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Introduction to D3DImage

by Dr. WPF

.NET 3.5 SP1 is here! It's time to break out your DirectX skills. This article provides the information necessary to get started using a new DirectX interop feature in WPF called D3DImage.

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.

WPF 3D FlipPanel

by Fredrik Bornander

WPF Implementation of the spinning panel frequently used on the iPhone

WPF: If Carlsberg did MVVM Frameworks: Part 6 of n

by Sacha Barber

It would probably be like Cinch, an MVVM framework for WPF.

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WPF: DataGrid Filterable, Multi Language

by Macabies Gilles

An easy-to-use filterable, multilingual custom DataGrid control for managing and filtering data for your WPF applications

OpenGL and WPF: Integrating an OpenGL Window inside a WPF Window

by gabriel4sonic

Shows how to use OpenGL in a .NET WPF application by directly incorporating an OpenGL window as a child of the main WPF window, making it behave more like a control

Part 2 of German Cards Game 'Schafkopf'

by Jo_vb.net

Part 2 of my article about 'Schafkopf' introduces Automated Bidding

ChatGPT API in C# WPF / XAML / MVVM

by Peter Sun (247)

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

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Setting non-numeric grid row/column sizes in WPF/Silverlight

22 May 2010 by #realJSOP

Programatically set grid row/column sizes (yes, even "Auto", "*", and "X*" - thanks Nish).

ObservableDictionary!

22 May 2010 by #realJSOP

In WPF/Silverlight, you might want to bind to a dictionary. Here's a couple of websites I found.

WPF WebBrowser Control and Javascript

15 Jun 2012 by #realJSOP

One way to get around the "invalid character" error

The Process and Adventure of Discovery

9 Nov 2012 by #realJSOP

Stuck on a really weird problem in WPF? Move your behind and write some code (behind).

Control Not Found in Namespace but App Compiles Fine

17 Nov 2014 by #realJSOP

How to fix this ANNOYING problem

Generic MVVM Data Exchange between Model and ViewModel

31 Jul 2019 by #realJSOP

Make data exchange in MVVM easy on yourself

WPF - Auto-Closing Modeless Windows

27 Feb 2021 by #realJSOP

How to close modeless windows if you don't close them before the main window closes

Simulate WPF ListView Column Width Set to "*"

29 May 2010 by #realJSOP

One technique for having a column width that grows/shrinks with ListView width

Simple WPF MVVM Concepts

30 Jun 2015 by 1sumitanand

This tip is for newbie developers.

Sorting in WPF-MVVM

1 Jul 2015 by 1sumitanand

Sorting of simple ListView Elements in Ascending/Descending Order

ListBox and Panels in WPF

26 Sep 2013 by _Noctis_

This tip shows the different results of using a ListBox in different panels, and the effects on scrolling.

Quick Introduction to DatePicker, Tricks and MVVM Thoughts

4 Oct 2013 by _Noctis_

Showing how to use and tweak the DateTimePicker control

Button Tip - IsDefault / IsCancel (and other usability tips)

9 Oct 2013 by _Noctis_

Quick tip for forms/windows/views where save/insert/cancel buttons are used

How to Easily Insert A New Row (on Top) in WPF (VS & Sublime)

12 Apr 2014 by _Noctis_

How to use Sublime text editor to help with your VS development

BusyIndicator with a Cancel-Button

26 Nov 2014 by Aaginor

Add a Cancel-Button to the BusyIndicator (WPF Toolkit)

Defer Any Algorithm

23 Jun 2013 by Aaron Amberman

Defer algorithms to run once within a given time span

HandOffBehavior for Smooth Animation in WPF

16 Mar 2011 by Abhishek Sur

When animation is not totally complete, default animation behavior might produce jurky animation. Here is a demo how you could make it smoother.

InputBinding for WPF and Silverlight with MVVM

20 Mar 2011 by Abhishek Sur

WPF inputbindings to bind your key and mouse events directly with your ViewModels

Making a simple RadioList with CheckBoxes

4 Apr 2012 by Adrian Calinciuc

How to make/use a simple RadioList displaying an "n" state value with checkboxes.

