Development. Wiley Publishing, Inc. 24-HOUR TRAINER. Brian Faucher WILEY

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1 Development 24-HOUR TRAINER Brian Faucher WILEY Wiley Publishing, Inc.

2 INTRODUCTION xxvii LESSON 1: HELLO, WINDOWS PHONE 7 3 Overview of Windows Phone 7 3 Silverlight Versus XNA 4 Silverlight 4 Microsoft XNA 4 The Windows Phone Marketplace 5 LESSON 2: GETTING AND INSTALLING THE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS 7 Getting the Installation Files 7 Which Files Do You Need? 7 Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone 8 Expression Blend 8 Windows Phone Emulator 8 Silverlight 4 Tools for Visual Studio XNA Game Studio 8 System Requirements 8 Installing the Developer Tools 9 Windows Phone Developer Tools 9 Expression Blend SDK 9 Visual Studio 2010 Version Compatibility 9 LESSON 3: UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS PHONE 7 ARCHITECTURE 11 Tools 11 Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone 11 Visual Studio Expression Blend 12 Runtime 12 Architecture Overview 12 Core Components 13 Common Services 13

3 Silverlight 13 XNA 13 Features Supported in Windows Phone 7 14 Class Library Support for Windows Phone 7 14 Microsoft.Devices 14 Microsoft.Devices.Radio 14 Microsoft.Devices.Sensors 14 Microsoft.Phone 14 Microsoft.Phone.Controls 14 Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Primitives 15 Microsoft.Phone.lnfo 15 Microsoft.Phone.Marketplace 15 Microsoft.Phone.Net.Networklnformation 15 Microsoft.Phone.Notification 15 Microsoft.Phone.Reactive 15 Microsoft. Phone.Shell 15 Microsoft. Phone.Tasks 15 System 16 System.Device.Location 16 System.Diagnostics 16 System.Windows.Automation.Peers 16 System.Windows.Controls 16 System.Windows.Media. Imaging 16 System.Windows.Navigation 16 Components in the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit 17 GestureService/GestureListener 17 ContextMenu 17 DatePicker 17 TimePicker 17 ToggleSwitch 17 WrapPanel 17 Important Silverlight Differences 17 Silverlight on Windows Phone 7 vs. Windows 17 Cloud Services 19 Microsoft Push Notification Service 19 Microsoft Location Service 19 Web Services 19 Azure 20 Portal Services 20 Windows Phone Marketplace 20

4 Registration 20 Content Management 20 Sales and Billing 20 Business Intelligence 20 1 SECTION II: LET'S ROLL! LESSON 4: CREATING A NEW PROJECT 23 Which Project Template to Choose? 23 Windows Phone Application 23 Windows Phone Databound Application 24 Windows Phone Class Library 24 Windows Phone Panorama Application 25 Windows Phone Pivot Application 25 Application Settings 25 Getting Additional Templates 26 Adding a Control to the Main XAML Page 27 Adding a Control 27 Setting Control Properties 27 Adding C# Code 28 Add a New Event Handler to a Control in the XAML 28 Adding Code to the Event Handler 29 Try It 29 Lesson Requirements 29 Step-by-Step 29 LESSON 5: BUILDING AND TESTING YOUR APPLICATION 31 Building Your Application 31 Before You Build 31 Build the Application 33 Debugging Your Application 33 Setting Breakpoints 33 Stepping through the Code 34 Using the Phone Emulator 34 Launching the Emulator 35 Emulator Controls 35 Try It 35 Lesson Requirements 36 Step-by-Step 36 xvil

