Chapter 13. Building Universal Windows Platform Apps Using XAML

This chapter is about seeing what can be achieved with XAML when defining the user interface for a graphical app, in particular, for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).

In a single chapter, we will only be able to scratch the surface of everything that can be done with UWP. However, I hope to excite you into wanting to learn more about this cool technology and platform.

Think of this chapter as a whistle-stop tour of the coolest parts of UWP and XAML, including template-able controls, data binding, and animation!

Note

UWP apps are not cross-platform, but they are cross-device, if those devices run a modern flavor of Windows. You will need Windows 10 to create the examples in this chapter.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Understanding the UWP

• Understanding XAML

• Creating a Windows Desktop Application using WPF

• Creating an app for the UWP

• Using resources and templates

• Data binding

• Animating with storyboards

• Testing in...