New Silverlight 5 Video Tutorial: How to Create Implicit DataTemplates

Hello All!

Silverlight 5 Beta just came out yesterday and I am jumping on it with my first video tutorial. 

In this  short 12 minute video I show you how to:

1. Create a custom DataType called Developer. 

2. How to create an ObservableCollection of Developers and then turn that into a DataSource. 

3.  How to bind that DataSource to a ListBox and define a DataTemplate that describes how to show the data (namely a TextBlock for the name and an Image for a picture of the developer). 

4. How to remove that DataTemplate and add it to App.xaml and define a new property called a DataType. 

You will then see how Silverlight 5 will automatically find that DataTemplate anytime you are displaying that custom DataType.

Enjoy!  Victor

Source: http://www.windowspresentationfoundation.com/Tutorials/ImplicitDT/ImplicitDT.zip

Video: http://www.windowspresentationfoundation.com/Tutorials/ImplicitDT/

3 Comments for this entry

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  luke74 
  April 15th, 2011 on 12:49 pm

  Awesome! Great tutorial. With Silverlight5, building a templated data bound app should be easier then ever.
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  Victor 
  April 15th, 2011 on 2:53 pm

  Thanks Luke! I agree the Data Binding in Silverlight 5 is more awesome and easier than ever. Have you tried putting a break point on your XAML binding expressions yet? It is AWESOME! Look forward to lots more Silverlight 5 video tutorials from me coming soon.
  Thanks, Victor
  PS: Great name, my son’s name is Luke  V
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  Jitendra Jadav 
  April 16th, 2011 on 4:34 am

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