Creating Metro (Windows 8) Loading Animation Using XAML

19 Feb 2013 by AesopTurtle

Mimic a loading animation as seen in Windows 8 using pure XAML.

Handling Events in WPF in an Easy and Short Hand Way

9 Jun 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

This tip is for WPF developers, understanding the usage of lambda expressions for handling the events instead of markup based or function based event handlers.

How to make any UI element drag-able using Behaviors in WPF

29 Aug 2010 by Ahmed_Said

XAML tutorial for Manufaktura Controls API

19 Jul 2015 by Ajcek84

Overview of music notation library

EmptyDataTemplate for WPF or Silverlight DataGrid

3 Jan 2015 by Ajit_Pudale

Tip to add EmptyDataTemplate in WPF or Silverlight DataGrid

Set Owner of a WPF Window to a Form

28 Nov 2011 by Akos Orban

Set Owner of a WPF Window to a Form

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#

WPF Controls Color Customization

6 Jul 2017 by Alexander Sharykin

No more Template copies

Reusable WPF RadioButton Control (Data Binding to enum)

28 Jul 2014 by alexbk66

Reusable WPF RadioButton control which takes the pain away

Learning WPF by Playing League of Legends? Well... It's Possible :)

14 Apr 2014 by Alojzy Leszcz

I've had enough reading WPF tutorials and wanted to test learned skills in a real-life application. As I've always had problems with memorizing LoL items, I thought I could do something about this and kill two birds with a one stone.

Hide Report Group Tree in WPF

8 Jul 2011 by Amey1202

In WPF, just set the ToolPanelView property of CrystalReportViewer to None. That is enough.

Drag and Drop WPF Controls

27 Jul 2013 by Amin Esmaeily

This tip is about how to make our WPF controls moveable at runtime

WPF Bar Chart as simple as possible

27 May 2014 by Amin Esmaeily

Creating a bar chart with most of needed features.

AverageMeter in WPF

22 Apr 2015 by Amin Esmaeily

In this tip, I will explain how to create a simple user control (AverageMeter) using WPF.

Asynchronous SQL Database Wrapper

7 Apr 2015 by Amir Dashti

A simple but powerful class to simplify executing T-SQL commands asynchronously

C# TCP/IP Networking Client/Server Library

7 Apr 2015 by Amir Dashti

A simple but powerful class to simplify packet based networking and client/server programming asynchronously

CheckBoxList in Wpf With C#

29 May 2012 by Amit Sanandiya From Morbi

Display Selected Column Dynamically Using checkBoxList in Wpf With C#

Binding with Properties defined in Code Behind

7 Jul 2013 by Amit_Mittal

An easy way to bind XAML with properties defined in code behind

Find Duplicate Files and Delete Them

1 Sep 2012 by AmitGajjar

Application for seaching similar kinds of files in different folders.

WPF Rendering and Binding Performance Comparison

25 May 2014 by Andrew Lai

WPF performance comparison in 3 ways of refreshing data

TIP: Handling WPF DialogResult with simplicity

18 Jun 2010 by Andrew Rissing

Or even...if (frm.ShowDialog() == true){ // do something here}

Exposing DataContext For Automation

12 Aug 2011 by Andrew Rissing

Using an attached behavior to expose the value of a DataContext for Automation

Connect WPF with Wamp Server MySql

5 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

The easy way to connect to Mysql using Wamp server on WPF

Conversion between File, Byte , Stream,BitmapImage and WriteableBitmap

5 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

This tip resume the majority types of conversion that we need while developing

How to Save and Retrieve Picture in Format JSON

5 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

We always wonder how we can store pictures in database

How to Parse HTML using C#

6 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

Get information of any website you want

Reorder DataGrid/ListBox Items with Drag and Drop Wpf

7 Aug 2014 by Anis Derbel

The easy way to Reorder your DataGrid/ListBox with Drag and Drop

Some WPF Tip/Tricks For the Beginners

28 May 2011 by Anshul R

For the souls confused about WPF.

