Getting Started with WCF RIA Services(beyondrelational.com)

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n the previous article I showed different methods to bind Silverlight data grid like binding with Collection object, binding with XML, binding with WCF Data Services. In this article I will demonstrate how to bind the bind the data grid with WCF RIA Services…WCF RIA Services simplifies the development of n-tier solutions for Rich Internet Applications (RIA), such as Silverlight applications.WCF RIA Services lets you quickly build N-Tier Silverlight client applications without needing to focus on the service plumbing to get data into and out of your client application from back-end services, logic and data access. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier. read more...

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Different type of Columns in Silverlight Data Grid(beyondrelational.com)

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In the previous article I described how to bind Silverlight data grid with different data sources. In this article I will try to explain what different column types are supported in data grid and how to change binding of columns in code behind….DataGridTextColumn,DataGridCheckBoxColumn, DataGridTemplateColumn read more...

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Different Ways to Bind Data Grid in Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will demonstrate How to Bind Data grid with different data sources like:Binding with Static Collection/List,Binding with XML,Binding with Database via WCF Services,Binding with Database via WCF RIA Services read more...

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Silverlight Application Life Cycle(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will try to explain Silverlight Application Life Cycle. Building apps with Silverlight is more or less similar way of building Desktop apps, for example WinForms or WPF apps. There is No Life Cycle. If you have a button control on the Silverlight app and press it, there will never we a post back, back to the server. The click event will just simply be fired of on the client-side; it's where the code is executed. To get data from a server, you can for use a WCF service, Web Service, Web Client, .NET RIA Services etc... They will make the call to the server from the client side for you. read more...

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How to use Styles in Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will describe how to create styles and apply them to different elements in Silverlight in the same way we are using CSS and apply them to HTML controls.Styles in Silverlight are powerful mechanisms that allow controlling the visual representation of elements in a unified way for all user interface elements. read more...

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Event Handling in Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will try to describe how to add/manage events in Silverlight.An event is a message sent by an object to signal the occurrence of an action. The action could be caused by user interaction, such as a mouse click, or it could be triggered by the internal logic of a class. The object that raises the event is called the Event Sender. The object that captures the event and responds to it is called the Event Receiver. read more...

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Layout Management Panels in Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In the previous article I described how to create a simple Silverlight application in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. In this article I will describe what are the different Layout Management Panels in Silverlight and how and when they are used. When you create a Silverlight project using Visual Studio, it creates a default XAML file called "MainPage.xaml". read more...

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How to Create Silverlight Application in Visual Studio 2010(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will demonstrate how to create a simple Silverlight application using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. read more...

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What is XAML(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will try to explain what is XAML and how it is used in Silverlight. Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML, pronounced zammel) is a declarative XML-based language created by Microsoft which is used as a user interface markup language to define UI elements, data binding, event handlers, and other features. XAML files are XML files that generally have the .xaml file name extension. read more...

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What is XAP File(beyondrelational.com)

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When web page with a Silverlight application runs on the browser it requests for XAP file. In this article I will try to explain what XAP file is and what it contains. Web pages like .aspx files and .html files use the Silverlight components by loading the .XAP files using the <object> tag in the HTML or by using <asp:Silverlight> tag in the ASP.NET pages. read more...

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How to find Geographical Coordinates in Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I will explain how to find geographical coordinates: Latitude and Longitude of an address in Silverlight application. So that address can be displayed on the Bing Map. read more...

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What is Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

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In this article I attempted to explain what Silverlight is and how it fits into the web spectrum. This article explains how Silverlight fits in Building Business Applications. This article demonstrates the programming model for Silverlight. This article will be very helpful for the beginners who want to know and start development on Silverlight projects, if you are already working on Silverlight you will find complete understanding of Silverlight Introduction. read more...

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How to add multiple locations on Bing Map in Silverlight in c#(beyondrelational.com)

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This post describes how to add multiple locations on Bing Map in Silverlight in code behind c#. Multiple locations are fetched from SQL Server database by the use of WCF Service. read more...

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Bing Map Binding with Sql Server Database.(beyondrelational.com)

submitted by sdinesh(610) 1 year, 10 months ago

In my previous post I described how to add multiple pushpins on Bing Map by fetching data from XML data source .This article show the process to add multiple locations on the Bing Map by fetching the data from SQL Server Database. read more...

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Introduction to WCF Service(beyondrelational.com)

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This article explain basics of WCF Services. read more...

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Resizing Pushpin in Bing Maps Silverlight(beyondrelational.com)

submitted by sdinesh(610) 1 year, 10 months ago

In my previous post I described how to add multiple locations on the Bing Map by fetching the data from a XML file. In this article I will describe how to resize the Pushpin and change the default color. Pushpin is a icon on the map to show a location read more...

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