5 LESSON 6: UNDERSTANDING XAML 37 Silverlight Architecture 37 Project Structure 37 MainPage.xamI 37 App.xaml 37 Properties\AppManifest.xaml 38 Properties\Assemblylnfo.cs 39 PropertlesWVMAppManifest.xml 39 The XAML File 40 Understanding App.xaml 40 Layout and Positioning 40 Using the Grid Control 40 Setting the Width and Height of the Grid 41 Using the Stack Panel Control 43 Dynamically Creating XAML at Runtime 44 Try It 45 Lesson Requirements 45 Step-by-Step 45 LESSON 7: WINDOWS PHONE NAVIGATION 49 Working with Databound Projects 49 MainPage.xamI 49 DetailsPage.xaml 50 App.xaml.cs 50 MainViewModel.es 50 ltemviewmodel.es 50 Navigating between Pages 51 Adding Pages to Your Application 52 Working with Pivot Projects 52 MainPage.xamI 52 Working with Panorama Projects 53 Try It 54 Lesson Requirements 54 Step-by-Step 55 LESSON 8: WORKING WITH Ul CONTROLS 57 Understanding the Control Model Built-in Controls 57 60

6 Adding a Control 60 Using the Toolbox to Add Controls 60 Adding Controls Directly to the XAML 60 Adding Controls at Runtime 61 Adding Controls to the Toolbox 61 Setting a Control's Properties 62 Setting Properties at Runtime 62 Using the Properties Pane to Set Properties 63 Setting Properties Directly in the XAML 63 Setting Properties as a Static Resource 63 Binding Data to Controls 66 OneTime Binding Mode 66 OneWay Binding Mode 66 TwoWay Binding Mode 66 Binding Controls in the XAML 66 Binding Controls Programmatically 67 Element-to-Element Binding 67 Try It 68 Lesson Requirements 68 Step-by-Step 68 LESSON 9: MANAGING SCREEN OVERLAYS 71 Software Input Panel (SIP) 71 Specifying Input Scope 71 Specifying Input Scope in XAML 72 Specifying Input Scope Programmatically 73 Application Bar 74 Adding the Application Bar in the XAML 74 Adding the Application Bar Programmatically 75 Try It 76 Lesson Requirements 76 Step-by-Step 76 LESSON 10: SUPPORTING MULTI-TOUCH 79 Multi-touch Behaviors 79 Multi-touch Behavior Properties 80 Multi-touch on the Emulator 81 Try It 81 Lesson Requirements 81 Step-by-Step 81

7 LESSON 11: USING TRANSFORMS AND ANIMATIONS 83 Animations 83 Adding an Animation 83 Creating the Storyboard 84 Creating the Animation 84 Starting the Animation Using an Event 85 Start, Stop, Pause, and Resume 85 Controlling the Begin Time 87 Adding Easing to an Animation 87 Key-Frame Animations 90 Try It 91 Lesson Requirements 91 Step-by-Step 91 LESSON 12: MANAGING USER SETTINGS 97 Adding User Settings to Your Application 97 Adding a Settings Class to the Setting Page 97 Creating a Settings Page 100 Using a Confirmation Button 100 Try It 101 Lesson Requirements 101 Step-by-Step 101 LESSON 13: USING SCREEN ROTATION AND AUTO SIZING 105 Setting Screen Orientation 105 Allowing Auto-Sizing 106 Try It 108 Lesson Requirements 108 Step-by-Step 108 LESSON 14: USING MICROSOFT.PHONE.TASKS 111 Launchers 111 Using Launchers 112 Setting the Properties of the Launcher 112 Calling the Desired Launcher Method 112 Choosers 113

8 Creating an Instance of a Chooser 113 Assigning an Event Delegate 113 Adding an Event Handler 114 Invoking the Desired Chooser Method 114 Try It 114 Lesson Requirements 114 Step-by-Step 115 LESSON 15: ENABLING NETWORKING 119 ASMX Services 119 Adding a Service Reference 119 Calling the Service 121 Accessing the Returned Data 121 RESTful Services 122 Calling a REST Service 122 De-serializing the Returned Stream 122 Windows Azure Service 124 Microsoft Push Notification Service 125 Subscribing to a Notification 125 Registering to Handle Notifications 127 Calling the Notification Service 129 Try It 129 Lesson Requirements 129 Hints 129 Step-by-Step 130 LESSON 16: USING THE WEBBROWSER CONTROL 133 Using the WebBrowser Control 133 Detecting Connection Status 133 Loading a Web Page into Your Application 134 Sending Data between the Web Page and Your Application 134 Sending Data from Application to Web Page 134 Sending Data from Web Page to Application 135 Try It 136 Lesson Requirements 136 Step-by-Step 136 xxi

