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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.

Latest Articles

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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WPF

WPF Drag and Drop using Behavior

11 Nov 2020 by DotNetLead.com

Drag and drop behaviour in WPF

.NET DateTime, A Tale About Best Practices and Time Travel

26 Oct 2020 by Matteo Prosperi

In this article, we investigate how DateTime issues are avoided.

Automating Graphic Design with WPF

26 Oct 2020 by Matteo Prosperi

This post is the the second in a short series investigating somewhat exotic parts of .NET.

Using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

2 Apr 2020 by Rahman Masudur

Few tricks about using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

Genereting proxies during runtime using Reflection.Emit

25 Dec 2018 by n.podbielski

Reflection.Emit is very powerful tool. It creates IL code and since C# is converted into IL too, we have the same functionality as in C# and even more. It is very powerful and at the same time very complicated. Because of that it is worth to discuss how and for what it should be used.

Camera Face Detection in C# using Emgu CV and WPF

3 Oct 2018 by Junian Triajianto

How to perform Face Detection using your camera / Webcam

XF 3.0 New Feature: Create WPF Application using Xamarin.Forms

17 May 2018 by S Ravi Kumar (TechieRathore)

Creating WPF applications using Xamarin.Forms

WPF Master Details MVVM Application

13 Jan 2018 by DevLake

WPF Master Details MVVM Application

Working with ICollectionViewSource in WPF

12 Jan 2018 by Abhishek Sur

Working with ICollectionViewSource in WPF

WPF Page Navigation – Poorly Documented but Helpful Tip

24 Jul 2017 by Steve Naidamast

WPF page navigation - poorly documented but helpful tip

Top 5 Pieces of Advice for Users of Microsoft Cognitive Services

12 Mar 2017 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

This is a small post, containing a few suggestions for users of Microsoft Cognitive Services.

WPF TabControl Focus Behavior With Invisible Tabs (MVVM)

29 Jan 2017 by HeWillem

How to solve the TabControl focus behavior with invisible tabs

A Simple Way to Make a Custom WPF Message Box

7 Oct 2016 by Steve Naidamast

Here is a simple way to make a custom WPF Message Box

Infinite Maps (for games or similar)

12 Apr 2016 by Paulo Zemek

Infinite maps (for games or similar)

Global Exceptions Handling in WPF

2 Apr 2016 by EngineerSpock

Global exceptions handling in WPF

Using the Xceed “Busy Indicator” Control

22 Oct 2015 by Steve Naidamast

The complexity that comes with the implementation of this type of control stems from the fact that you must have some knowledge of handling multi-threaded processes in a WPF application.

Using the Xceed “Busy Indicator” Control

16 Oct 2015 by Steve Naidamast

Using the Xceed “Busy Indicator” control

Understanding MeasureOverride and ArrangeOverride

29 Sep 2015 by DotNetForAll

The article will take you through the layout process in WPF.

Azure: Upload and Stream Video Content to WPF from Blob Storage

15 Jun 2015 by Sacha Barber

Azure: how to upload and stream video content to WPF from blob storage

Developing Resolution-Independent Applications in WPF

13 Mar 2015 by DotNetForAll

How to develop resolution independent applications in WPF

Binding To Nullable Enums

26 Jan 2015 by Sacha Barber

A short post about how you can easily bind to nullable enums value in WPF

Stuff – WPF Line of Business Using MVVM Video Tutorial

8 Jan 2015 by User 271009

Stuff – WPF Line of Business using MVVM Video Tutorial

Simplifying Prism WPF Navigation – Synchronous Navigation Confirmation

8 Jan 2015 by User 271009

Microsoft patterns & practices Prism 4 library and guidance gives WPF and Silverlight developers a very solid foundation for creating business applications.

Change and Deleted Item Tracking within the Infragistics DataGrid

8 Jan 2015 by User 271009

Change and deleted item tracking within the Infragistics datagrid

Sensing the Future with WPF

2 Jan 2015 by Pete O'Hanlon

Sensing the future with WPF

IDataErrorInfo with Fluent Validation

9 Dec 2014 by adityaswami89

Article on Validation in XAML applications with Fluent technique

WPF User Controls: Do Not Use Merged Dictionaries for Shared Resources

25 Nov 2014 by Ivan Krivyakov

New instance of a merged dictionary will be created for every user control. This can (and does) lead to increased loading time and memory footprint.

