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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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"Avalon" Application Type (By Deployment)

23 Aug 2005 by Its Piyush Gupta

In the Vista world, application type selection is based on security requirement and deployment method but not on user interface requirements. This article describes various application types supported by Avalon sub-system of the Vista operating system.

(Hybrid Smart Client) RSS Media Player

9 Mar 2009 by Paul_Wade

A WPF application for viewing RSS video feeds. Built using the MVVM pattern.

.NET 3.5 SP1 StringFormat Binding Property Weirdness (A Rant)

17 Jun 2009 by Sacha Barber

This is a rant about .NET 3.5 SP1 StringFormat Binding Property

.NET Library to Easily Save Property Data

12 May 2014 by Brad Joss

[RegSave] your property to the Registry, and more.

.NET Silent ClickOnce Installer for Winform & WPF in C# & VB

12 Oct 2023 by Graeme_Grant

.NET compliant Silent ClickOnce Update Background Worker Service for Winform, WPF & Console in C# & VB

.NET String Resources

19 Apr 2012 by Jani Giannoudis

Concepts and patterns for the handling of strings in multilingual applications.

.NET WPF 4: Discovering the power of data binding

7 May 2010 by Josué Yeray Julián Ferreiro

One thing that has changed from Windows Forms to WPF is the way we bind our controls to our sources of data and show them to the user.

10 Cool Buttons for Download in Expression Blend & Silverlight

13 Jul 2010 by Alan Beasley

The WC Door button, covering all the missing skills needed to create the buttons shown in my first tutorial. As well as all 10 buttons for download!

200% Reflective Class Diagram Creation Tool

20 Feb 2014 by Sacha Barber

WPF: Version II of my 100% Reflective class diagram creation tool.

3D Face Viewer and Matcher

19 Mar 2022 by Yang Kok Wah

A tool to generate face images and animated gif files for different angles and lighting using only a single face image. Also includes Face Matcher using Microsoft Face API.

3D gadgets for your WPF Desktop

20 Sep 2006 by Dragos Sbirlea

Have you ever imagined having 3D objects float on your desktop? Lets see how we can achieve such a result using only C# and WPF.

3D in XAML

20 Oct 2004 by Livid

A guide to using 3D tags in Mobiform and Longhorn XAML.

3D L-System with C# and WPF

21 Dec 2014 by arussell

How to use C# to create WPF 3D graphics.

3D object Rotation in WPF using Leap Motion

24 Jun 2013 by Meshack Musundi

Rotating a 3D object in a WPF application using hand gestures and Leap Motion

3D Rotate a Shattered Content Control

6 Jul 2009 by Dan Wts

Rotate between front and back content.

420 Frames Per Second

10 May 2013 by Paulo Zemek

This article presents a class to manage enumerator based animations in WPF that can deal with different framerated animations independent of the hardware framerate

4K (2160p) resolution for PS1, PS2, PSP games

2 Aug 2020 by Evgeny Pereguda

Clone of PCSX/PCSX2/PPSSPP emulator for Windows 10 on WPF/C# with "touch" control

11 Jul 2008 by Seshi

State space search algorithms - implemented with C# .NET 3.0 WPF

artificial-intelligence

[WPF] Easiest Way to Create an Animated/Smoothed Scroll Bar

4 Jan 2020 by The Ænema

Here's the best, beautiful and easiest way to create an animated and smooth sliding scroll viewer in WPF Platform (Windows Presentation Foundation).

A (Mostly) Declarative Framework for Building Simple WPF-based Wizards

7 Mar 2011 by Mark Olbert

A declarative framework for building WPF wizards.

A .NET Encryption Library

26 Jun 2010 by Dr. Song Li

This article introduces a .NET encryption library and demonstrates how to use the library with a WPF application.

A Barebones Implementation of the MVVM Pattern

31 Jul 2015 by Jesse Glover

Breaking down the MVVM pattern

A beginner’s guide to WCF in XBAP

9 Feb 2009 by Rahman Masudur

This article shows how to use a WCF service in XBAP or a WPF browser application.

