

EmptyDataTemplate for WPF or Silverlight DataGrid

3 Jan 2015 by Ajit_Pudale

Tip to add EmptyDataTemplate in WPF or Silverlight DataGrid

Generative Art III: Work With Image Tiles

2 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Image sections and images: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.

Generative Art II

1 Jan 2015 by dietmar schoder

Read and analyse pixels: fundamental C# classes and methods for the artwork production in the area of generative art.