9 LESSON 17: UNDERSTANDING ISOLATED STORAGE 141 Understanding Isolated Storage 141 Working with Isolated Storage 142 Using Isolated Storage Settings 142 Working with Files and Folders 143 Creating Files and Folders 143 Writing to Files 143 Reading from Files 143 Handling Exceptions 144 Try It 145 Lesson Requirements 145 Step-by-Step 145 LESSON 18: WORKING WITH DATA 151 Reading from an XML file 151 Adding the XML File 151 Copying the XML File to Isolated Storage 152 Adding a Container Class to Hold the Data 153 Parsing the XML File 154 Binding the XML to a Listbox 154 Try It 155 Lesson Requirements 155 Step-by-Step 155 LESSON 19: PLAYING MUSIC AND VIDEOS 161 Playing Videos 161 Adding and Configuring the MediaElement Control 161 Video Play User Controls 163 Audio Adjustment User Controls 163 Download Status Control 164 Recommended Video Encoding Settings 165 Playing Songs 165 Playing a Song 165 Using the FM Radio 166 Try It 167 Lesson Requirements 167 Step-by-Step 167

10 SECTION VII: ACCESSING SENSOR APIS LESSON 20: USING THE ACCELEROMETER 171 Accessing the Accelerometer Class 171 Determining the Current State of the Sensor 171 Accessing the Device's Accelerometer Sensor 172 Try It 173 Lesson Requirements 173 Step-by-Step 173 LESSON 21: USING GPS 177 Getting Data from the Location Service API 177 Obtaining the Geographic Coordinates for a Location 177 Obtaining the Civic Address for a Location 179 Bing Maps Integration 180 Adding a Map to Your Application 180 Setting the Mode 180 Road Mode 181 Aerial Mode 181 AerialWithLabels 181 Setting the ZoomLevei 182 Setting the CredentialsProvider 182 Loading a Map with Current Location 182 Try It 184 Lesson Requirements 184 Step-by-Step 184 LESSON 22: LOCALIZATION 191 Localization 191 Creating and Adding Resource Files 191 Enabling Localization 192 Try It 194 Lesson Requirements 194 Step-by-Step 194 LESSON 23: PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT 197 Packaging and Deployment 197 Understanding the.xap File 197 xxiii

11 Deploying to a Phone for Testing 200 Setting Up a Trial Version 205 Allowing a Trial Version 205 Adding a "Buy Now" Option 206 Windows Phone Marketplace 206 Overview of the Marketplace Process 206 Setting Up an Account 207 Publishing to the Marketplace Upload the Application Provide the Application Description Upload the Artwork Set the Application Pricing Submit the Application 211 Try It 212 Lesson Requirements 212 Step-by-Step 212 LESSON 24: GENERATING AD REVENUE 215 Adding Advertising to Your Application Create a pubcenter Account Register Your Application Create an Ad Unit with the adcenter Download and Install the SDK Add an Ad Unit to your Application Try It Lesson Requirements Step-by-Step SECTION IX: SECURITY AND PERFORMArJCE LESSON 25: SECURITY 227 Securing Your Application 227 Using the Available Cryptographic Algorithms 227 AES 227 SHA1 and SHA HMAC 231 Reducing the Attack Surface by Limiting Application Capabilities 232 Try It 233 Lesson Requirements 233 Step-by-Step 233

12 LESSON 26: OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE 239 Starting Up Your Application 239 Using a Splash Screen 239 Minimizing the Constructor 240 Breaking Up Your Application 241 Using the PerformanceProgressBar 241 Managing Web Service Requests 241 Hiding Controls 242 Opacity Property and Caching 242 The Visibility Property 242 Optimizing Image Use 242 Using JPG Versus PNG Images 242 Limiting Image Size 243 Images or XAML? 243 Understanding Threading 243 The Ul Thread 243 The Composition Thread 244 Animations in Threads 244 Background Threads 244 APPENDIX A: WHAT'S ON THE DVD? 245 System Requirements 245 Using the DVD 245 What's on the DVD 246 Troubleshooting 246 Customer Care 246 INDEX 247 XXV