Implementing the Aero Theme in XP

30 May 2011 by Anshul R

Controls will have the Aero Theme (WPF)

Disabling ComboboxItem in ComboBox Control using Converter

24 Nov 2013 by AnthonyMG

WPF ComboBoxItem disabling

Remove border from right and bottom of WPF full-screen window

28 Feb 2011 by Anton Lesnichenko

Add AllowsTransparency="True" and there will not be a border.

Attributed RelayCommand

4 Jun 2014 by arpanmukherjee1

RelayCommand.CanExecute in MVVM with attributes not WPF Requery

WPF MVVM Validation ViewModel using IDataErrorInfo

24 Sep 2014 by arpanmukherjee1

A base viewmodel implementing IDataErrorInfo

Virtual value converter - Dynamically bind value converters to elements in XAML

24 Dec 2010 by Ashish Kaila

Illustrates how to dynamically bind to value converters in XAML using normal Binding

Wi-Fi Remote for Sony TV

6 Mar 2021 by Avirup Das

This tip describes an application to control with Sony TVs connected to your Home Wi-Fi network from PC.

Non-resizable columns in GridViewHeaderRowPresenter

13 Sep 2012 by azweepay

Create a GridViewColumnCollection with resizable and non-resizable columns

Quick-and-Dirty Deployment of Apps

9 Dec 2014 by B. Clay Shannon

Simply, quickly, and freely make your apps available to the public

WPF Custom Attached Property

4 Dec 2013 by Balachandar Jeganathan

Custom attached property in WPF

WPF - basic simple dababinding to object

17 Nov 2010 by bb_esy

WPF: Binding non-textual content to textboxes in the correct localization

28 Mar 2012 by Bernhard Hiller

Double and DateTime values bound to textboxes in correct format

Animations made easy in WPF.

19 May 2015 by Bhanu Pratap Singh Rathore

Animate Controls with ease using the MAnimation class developed by myself and can be used by anyone.

Parsing/Reading XML from URL in VB.NET

27 Dec 2017 by Bhanu Pratap Singh Rathore

This tip contains easy steps to extract XML data from URLs in VB.NET

Using Microsoft Chart in WPF

2 Jul 2015 by Bharat Mallapur

Sample project to host MS-Chart in your WPF application

WPF AutoComplete TextBox

28 Jul 2014 by Bhardwaj Deepak

An advanced and fully featured WPF AutoComplete TextBox control

WPF with Asynchrony: Part 1

11 Sep 2012 by Bhavik Barot

This article is about the new features added in C# 5.0 called “Asynchrony” and how we can use them to write asynchronous code which looks like synchronous code.

Apply Animation Concurrently on Multiple Controls

13 Jun 2012 by billxie

Advanced technique to apply animation concurrently on multiple controls.

Simple FTP Uploader Using Zip File For Software Update

18 Feb 2019 by Bloody Chicken

This program is designed to upload an XML file and a zip file automatically created to your FTP server. It can be used for software update.

How to Find Controls by XY Positions in WPF to Solve a Problem issuing in Touch Events

1 Mar 2021 by Bloody Chicken

Find controls by XY Positions to solve a problem issuing in Touch Events in WPF

Load XAML Dynamically and Find Specified Control Using Name And Show Image, Play Video, and YouTube In WPF

14 Jul 2020 by Bloody Chicken

Load XAML, find control, and play Youtube video automatically

Make OnPropertyChanged events safe for refactoring

5 Oct 2011 by brad.ford@cudl.com

Be aware: expressions take a LOT of time to evaluate (relative to a constant string), and will make writing values to properties slow.I think that the solution is to a problem that has limited risk. What I mean is if you need to rename a property, then the call to the OnPropertyChange is...

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

A Find and Replace Tool for AvalonEdit

3 May 2014 by Bruce Greene

A bare-bones Find and Replace tool for AvalonEdit

Switch Between a Set of UI Elements with Fade

11 Apr 2015 by Bruce Greene

A helper class for tabs-style navigation in WPF, and an example of how to animate the Opacity property.

