Extensible Application Markup Language XAML - TKK - TML

Extensible Application Markup Language XAML Andreas Finne Eugenio Carrillo Marinetto

Contents Basic information about XAML
Example
What, Where, Why
Tools
Alternatives
Conclusion


Your background

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XAML XML-based language by Microsoft
No replacement for C#
Create trees of .NET objects


Demonstration


Hello World in XAML Hello World!

Demonstration


Result:

Contents Basic information about XAML
Example
What, Where, Why
Tools
Alternatives
Conclusion


What is XAML? XML-based
Create and initialise .NET objects
In combination with C# for behaviour


 Partial

classes

What is XAML? (cont.)


Set properties of objects  Attributes


Hello World!

 Property

element syntax

Click me!

 Attached

properties






Mostly for layout

What is XAML? (cont.)


Markup Extensions  Indicated


by curly bracers



 Allows

for additional functionality

NullExtension
TypeExtension
ArrayExtension


Where is XAML used?


.NET Framework 3.0 (WinFX)  Windows

Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Predecessor: Windows Forms
UI design
Vector graphics
Browser applications (XBAP)
3D graphics


 Windows


Workflow Foundation (WF)

Declarative business flows

Where is XAML used? (cont.)


Microsoft Silverlight (formerly WPF/E)  Cross-browser,

cross-platform plugin  Allows using XAML in web applications  Rich user interfaces, sound, video  Announced April 16th 2007


XAML Paper Specification (XPS) A

sort of XAML PDF

Why? Separate presentation and logic
Easier for tools to handle XML


Contents Basic information about XAML
Example
What, Where, Why
Tools
Alternatives
Conclusion


Tools


Microsoft Visual Studio 2005  November

2006 CTP extensions  Preview of Visual Designer for WPF  No further development for VS2005  Allows for creating Windows applications utilising WPF and XAML

Tools (cont.) Visual Studio, codename ”Orcas”  March

2007 CTP  New versions of Visual Designer for WPF  More robust than November 2006 CTP  Better XAML editor and Designer  Windows applications

Tools (cont.)


Mobiform Aurora  2D

vector-based graphics editor  Uses XAML as its format  Layers, shapes  Creates a tree of graphics objects


ZAM 3D  Creating

3D objects and exporting to XAML  Supports animation of 3D objects

Tools (cont.)


Microsoft Expression Blend  Part

of Microsoft Expression Studio  Release Candidate  2D and 3D vector graphics  Audio/Video

Alternatives


XUL  User

interface for Mozilla  Web applications


SVG  2D

graphics with XML  Programming API


Flash  Web

based interactive applications  Vector graphics

Conclusions XML-based language for declaring and initialising trees of .NET objects
.NET Framework 3.0
Can be used in WPF
Separates presentation and logic
Tools are still under development


More information




Xaml.net http://www.xaml.net/ Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Community http://www.netfx3.com/ MSDN Library http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/default.aspx

Thank you!