A better panel for data binding to a WrapPanel in WPF

18 Jan 2009 by adam.cataldo

An article on a useful extension to the WrapPanel control.

A better WPF-Browser-Control (IE-Wrapper)

16 Aug 2013 by Robert Köpferl

This article provides a better browser control than the one included in WPF

A Bindable WPF RichTextBox

13 Aug 2010 by David Veeneman

An article about a Bindable WPF RichTextBox

A bit of binding - MVVM'ing bytes/bits based data

12 Oct 2012 by ntg123

Different approaches for implementing MVVM over byte/bit based data.

A C# 3D Surface Plot Control

19 Feb 2021 by Leif Simon Goodwin

A 3D surface plot control in C#

A C# System Tray Application using WPF Forms

17 Mar 2017 by Leif Simon Goodwin

How to create a basic system tray app in C# and WPF

A C# WPF .NET 4.0 "DataGrid" with Persistent Controls in Cells

29 Aug 2011 by Christopher Camacho

A DataGrid lookalike that has persistent controls in cells

A C# WPF .NET 4.0 NumberBox UserControl

28 Mar 2012 by Christopher Camacho

A user control for entering numeric values

A Chained Property Observer

8 Mar 2011 by Sacha Barber

Set of utility classes to observe a chain of INotifyPropertyChanged objects.

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 1)

27 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for monitoring articles

A ContentDialog in a WPF Desktop Application

24 Feb 2017 by Dirk Bahle

In a dialog with WPF

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

8 May 2008 by Davidwu

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

A couple of tricks when using the standard WPF .NET 4.0 DatePicker control

9 Mar 2012 by Sacha Barber

Show hows to alter the DatePicker to use keyboard up/down keys for cleverer date selection.

A Custom WPF Carousel Control

21 Nov 2019 by Leif Simon Goodwin

This article presents a simple WPF Carousel Control

A Custom WPF Slider Button

24 Apr 2019 by Leif Simon Goodwin

This article describes a simple slider button using dependency properties and a template.

A Customizable WPF TaskDialog

8 Apr 2009 by alrh

A WPF TaskDialog control written in C# that simulates the Vista TaskDialog

A Demonstration for WPF Ribbon Control Library

25 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

A demonstration application for showing the use of the WPF Ribbon Control as presented elsewhere

A Developer's First Look at Visual Studio 2010

19 Sep 2009 by jebarson

New features of Visual Studio 2010 discussed

A Document Outline Window for C# Files, in WPF

12 Oct 2010 by tcpc

A Document Outline Visual Studio tool window for C# files, coded in WPF

A Drag and Drop ListLauncher with fold-able Groups

3 Mar 2017 by wim4you

Launch additionally a limited number of hand picked Programs, Documents or Folders from the taskbar

A framework for comprehensive validation of user input

19 Jun 2012 by A. Ganzer

Validation of input made as easy as possible for Windows.Forms, WPF, console-applications or any other purposes

A free "Export to Excel" C# class, using OpenXML

17 Dec 2013 by Mike Gledhill

How to easily add an "export to Excel" feature to your app

A GAC Manager Utility and API

30 Jul 2012 by Dave Kerr

Manage the Global Assembly Cache with this handy tool - or roll your own with the provided API!

A Generalised WPF Wizard / Procedure Dialog

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting ProceedureDialog.dll, a custom control for creating wizard style interfaces / procedure dialogs

A Generic Class for Wrapping Asynchronous Begin/End Operations, Using Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx)

3 Feb 2010 by User 4677916

This article presents a reusable class and technique for easily doing Asynchronous Programming using the Begin/End Pattern and the new Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx) library.

A generic lattice noise algorithm, an evolution of Perlin noise.

20 Nov 2014 by Juan Ignacio Tel

Development of a new generic lattice noise algorithm that advances beyond perlin noise and expands the possibilities of textural noise creation.

A Graph Tree Drawing Control for WPF

23 Feb 2009 by darrellp

This article describes and implements a graph drawing control for tree structures structured in a WPF panel.

