WPF is a graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications.
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Unit testing when it's harder to come up with concrete cases than write the logic
I have little experience with unit testing, but at the project we're working on right now we decided to do unit testing. The project is a WPF/Entity Framework application, and the part I'm being ...
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WPF Certification - worth it? [closed]
I am a C# developer with 9 years experience in investment banking. During that time I have worked largely on server side and some WinForms.
Now that I am looking for a new job, I find that most C# ...
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WPF and data in the cloud
I need to create a WPF app that users will use on one machine and the manager wishes to use at home in the evenings. I have already suggested a web app which they don't want to do so suggested hosting ...
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Correct Command Management with IoC and MVVM
I have developed an MVVM framework that can be inherited by a project and used to back a new application. This application can then have plugins (like a CodeEditor for example) which automatically are ...
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Why does WPF disregard certain key presses in Key Down/Up Event? [closed]
I noticed that WPF disregards certain keypresses when prompting a Key Down/Up XAML event. It doesn't really make sense that certain keys would be disregarded when these events are prompt. In my case ...
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Populate faked context for unit testing WPF ViewModels using entity framework
We're developing an entity framework based application which has about 20 different entities, with quite a lot of connections of various types (one-many, many-many etc) between them. Each entity also ...
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Time Management System on Local PCs [closed]
I am looking to build a time management "app" that can be downloaded and used on an individual basis throughout my company. In theory, this app would be used to track time spent on several different ...
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2answers
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Communication/Updates between units of works/entity framework contexts, colliding with user changes
I'm developing a WPF application using Entity Framework for my database communication. The application has a hierarchy of tabs where each tab has a db context. Each tab allows the user to view some ...
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Better and cleanest way to bind a ICommand to a RelayCommand
By reading various source code, I see that there is different ways of binding an ICommand to a RelayCommand :
From the constructor
MyAwesomeViewModel() {
this._fooCommand = new ...
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Wpf: Event driven vs MVVM design pattern
I'm a beginning coder and I've been working on a WPF app for several months now and struggled to implement anything in MVVM due to time constraits to learn so I coded my program the only way to knew ...
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In WPF, should I base my converters on types or use-cases?
I'm looking for some advice on how to write my WPF value converters. The way I'm currently writing them, they are very specific, like (bool?,bool) => Brush, i.e. I'm writing each converter for a ...
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1answer
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Single Identity for Desktop and Web [closed]
I'm building a system has both a WPF desktop application as well as an Asp.net MVC application.
I need a common user identity component so that user can log on to either one with the same ...
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2answers
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UI Applications and operations in background threads
I am not really sure about what is the best way to deal with operations executed in background threads in an application I am writing.
I am writing it in C# and I am following the MVVM design ...
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Have I created a Big Ball of Mud?
I'm working on a WPF application, trying to stay strict in separating View, ViewModel and Model.
My application has a few different views in a relatively flat hierarchy. There is one view for editing ...
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Filtering common starting/ending characters from array/list of strings
Ok so for example I have an array of strings with each string as below:
364VMS1029
364VMSH920
364VMSH192
364VMSU839
364VMN2382
364VMR223
364VMR2X3
364VMN829
364VMN8757
364VMN831
How can I ...
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Encapsulate multiple properties into a single class to use as a custom DependencyProperty
My application is a WPF project implemented in C# .NET (4.5) using an MVVM architecture with no code-behind in the View. In order to eliminate the coupling between the View and the ViewModel I'm ...
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1answer
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What is the best approach to storing a multi-dimensional array with unknown bounds?
I'm trying to store content scraped from several lyric and chord websites into separate variables into either a multi-dimensional array, or into separate string arrays, but I've been stuck trying some ...
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Coded UI test Automation Technique
How is coded UI testing technique more favorable than any other testing technique? What is the main advantage of using a coded UI test?
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does class reference itself static anti pattern in prism
I have an application and my desing approach look like this:
class Manager
{
public int State;
static Manager _instance = null;
public static Manager Instance
{
get { return ...
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1answer
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WPF4 Unleashed - how does converting child elements work?
In chapter 2 of the book WPF4 Unleashed the author shows an example of how XAML processes type conversion. He states that
<SolidColorBrush>White</SolidColorBrush>
is equivalent to
...
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0answers
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What's the best way to expose a Model object in a ViewModel?
In a WPF MVVM application, I exposed my model object into my viewModel by creating an instance of Model class (which cause dependency) into ViewModel. Instead of creating separate VM properties, I ...
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WPF properties memory management
I'm trying to build binding system similar to the one that is used in WPF and I ran into some memory leaking problems, so here comes my question - how is memory managed in WPF property system?
From ...
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1answer
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How much functionality needed to create a new class?
Right now I am working on my own small project of a WPF file back up application. I have come to a point where I want to create a method that will copy files recursively from one place to another.
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Software License for project using .NET and Sql Server Express
I considering making my application open source on github. I don't intend to sell it (neither in binary form nor source code form). It probably isn't even useful to a lot of people except maybe for ...
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2answers
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As a .NET WPF developer what are key differences I should be aware of when working with ASP.NET MVC? [closed]
I'm a fairly experienced desktop .NET developer with a solid feel for MVVM and WPF, and I've worked with JavaScript, jQuery and HTML/CSS in the past - though I'm pretty dated and haven't had a ton of ...