WPF Numerical TextBox with Math Operations

14 Nov 2016 by Bruce Greene

A WPF custom TextBox for editing numbers that features a context menu for math operations

Multilanguage Switcher from File WPF

3 Nov 2013 by carcabot

Multi Language Switcher Dynamically written in WPF VB.NET using XMLDataProvider

Data Virtualization using DataGrid

30 Oct 2018 by Carsten Breum

Data Virtualization example with a pagesize and async data request

TIP: Handling WPF DialogResult with simplicity

26 Jul 2010 by catbirch

if(frm.DialogR...

Shortcut to generate different property snippets in Visual Studio

13 Jan 2011 by cechode

I ended up adding one for a Lazy Property: propLazy ...

Table with Imbricated ItemsControl in XAML

10 Oct 2013 by Ced743

Imbricated ItemsControl (a list into another list) to make a table

AvalonEdit and Spell check

14 Mar 2013 by Chandramouleswaran

Quick hack for spell check with AvalonEdit.

Prevent WPF DataGrid Auto-scrolling Due to Clicking in a Wide Column

24 Aug 2019 by Charles Jenkins

In full-row selection mode, the WPF DataGrid wants to scroll horizontally when a user clicks on a cell which extends offscreen. This sample project shows one way to prevent it.

Non Rectangular simple splash screen WPF

6 Dec 2012 by choudhary.sumit

A WPF sample, edit and make your own splash

Strings To Colours

17 Jun 2014 by cjb110

A String To Brush Converter for WPF/Silverlight

Filtered DropDown ComboBox

2 Jun 2012 by Clifford Nelson

A rather quick and dirty way of creating a filtered combo box in WPF.

WPF DatePicker Background Fix

6 Jun 2012 by Clifford Nelson

A little trick that will more completely fill the DatePicker background from the code-behind.

Thread Safe Improvement for ObservableCollection

2 Jul 2012 by Clifford Nelson

Why didn’t Microsoft provide this in the ObservableCollection?

Using an IValueConverter in a WPF MVVM application to select a UserControl/View

5 Sep 2012 by Clifford Nelson

The IValueConverter can be used to select a View.

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.

Last Resort WPF Focus Solution

26 Aug 2015 by Clifford Nelson

If you are having issues with getting the WPF Focus() method working, then maybe all you need to do is add a delay on the Initialized event before setting the focus. This solution is a nice demonstration of the features of TPL, and how easy TPL can make doing asynchronous programming in the UI.

Number Only Behavior for WPF

1 Oct 2015 by Clifford Nelson

Presents a behavior to prevent entry of anything but digits into a control

Using a TestValueConverter to Understand a Bound Object

21 Nov 2015 by Clifford Nelson

Using a breakpoint in this WPF Value Converter which basically does nothing can be of assistance in binding when the object is not well understood.

Validation Attribute for Enum without Zero Value

10 Mar 2016 by Clifford Nelson

When binding to an Enumeration, the Required Attribute does not work if the enumeration does not have a zero value. This validator does work.

WPF Timer Behavior

18 Mar 2016 by Clifford Nelson

There may be times when it would be nice to have a timer on a window. This is a behavior that when attached to a TextBlock, will display the time in minutes and seconds since the control was created.

WPF Popup Enumerated Button Control

24 Mar 2016 by Clifford Nelson

WPF popup enumerated button control

Binding a Text to Multiple Sources

27 Apr 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This article presents a way to display a message in a single control with several sources in a priority order

WPF Display Value Converter

23 Jun 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This presents a simple converter that supports binding to an object, but display of a property in that class.

WPF Updating Observable Collection

29 Jun 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This class based on the ObservableCollection supports updating instead of replacing

WPF Disabled Items Behaviour

6 Aug 2016 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a way to have disabled items in your ComboBox

WPF Drop Down Menu Button

5 Oct 2016 by Clifford Nelson

Presents and implementation of a control that can be pressed to bring up a Menu.

Draggable Popup

5 Jan 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This is a simple popup that includes drag capability. The code should be helpful to anyone looking to create a control drag capability.

WPF Paged UniformGrid ItemsControl

7 Feb 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This tip presents a control that is derived from the ItemsControl that uses a UniformGrid to display.