A Graphical WPF Ribbon Control Builder

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting Ribbon Builder, a tool for creating ribbon controls

A Graphics Drawing Tool by using WPF

23 Jun 2011 by Lewis Liu L

Graphics Drawing Tool by WPF

A Guide to Cleaner XAML with Custom Namespaces and Prefixes (WPF/Silverlight)

22 Sep 2010 by Sandrino Di Mattia

Clean up and manage your XAML references. This can be done using custom namespaces (scheme URLs) and custom prefixes.

A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 1 (XAML)

19 Apr 2007 by Josh Smith

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 2 (Layout)

4 Apr 2007 by Josh Smith

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 3 (Data binding)

4 Apr 2007 by Josh Smith

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 4 (Data templates and triggers)

7 Apr 2007 by Josh Smith

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A Guided Tour of WPF – Part 5 (Styles)

13 Apr 2007 by Josh Smith

A guided tour of the Windows Presentation Foundation, one feature at a time.

A Jump Start to the World of WPF

21 Jun 2008 by mariocatch

Basic concepts ranging from XAML layout, to C#->XAML communication and databinding.

A Ken Burns Powered Photo Frame Control for WPF

15 Jun 2011 by isaks

Shows how to create a nice looking photo frame control in WPF and animate it using the Ken Burns effect

A LINQ Tutorial: Adding/Updating/Deleting Data

11 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A tutorial that walks through adding/updating/deleting data in your database with LINQ to SQL while keeping your class relationships (M:M, 1:M, and M:1) synchronized.

SQL-Server-2008

A LINQ Tutorial: Mapping Tables to Objects

12 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A beginner's LINQ tutorial that walks you through mapping your SQL Server database tables and relationships to objects, and how to retrieve that data via simple LINQ queries.

SQL-Server-2008

A LINQ Tutorial: WPF Data Binding with LINQ to SQL

11 Dec 2009 by Abby Fichtner (Hacker Chick)

A tutorial and application on using WPF Data Binding with LINQ to SQL classes. This is part 3 of a three-part tutorial on using LINQ to SQL.

SQL-Server-2008

A Look at Fluent APIs

14 Jan 2011 by Sacha Barber

A look at Fluent APIs and an example of one.

A master-detail view with Entity Framework

22 Jul 2016 by Mohamed Kalmoua

In this article, I will create a master-detail view using the Entity Framework.

A Media Player Control for WPF that can Play Almost Any Media

18 Feb 2020 by webmaster442

A Media player control for WPF, based on MPV player that can play almost any media file.

A Microsoft Office 2007 Style WPF C# Quick Access Toolbar

6 Apr 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting the Quick Access Toolbar as part of RibbonControl.dll, as seen in Microsoft Office 2007

A Microsoft Office Style WPF Application Button

22 Mar 2008 by Derek Bartram

An article presenting ApplicationButton used in creating round buttons as per Microsoft Office Style application buttons

A MIME Message Viewing Library in WPF

31 Jul 2012 by Shuqian Ying

The source code and a simple demo program for a plug-in in Microsoft Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) that provides visual display of email messages.

A Moan About ImageBrush In WPF

17 Jun 2009 by Sacha Barber

ImageBrush in WPF

A more generic way of sorting a WPF ListView with IComparer

24 May 2008 by wpfdevelopment.com

An easy way of sorting the WPF ListView with a generic method.

A Multi-Select Control for Flags Enums in WPF

18 Jan 2021 by John Whitmire

A customizable way to set enum flags

A Multi-Threaded WPF TreeView Explorer

11 Mar 2008 by Kavan Shaban

Multi-Threaded WPF TreeView Explorer

A MultiProgressViewModel to observe progress in complex algorithms

20 Jan 2012 by Dirk Bahle

I have posted a recent article on the ProgressViewModel to show a software design that can be used for background processing in C# 4.0. This article extends that design with the ability to ouput more than one progress.

A n-level Nested Directory Tree WPF Demo

15 May 2015 by Lộc Nguyễn

Example of data binding for nested tree structure, and MVVM pattern.