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WPF Control Lifeycle and Navigating through Containers to set Focus
I wanted to understand a control's lifecycle in WPF. Let me explain my scenario:
I have a complex screen containing various container controls hosting forms. Let's say my screen has 3 Accordion ...
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1answer
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Application behavior in different screen sizes
My company is developing a .NET application that needs to work with 17 inch and 24 inch monitors using the same resolution on both. My question is whether I should expect any different behavior or ...
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1answer
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Again MVVM / MVP story , passing interface of a view to its view model why it is bad?
I have used WPF for an Enterprise solution (hundreds views heavily used Data inputs and validation) in MVP pattern (it was a clean solution usually small amount of code behind forms and main code was ...
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How to design modular “screen configurator” for database application
I am currently working with a product that is effectively a glorified CRUD application. (It is a C# .NET 4.0 desktop application backed by an Oracle 11gR2 database.) The client program presents a list ...
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1answer
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xaml schedule control how to cope with items of vastly differing durations
I have to create a schedule control using WPF XAML for displaying items with duration as little as 1 seconds and potentially as large as couple of hours.
First thing which seems clear is that I ...
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0answers
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Inputs and outputs to a method mixed in the UI
I am designing the front end of an WPF application using MVVM where basically all we are doing (for now) is calling a method with some inputs and displaying the outputs.
There are two types of ...
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1answer
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How to create a WinForms project that is “WPF-ready”
I'm a C# developer who hasn't had the privilege of learning WPF yet. However, I recently initiated the architecture phase of a new project which I expect will eventually employ WPF (probably; although ...
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What are my options for using a C++11 library in a C# WPF application? [closed]
I am writing a cross-platform (OS X and Windows) desktop application in C++11. I intend to use the same C++11 core on both platforms, utilizing native frameworks for the UI (Cocoa and Objective-C on ...
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1answer
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Better sticking with MDI or learning WPF? [closed]
I have a personal project I'm going to start working on soon. It will be database driven and have various screens that the operator may want to use. First thing I thought of was an MDI interface would ...
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1answer
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Where do put INotifyPropertyChanged Interface in Model or ViewModel [closed]
I am new to MVVM pattern I have a window which has 3 text boxes namely Name,Address,Description ,a save button and a listview which displays the above fields Name,Address,Description respectively ...
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Model and ViewModel for View
I am new to the MVVM pattern. I have a window which has 3 text boxes (Name, Address, Description), a save button, and a listview which displays the above fields. When the save button is clicked I want ...
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1answer
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Where does non-MVVM code belong in an MVVM app?
By non-MVVM code, I mean things like highly generalized components, like one with common extension methods for CLR types, and other 'homeless' helper classes etc? I have a Core project that most ...
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1answer
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Need an OOP pattern or strategy for “pluggable” property
I'm using OOP and MVVM in a WPF c# application. The goal is for the resulting object (data-bound to user interface) to accurately represent a product. One specific area of the product is highly ...
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Help with complex MVVM (multiple views)
I need help creating view models for the following scenario:
Deep, hierarchical data
Multiple views for the same set of data
Each view is a single, dynamically-changing view, based on the active ...
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Best method for async initialization of view model in MVVM pattern (WPF)
I'm working on a business application (C#, WPF, EF, MVVM). I need to load a bunch of items from database, create view models for them and put them in a window. Is there a way to create the view model ...
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1answer
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What shoud MainWindow of a WPF contains
I am making a WPF application following MVVM model. I have seen some approaches for applying MVVM. I am concerned about my MainWindow.xaml. In some tutorials I have seen that MainWindow is only ...
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2answers
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How to abstract transition between Views?
Our team is developing an application using WPF with MVVM.
We want to make ViewModels reusable. With this intention we want to abstract the transition logic between Views (ViewModels, we use ...
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1answer
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Syncing objects from code with the view in WPF
I've been reading some into it, but I am time pressed, so I would require a simple solution now and I promise to read up on it later. I come from a winforms c# background, and have lately been working ...
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1answer
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How do I approach a serious F# project without C# knowledge?
So, essentially the project I wish to undertake is an SVG editor. I would prefer to use WPF because then I can leverage XAML for my application layout (that designer is so nifty). Unfortunately, I ...
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2answers
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Is a 'God' ViewModel desired in WPF
My application has user controls within user controls. Please see a screen shot of one of the most beautiful applications of all time (UC = user control):
All the properties live in the MainWindow ...
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1answer
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What is the most efficient way to manage large collection
I have a rather difficult problem:
I periodically receive a Dictionary<decimal, int> subDict containing 100 records where
decimal is a Price
and int is Amount
The outcome I need is a ...
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1answer
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Organization standards for large programs [closed]
I'm the only software developer at the company where I work. I was hired straight out of college, and I've been working here for several years. When I started, eveeryone was managing their own data as ...
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What the best way to wire up Entity Framework database context (model) to ViewModel in MVVM WPF?
As in the question above: What the best way to wire up Entity Framework database model (context) to viewModel in MVVM (WPF)?
I am learning MVVM pattern in WPF, alot of examples shows how to implement ...
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Well designed Open Source WPF Applications [closed]
I'm just wondering if anyone knows about some well designed .NET Open Source Applications using WPF?
I have already tried to search at the usual sites like GitHub and Sourceforge, but I wasn't very ...
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Switch Parent Children relationship in C# [duplicate]
Using C# and WPF I have a situation where my data is organized hierarchically.
I am using a treeview to represent this (each node is a Class type that containts a Children property that is an ...