Creating a Dynamic WPF Menu: Part 1

24 Oct 2014 by Wastedtalent

Part 1 of how to create a dynamic WPF menu

Creating a Dynamic WPF Menu: Part 3

24 Oct 2014 by Wastedtalent

Creating a dynamic WPF Menu: Part 3

Unit of Work Design Pattern with Repository and Session

19 Oct 2014 by adityaswami89

This article will guide you if you want to create your own custom ORM or a wrapper over the ORM. This is only for demo towards the Unit of work pattern with Repository and a singleton Session class.

Numpad’s Decimal-point Correction for WPF

19 Oct 2014 by Mario Vernari

Numpad's decimal point correction for WPF

Creating Powerpoint Table using ‘OpenXML’ with XAML Applications

18 Oct 2014 by adityaswami89

A generic way of adding a table to Powerpoint using OpenXML

Is WPF dead: the present and future of WPF

12 Sep 2014 by Pragmateek

Introduction As a WPF developer for years I was recently concerned by the new direction chosen by Microsoft on its client platforms with the rise of the brand new WinRT framework. I was concerned for good reasons: I’ve suffered from … Continue reading →

Build A Font Viewer Application in WPF Without Writing Any C# Code

25 Jul 2014 by Nikola Breznjak

How to build a font viewer application in WPF without writing any C# code

Data Templates Implementation Outside of WPF

28 May 2014 by Nick Polyak

Data Templates implementation outside of WPF

Improve WPF performance with RenderOptions

11 Apr 2014 by comiscience

My original article link is here: http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/752333/Improve-WPF-performance-with-RenderOptions Introduction Too many articles have been presented on how to improve WPF performance with several global methods.

WPF: DatePicker With Holiday Blackouts And ToolTips

3 Mar 2014 by Sacha Barber

WPF: DatePicker With Holiday Blackouts And ToolTips

Custom Media Player in WPF (Part 1)

22 Feb 2014 by Panagiotis Bailis

Custom media player in WPF (Part 1)

If Behaviors Complete MVVM, Then?

29 Dec 2013 by comiscience

Sometimes we need to have an independent View-ViewModel part which divides a part of the work to an independent module. Why do we do this?

WPF UIEventHub – MultiSelect and DragnDrop

26 Dec 2013 by Leung Yat Chun

I hope this rewrite can reduce the effort needed to implement other touch based code and other gesture.

Kinect and WPF: Getting the raw and depth image using OpenNI

3 Dec 2013 by Vangos Pterneas

Kinect and WPF: Getting the raw and depth image using OpenNI.

Kinect and WPF: Painting with Kinect using OpenNI

3 Dec 2013 by Vangos Pterneas

Painting with Kinect using OpenNI

Kinect and WPF: Complete body tracking

3 Dec 2013 by Vangos Pterneas

Complete body tracking in Kinect.

Attached and Routed Events Outside of WPF

1 Dec 2013 by Nick Polyak

A series of blog posts regarding implementing WPF concepts outside of WPF

Tree Structures and Navigation

29 Nov 2013 by Nick Polyak

This post talks about generic Tree structures in C#.

Bind Markup Extension

25 Nov 2013 by Nick Polyak

I continue a series of blog posts about implementing WPF concepts outside of WPF.

Quick and Dirty (But Nice!) ToolTips – Revisited and Interactive

21 Nov 2013 by Philipp Sumi

Here are some quick and dirty tooltips - revisited and interactive

WPF 2 Dimensional Editable Grid

11 Nov 2013 by Manoj.Kumar12

I will dive into a way we can create reusable generic 2D grid which is bound to object collections.

Syncfusion’s "Succinctly" Series of Free ebooks

22 Jul 2013 by Simon Jackson

Syncfusion’s "Succinctly" series, one of the largest free (and still growing) set of technical books covering everything from languages, to source control systems and beyond.

