MCPD Certification

Configuring and Deploying WPF Applications  Read more... (137 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

• Deploy for standalone access. It may include but not limited to using the MSI to create the installation; using click-once installation; configuring update options.

• Deploy to a partial trust environment. It may include but not limited to choosing the correct local persistence mechanism; remove or disable application features that will not work in a partial trust environment.

• Deploy an XBAP application. It may include but not limited to publish an XBAP application to a temporary location; publish an XBAP application to a final location; deployment dependencies.

Customizing Appearance  Read more... (201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

• Create a consistent user interface appearance by using styles. It may include but not limited to applying a style automatically to all controls of a specific type;  implementing style inheritance;  property value precedence (order in which dependency property values are applied).

• Change the appearance of a UI element by using triggers. It may include but not limited to using multiple triggers;   using property triggers; using event triggers;  using data triggers.

• Add interactivity by using animations. It may include but not limited to creating a storyboard;  controlling timelines;  controlling the behavior when the animation completes; animating non-double data types;  starting an animation from code.

Binding to Data Sources  Read more... (119 words, estimated 29 secs reading time)

• Configure binding options. It may include but not limited to setting the correct binding mode and update mode;  using static resources;  using dynamic resources.

• Bind to a data collection. It may include but not limited to filtering,  sorting,   and grouping data; using data templates;  binding to hierarchical data; binding to objects.

• Bind to a property of another element. It may include but not limited to using template binding; binding to an ancestor property.

• Convert and validate data. It may include but not limited to localizing data;  using custom converters and custom validators;  using multivalue converters.

Adding and Managing Content  Read more... (141 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)

• Create and display two dimensional and three dimensional graphics. It may include but not limited to  using geometric transformation; brushes;  drawing shapes; clipping;  flipping;  hit testing.

• Create and manipulate documents. It may include but not limited to XML Paper Specification (XPS) and flow documents;  incorporating UI elements inside documents; choosing the right element for text presentation;  scaling text; selecting controls for formatting text documents;  printing.

• Add multimedia content. It may include but not limited to media player vs. media element; adding a sound player;  handling media-specific events such as buffering.

Building User Interfaces  Read more... (161 words, estimated 39 secs reading time)

• Select and configure content controls. It may include but not limited to applying attached properties of controls to a user interface element;  selecting appropriate controls for specific uses.

• Select and configure item controls. It may include but not limited to using lists, toolbars, menus, tree views, virtualization of item controls, and  status bar.

• Select and configure layout panels. It may include but not limited to choosing the correct layout panel; configuring sizing; aligning content; using a grid splitter.

Creating a WPF Application  Read more... (150 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)

• Select an application type. It may include but not limited to choosing between Windows application, Navigation application, and XAML Browser Application (XBAP) application;  select the right type of application based on security restrictions.

• Configure Event Handling. It may include but not limited to tunneling vs. bubbling events; using the Event Manager class; handle application-level events.

• Configure commands. It may include but not limited to defining commands; associating commands to controls; creating custom commands; handling commands.

• Configure page-based navigation. It may include but not limited to defining and using PageFunction; using Navigation Service and hyperlinks; simple navigation vs. structured navigation; using the Journal; handling navigation events.