Exploring the WinUI controls

WinUI comes with a wide range of built-in controls to support a lot of scenarios: data input, animations, user interaction, and so on. Before starting to create complex applications, it's important to know what WinUI has to offer so that you can always choose the best control for the scenario you're looking to implement.

A great starting point to explore all the controls and features included in WinUI is the XAML Controls Gallery, which you can download from the Microsoft Store at https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9MSVH128X2ZT:

Figure 5.13 – The XAML Controls Gallery application

This application is a great companion for developers: other than highlighting all the available controls, you can also find many code examples and links to the documentation. Additionally, the whole source code of the project is available at https://github.com/microsoft/xaml-controls-gallery/, so you can recreate all the examples...