Advanced UI Architecture using MVVM and XAML

Module 1: Introduction       

• About MVVM          
• Separation of Concerns         
• Evolution of MVVM
• MVVM Application in today’s platforms     

Module 2: MVVM Responsibilities

• The Role of the Model          
• The Role of client services    
• The Role of the Views          
• The Role of the View Models          
• Data Model Wrappers           

Module 3: First Taste of MVVM   

• Sample application – No MVVM    
• Sample application – Basic Binding and MVVM    
• Summary and Open Questions         

Module 4: Wiring Up Views and View Models     

• View First – In XAML         
• View First – Code Behind    
• View First – View Model Locator   
• Demo: Writing a View Model Locator        
• View Model First – Explicit 
• View Model First – With Data Templates    
• Demo: Data Templates Implicit and Explicit Selection       
• Demo: Resolving Views using Data Template Selector      
• No One First – Using Bootstrapper  

Module 5: Data Binding in MVVM

• Overview      
• Sources and Targets  
• Data Context and Scopes      
• Demo: Binding to Data Context       
• Data Sources – Binding to Entities and Collections 
• Demo: Implementing INotifyPropertyChanged      
• Observable Collections         
• Demo: Observable Collections         
• Property Paths           
• Demo: Property Paths           
• Binding Mode           
• Demo: Binding Mode           

Module 6: Advanced Binding         

• Relative Sources       
• Demo: Relative Sources       
• Update Source Triggers        
• Demo: Update Source Trigger          
• Converters     
• Demo: Converters and String Formats         
• Async Binding          
• Fallback Values        
• Demo: Fallback and Target Null      
• Multi Binding
• Demo: Multi Binding

Module 7: Communication in MVVM      

• Commands    
• Demo: Relay Commands      
• Attached Properties  
• Behaviors      
• Demo: Calling method on load using Attached Properties and Using Behaviors
• Custom Behaviors     
• Demo: Content Control Notifications using Behaviors        

Module 8: Navigation and Hierarchy        

• Naming Guidance     
• Hierarchy and Navigation overview 
• Navigation using Content Control and Data Templates       
• Demo: 3 Page application     
• Navigation with Parameters  
• Demo: Details Page  
• Messaging between view models     
• Demo: Event Aggregator navigation

Module 9: Multi State Views          

• Supporting Multi – State in View Model     
• Visual State Manager in the view     
• Switching States using Data Triggers           
• Switching States using Behaviors     
• Demo: Multi State Data Template    

Module 10: Editable Views 

• Wrapper View Model Pattern          
• Read Model / Context method         
• Write / Wrap Model method
• Demo: Action Item editor    
• Validation using INotifyDataErrorInfo       
• Demo: Creating ValidatableObservableObject        
• Templating Validation          

Module 11: Dialogs and View Services      

• Overview      
• Creating the View and View Model 
• Wrapping method     
• Async wrap method  
• Demo: Confirmation dialog box       

Module 12: Design Time Data and Blendability   

• Overview – Approaches to Design Time Data         
• Design Time data as Resource          
• Demo: Main view model      
• Demo: Data model wrapper  
• Using in Blend          
• Demo: Debugging Design Time data           

Module 13: Dependency Injection  

• Overview and Motivation     
• IoC Containers          
• Injection Methods     
• Demo: Unity 
• Demo: Injection Methods     
• Demo: IoC Helper    

Module 14: Working with Async Services 

• Overview of Services
• Async – Await explained      
• Demo: Building data service

Module 15: Full Demo         

• Introduction: The Todo List app       
• Building the Data Model      
• Building the Data Service     
• Building the Bootstrapper and containers    
• The Main View models        
• The Lists page           
• The Item Editor page

• At least 3 years’ experience developing in C#
• At least 1-year experience developing XAML based applications