Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook -- Credits -- About the authors -- About the reviewers -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code for the book -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Learning the Nuts and Bolts of Silverlight 4 -- Introduction -- Getting our environment ready to start developing Silverlight applications -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating our first service-enabled and data-driven Silverlight 4 application using Visual Studio 2010 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The solution and project structure -- Services -- Data binding -- See also -- Using the workflow between Visual Studio 2010 and Blend 4 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using source control in Visual Studio 2010 and Blend 4 -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Commonly used terms in TFS -- Deploying a Silverlight application on the server -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuration changes on the server -- What if the server doesn't allow using XAP? -- 2. An Introduction to Data Binding -- Introduction -- Displaying data in Silverlight applications -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating dynamic bindings -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Binding data to another UI element -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Element bindings without bindings -- See also -- Binding collections to UI elements -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also.

Enabling a Silverlight application to automatically update its UI -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Single objects -- Collections -- Cleaning up the code -- Obtaining data from any UI element it is bound to -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using the different modes of data binding to allow persisting data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Data binding from Expression Blend 4 -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using Expression Blend 4 for sample data generation -- How to do it... -- 3. Advanced Data Binding -- Introduction -- Hooking into the data binding process -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The ConvertParameter -- Displaying images based on a URL with converters -- Replacing converters with Silverlight 4 BindingBase properties -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Validating databound input -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Validating data input using attributes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Other uses of data annotations -- See also -- Validating using IDataErrorInfo and INotifyDataErrorInfo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using templates to customize the way data is shown by controls -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Building a change-aware collection type -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Combining converters, data binding, and DataContext into a custom DataTemplate -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 4. The Data Grid -- Introduction -- Displaying data in a customized DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more -- See also -- Inserting, updating, and deleting data in a DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Sorting and grouping data in a DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Sorting a template column -- See also -- Filtering and paging data in a DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using custom columns in the DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Implementing master-detail in the DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Validating the DataGrid -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- RIA Services and data annotations -- See also -- 5. The DataForm -- Introduction -- Displaying and editing an object using the DataForm -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- More on DataForm behavior -- Validating a DataForm or a DataGrid -- Managing the editing of an object on different levels -- See also -- Displaying and editing a collection using the DataForm -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Customizing the DataForm using Data Annotations -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using Data Annotations for validation -- See also -- Customizing the DataForm using a custom DataTemplate -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Customizing the DataForm template -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Getting the default template of a control -- See also -- Validating the DataForm -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more...

Other uses of Data Annotations -- RIA Services and Data Annotations -- See also -- 6. Talking to Services -- Introduction -- Connecting and reading from a standardized service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Persisting data using a standardized service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Configuring cross-domain calls -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Working cross-domain from a trusted Silverlight application -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Reading XML using HttpWebRequest -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The request -- The response -- Threading headaches -- See also -- Reading out an RSS feed -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- RSS versions -- See also -- Aggregating RSS feeds -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Talking with services in the Windows Azure cloud -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- What about other cloudservices? -- See also -- Persisting data to and reading data from the Windows Azure cloud -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- What about relational data storage? -- See also -- Using socket communication in Silverlight -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The policy server -- The socket server -- Connecting the Silverlight application -- 7. Talking to WCF and ASMX Services -- Introduction -- Invoking a service that exposes data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The WCF service -- Connecting to the service -- See also -- Invoking a service such as Bing.com -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also.

Handling faults when calling a service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Optimizing performance using binary XML -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The default configuration is different depending on the version of Silverlight you're using -- Using binary encoding is not a security measure -- See also -- Using duplex communication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- The PollingDuplexBinding: polling, binding, and assemblies -- The service -- The client -- See also -- Using duplex communication with the WCF net.tcp binding -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Setup requirements -- See also -- Debugging a service in Silverlight -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Types of faults -- Declared faults -- Undeclared faults -- Ensuring data is encrypted -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Securing service communication using message-based security -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Transport security is required -- See also -- Uploading files to a WCF service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Displaying images as a stream from a WCF service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Hooking into proxy creation using slsvcutil.exe -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Calling a WCF service from Silverlight using ChannelFactory -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 8. Talking to REST and WCF Data Services -- Introduction -- Reading data from a REST service -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Parsing REST results with LINQ-To-XML -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also.

Persisting data using a REST service.