A nice approach for a LOB WPF application

22 Feb 2009 by Raul Mainardi Neto

An implementation of the MVVM Patterns + CommandModel within a WPF LOB application.

A Numeric Up Down Control for WPF

26 Dec 2010 by Inder gujral

A Nmeric Up Down Control for WPF

A Pendulum and its Corresponding Oscillations Shown in WPF

4 Nov 2010 by logicchild

An article that illustrates how to simulate a pendulum.

A Phone Like Control

1 Nov 2010 by Sacha Barber

A control that partially emulates a popular phone.

A Photoshop-like Cropping Adorner for WPF

24 Jan 2008 by darrellp

A cropping adorner which darkens everything except the selected portion

A Pie Menu for WPF

5 Jan 2013 by Mass Soldal Lund

Creating a pie menu control for WPF

A plugin for Picasa and .NET 3.5

4 Apr 2013 by Michael Mann (mann.DEV)

Plugin migration with new features of .NET 3.5.

A Potentially Informative Article about the WPF Engine

4 Nov 2010 by logicchild

An article that describes WPF for the beginner and provides some tips for the intermediate.

A Practical Quick-start Tutorial on MVVM in WPF

21 May 2010 by Dr. Song Li

This article gives a practical quick-start tutorial on MVVM in WPF for application developers.

A Prism 4 Application Checklist

5 Apr 2011 by David Veeneman

The article provides a step-by-step explanation of how to set up a Prism application.

A Real MVVMLight Example

1 Mar 2017 by Clifford Nelson

This is a more comprehensive example of how to implement a project with MVVMLight

A Recursively Splittable WPF Content Control Style for User Customizable Interfaces

5 Mar 2013 by Dr. Hurol Aslan

A recursively splittable user control for designing a custom interface, which can be serialized for sharing

A Resusable Attached Behavior for Defining Adorners in XAML

1 Nov 2010 by wujiong

Explains how to implement and use this powerful behavior

A reusable ProgressViewModel to observe progress with MVVM

30 Jan 2012 by Dirk Bahle

UI and code-behind is executed in different threads. Long running processes need asynchronous execution. This artice shows a way of doing this in a ViewModel approach.

A Reusable WPF Autocomplete TextBox

5 Jan 2010 by Aviad P.

A custom control based on a TextBox which allows autocompletion based on a custom filter from any items source.

A Reusable WPF Autocomplete TextBox (Part 2)

24 Nov 2011 by Dirk Bahle

This article is about a control that can be used to auto-omplete folders that have been typed into a textbox. It shows just how versatile binding and theming in WPF really is.

A Robust and Elegant Single Instance WPF Application Approach Using WCF

18 May 2017 by Jon Campbell

How to utilize WCF to allow a single instance of any WPF application without needing mutexes, extra assemblies, or special "hacks".

A Scrolling Area with Only Scroll Buttons

26 Jun 2011 by jeanlibera

How to create a vertical or horizontal scrolling area with scroll buttons and a hidden ScrollBar.

A Silverlight Introduction for Line-of-Business Applications

30 Aug 2009 by Xavier Spileers

An introduction on Silverlight for developers of administrative applications. The article starts by explaining the basics of WPF and then delves deeper in the business-oriented aspects.

A simple animation button in Silverlight

26 Nov 2008 by Mohammad Dayyan

This article shows you how we can create an animation button in Silverlight.

A Simple Autosave/Recovery Paint Application

16 Dec 2018 by Praveen Raghuvanshi

An application explaining the basic implementation of Autosave feature

A Simple but Useful WPF Container

2 Dec 2011 by Gordon Zhang

Utilize the Grid and GridSplitter to compose a SplitContainer

A Simple Computation API with Progress Tracking

25 Apr 2011 by David Sehnal

A computation wrapper with built-in progress tracking using Reactive Extensions for .NET (and AsyncCTP).

A Simple Cross Button for WPF

18 Aug 2011 by Dave Kerr

A small and simple cross button for your WPF applications.

A Simple Demo for WDF Driver Development

26 Apr 2010 by Chuan-Liang Teng

Access physical memory, I/O port in user mode