Windows-Phone-7

Storyboarding Apps in PowerPoint

4 Jul 2013 by Timmy Kokke

The Storyboard extension is available for users of Visual Studio Ultimate, Premium and Test Professional.

Windows-Phone-7

Grandia's initiative bar

26 Jun 2013 by Victor Rene

Gradia's initiative bar

Step by Step Automated Unattended Scripted SharePoint 2010/2013 Installation using AutoSPInstaller

29 May 2013 by Melick

How to install three tier SP Farm with Medium Security

AProperties and Bindings outside of WPF Revisited

24 May 2013 by Nick Polyak

AProperties and Bindings outside of WPF Revisited

Binding without WPF

29 Apr 2013 by Nick Polyak

Here we are going to talk about the binding concept and how it can be re-implemented outside of WPF without being tied to the visual libraries or the UI threads.

Attached Properties outside of WPF

29 Apr 2013 by Nick Polyak

Re-implementing and improving WPF concepts outside of WPF and in a way that is not necessarily connected to GUI development.

Parse JSON to C# in WinRT, Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone

5 Apr 2013 by Irina Pykhova

How to parse JSON to C# in WinRT, Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone.

Using Delegate Control in Sharepoint

2 Apr 2013 by PratapReddyP

Using Delegate Control in Sharepoint

WPF Enumeration Data Provider

11 Feb 2013 by Stephen Brannan

WPF Enumeration Data Provider

Sharepoint Custom Themes && Custom Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) Guideline

21 Jan 2013 by MJ Ferdous

How to customize theme code for MYTHEME theme

In GAC we Trust

29 Nov 2012 by Ivan Krivyakov

In GAC we trust

Local Image Caching with Custom Image Control in WPF

14 Nov 2012 by Ivan Leonenko

Local image caching with custom control in WPF

MVVMLight Using Two Views

16 Oct 2012 by Barry Lapthorn

How to create an MVVM application using MVVM Light with multiple views in one window

Keyboard Input and TAB Navigation Between WPF Controls in a Win32 Application

15 Oct 2012 by Marius Bancila

I will show how to provide keyboard input for WPF controls hosted in a Win32 applications.

VisibilityControl – The Design

15 Oct 2012 by John Michael Hauck

In this post, I briefly discuss the design behind the VisibilityControl.

Create Client Context To Access SharePoint 2013 (Office 365 Preview) in AutoHosted SharePoint App Model using SharePoint Client Object Model (CSOM)

5 Oct 2012 by Melick

How to create client context to access SharePoint 2013 (Office 365 preview) in AutoHosted SharePoint app model using SharePoint Client Object Model

Setting the Display for a WPF Application

2 Oct 2012 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Setting the Display for a WPF Application

WPF: Beware of Zombie Animations Freezing Your Properties

10 Sep 2012 by Ivan Krivyakov

Preventing zombie animations from freezing your properties

Binding Does Not a Dependency Property Make

3 Sep 2012 by Ivan Krivyakov

This simple trick stops the binding gremlins on their tracks, as only a dependency property can be their target.

WPF Default Binding Format Culture

20 Aug 2012 by Andrei Ion Rînea

WPF Default Binding Format Culture

Knockout Style Observables in XAML

17 Jul 2012 by Daniel Vaughan

Implementing field level change notification in WPF, and how a Lambda Expression can be used to specify a composite property that raises change notifications automatically whenever an associated property changes.

Change and Deleted Item Tracking within the Infragistics DataGrid

4 Jul 2012 by User 271009

Change and Deleted Item Tracking within the Infragistics DataGrid

SSIS Package: Export Data from Database, Daily to New Excel Without Using Script Task

13 Jun 2012 by TheDhruv

Export data from a SQL Server database table to an Excel sheet day wise.

WPF Metro Window

11 Jun 2012 by gnikolaropoulos

How to build a sample window (no resizing) with WPF which will look like Metro.

WPF: StaticResource vs. DynamicResource

7 Jun 2012 by Shweta Lodha

The differences between StaticResource and DynamicResource.

Building a Metro UI with WPF

5 Jun 2012 by Nikos Baxevanis

How to build a Metro UI with WPF?

