Practicing and exploring
Test your knowledge and understanding by answering some questions, get some hands-on practice, and explore this chapter's topics with deeper research.
Exercise 13.1 – test your knowledge
Answer the following questions:
- Which control would you choose to allow the user to easily choose their date of birth on many different types of devices?
- Which XAML element would you use to adapt the layout of your app to handle different device families?
- How can you set multiple properties on an XAML element as a single group?
- What is the difference between a control template and a data template?
- Can XAML bindings be two way or just one way?
Exercise 13.2 – practice building a universal tip calculator
Create an app for UWP that calculates a tip for common percentages.
Exercise 13.3 – explore topics
Use the following links to read more about this chapter's topics.
- Enable your device for development: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn706236...
