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Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook 100 recipes to build rich desktop client applications on Windows

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788399807
Length 524 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kunal Chowdhury Kunal Chowdhury
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Preface 1. WPF Fundamentals 2. Using WPF Standard Controls FREE CHAPTER 3. Layouts and Panels 4. Working with Data Bindings 5. Using Custom Controls and User Controls 6. Using Styles, Templates, and Triggers 7. Using Resources and MVVM Patterns 8. Working with Animations 9. Using WCF Services 10. Debugging and Threading 11. Interoperability with Win32 and WinForm 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Data binding can be unidirectional (source > target or target > source) or bidirectional (source < > target), known as mode, and is defined in four categories:

  • OneTime: This type of data binding mode causes the source property to initialize the target property. After the binding gets generated, no notifications will be triggered. You should use this type of data binding where the source data does not change.
  • OneWay: This type of binding causes the source property to automatically update the target property. The reverse is not possible here. For example, if you want to display a label/text in the UI based on some condition in the code behind or business logic, you need to use OneWay data binding as you don't need to update back the property from the UI.
  • TwoWay: This type of binding is a bidirectional data binding, where both the source property and the target property can send update notifications. This is applicable for editable forms where the user...
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