Hands on Lab for Key Features Used in Silverlight/WPF Projects

5 Jun 2012 by ManojKumar19

Hands on Lab for MVVM, Value Converter, XAML Binding, Delegate Command pattern, INotifyPropertyChange, Lambda Expression, LINQ etc. in Silverlight/WPF project

Everything You Wanted to Know About databinding in WPF, Silverlight, and WP7 (Part One)

26 Apr 2012 by Colin Eberhardt

Databinding is a fundamental part of the WPF, Silverlight, and the Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 frameworks. It is a powerful concept that once mastered allows you to write concise and elegant code.

Windows-Phone-7

user profile synchronization service not starting in SharePoint 2010

2 Apr 2012 by Melick

I had a difficult time to get user profile service synchronization started. Following are the errors encountered to me when I tried to start the synchronization manually as well as through SharePoint.

MVVM TabControl

21 Mar 2012 by SteveAdey

This is a quick demonstration of how to use the standard WPF TabControl inside MVVM.

Define Your Own Dialog Box in Winform

19 Mar 2012 by Md. Rashim Uddin

How to define your own dialog box

WinForms.ColorDialog in WPF

7 Feb 2012 by kribo

How to use System.Windows.Forms.ColorDialog in a WPF project

Multi-Lingual UIs in WPF

7 Feb 2012 by SteveAdey

Multi-lingual UIs in WPF

A Simple Pattern for Creating Re-useable UserControls in WPF / Silverlight

7 Feb 2012 by Colin Eberhardt

This blog post provides step-by-step instructions for creating a user control, which exposes bindable properties, in WPF and Silverlight. The post covers dependency properties, and how to manage DataContext inheritance.

How To: Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

31 Jan 2012 by XPG Live

Use leaderboards on Windows Phone with XPG

DataContext in WPF

30 Jan 2012 by kishore Gaddam

The Binding object needs to get its data from somewhere, and there are a few ways to specify the source of the data like using Source property directly in the Binding, inheriting a DataContext from the nearest element...

Asynchronous WPF Command

27 Jan 2012 by qenn

Asynchronous WPF command

Making WPF Images ICommand Aware

24 Jan 2012 by SteveAdey

Here's a quick post to show how to make images (and any other framework element) react to an ICommand when clicked.

How to Create Shaped or Irregular Window in WPF

23 Jan 2012 by Ayobami Adewole

How to create shaped or irregular window in WPF

MVVM ListBox Grouping

18 Jan 2012 by SteveAdey

This is an example to show the use of MVVM in creating a grouping listbox.

MVVM Series: Part I

16 Jan 2012 by SteveAdey

Setting up an MVVM application and some simple binding to text and commands.

Using the WPF Task Dialog Wrapper in an MVVM Application

1 Dec 2011 by Sean A. Hanley

How to use the WPF Task Dialog wrapper in an MVVM application.

Compiling Multiple Projects into a Single EXE File in WPF

30 Nov 2011 by Gilly Barr

How to compile multiple projects into a single EXE file in WPF

AvalonDock and Caliburn Micro Screen Conductor

22 Nov 2011 by Felice Pollano

Using AvalonDock and Caliburn Micro Screen Conductor together

Closable TabItem in WPF

10 Nov 2011 by Adrian Alexander

The included ClosableTabItem derives from TabItem and provides the functionality you need to easily add close buttons to your program's tabs.

Introducing MixModes Synergy 2010

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

Introducing MixModes Synergy 2010

Localization Made Easy In WPF

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

Localization in WPF applications

My Favorite WPF Book of All Times–WPF Control Development Unleashed

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

WPF Control Development Unleashed - my favorite WPF book of all times

Power of Templates in Control Development Within Windows Presentation Foundation

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

In this tutorial, I will take a practical example of a card game and illustrate how to model a playing card in WPF and define templates for defining visual aspect of the card as per the sign and the value of the card.

WPF Tips and Facts

31 Oct 2011 by Ashish Kaila

Some useful WPF tips.

Application.DoEvents in WPF

20 Oct 2011 by Derek Lakin

Implementing Application.DoEvents in WPF.