Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform

Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform Explore Windows 10 Native, IoT, HoloLens, and Xamarin Ayan Chatterjee Building Apps for the Universal Windows Platform Ayan Chatterjee Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-2628-5 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-2629-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-2629-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017946340 Copyright © 2017 by Ayan Chatterjee This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Trademarked names, logos, and images may appear in this book. 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Contents at a Glance About the Author .............................................................................. xi About the Technical Reviewer ........................................................ xiii Introduction ..................................................................................... xv ■ Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows Universal ............................... 1 ■ Chapter 2: Elementary Concepts .................................................. 17 ■ Chapter 3: The Windows 10 Experience ....................................... 47 ■ Chapter 4: Windows with Mouse and Keyboard ........................... 81 ■ Chapter 5: Windows with Touch ................................................. 143 ■ Chapter 6: Internet of Things (IoT) ............................................. 157 ■ Chapter 7: Wearables ................................................................. 167 ■ Chapter 8: Windows 10 for Advanced Users .............................. 185 ■ Chapter 9: Cross Platform with Xamarin .................................... 213 ■ Chapter 10: Ready for the Store ................................................. 243 ■ Chapter 11: Application Analytics .............................................. 257 Index .............................................................................................. 265 v Contents About the Author .............................................................................. xi About the Technical Reviewer ........................................................ xiii Introduction ..................................................................................... xv ■ Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows Universal ............................... 1 Windows 10 and UWP �� 4 �NET Languages and Architecture �� 7 Installing Visual Studio and Components �� 8 UWP and Cross-Platform Xamarin �� 13 Setting Up a New Project �� 14 ■ Chapter 2: Elementary Concepts .................................................. 17 Object-Oriented Programing �� 22 Function, Class, and Solution �� 23 Conditional Statements and Loops �� 25 If-else and the Conditional Operator ��26 Switch Case ��27 For Loop ��29 While (and Do-While) Loops��29 Data Types �� 30 Numbers ��31 Alphabets and Special Characters ��32 Application Life Cycle �� 34 vii ■ CONTENTS Sharing Code �� 34 Errors and Error Handling �� 42 Parallel Programing �� 44 ■ Chapter 3: The Windows 10 Experience ....................................... 47 Cortana �� 53 Live Tiles�� 59 Notifications �� 59 Tile Notifications ��60 Toast Notifications ��60 Settings �� 64 Share �� 69 Navigation �� 72 In-App Purchases (IAPs) �� 77 ■ Chapter 4: Windows with Mouse and Keyboard ........................... 81 Components of a Solution �� 82 Visual Studio and Blend �� 84 Designing in Blend �� 90 Triggers and Actions �� 94 Size Classes/Visual States �� 94 Scalable Assets �� 98 Custom Controls �� 100 Code Behind �� 103 Data Binding �� 109 Animations and Transitions �� 111 Files in the File System �� 119 Globalization and Localization �� 121 viii ■ CONTENTS Camera and Media Capture Devices ��

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