Build a Simple WPF Application: Coding with C# and XAML and Working with a SQL Server Database 2nd Edition

Build a simple Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) software application using Visual Studio and SQL Server Express. All code and files for the complete WPF application are available for free by downloading from included web address. The book contains over 60 illustrations and over 70 code examples to make following along and understanding the provided source code as easy as possible. Forgoing fluff and pomp, this book will guide the reader from the beginning of a small project to its end while covering the main subjects and issues that real-world programmers face. This book shows the simplest ways to implement common but stubborn WPF controls so that you do not waste time with needlessly complex solutions found on many internet sites. The overall purpose is to demonstrate how a WPF application designed with object-oriented principles works with a database. Equal emphasis is placed on all facets of development. Interface design, class construction and coding, and data connections and data operations are all explained simply and concisely using the minimum code necessary.