Silverlight 2

Fons Sonnemans (Trainer)

Reflection IT

fons.sonnemans@reflectionit.nl
http://www.reflectionit.nl
Microsoft .NET

Web
Web Desktop
Desktop

media & RIA

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser,
cross-platform implementation of .NET for
building and delivering the next generation of
media experiences & rich interactive
applications for the Web.

Microsoft answer to Adobe Flash

Timeline, Packaging and Platforms

Platforms & Browsers (Microsoft support) Novell Support (Moonlight)

IE 6.0+ FireFox 1.5+ Safari 2.0 FireFox Konqueror Opera

Windows Mac OS X Linux

Vista, XP, 2003, 2000* 10.4.8+ (various distros)

Timeline
V 2 currently in Beta 2, will be released this year
V 1 released September 2007 (Javascript only)
Packaging
Browser plug-in, little dependency on other s/w
Usually installed on demand as content is accessed
Intended to be a quick download
V1 is ~1.2MB, V2 is ~4.6MB
Timeline, Packaging and Platforms

Mobile Silverlight

Windows Mobile 6 iPhone Nokia

Symbian 60
Silverlight Tooling
Expression Design Expression Blend VS 2008

Vector Graphics UI & Animation Design Write XAML

Designer Designer & Developer Write C# Code
Developer
Declaritive Development - XAML
eXtensible Application Markup Language
Code XAML

In Silverlight – XAML loaded at runtime and

merged with supporting “code behind” class
XAML Based Silverlight Tooling

Expression Design Expression Blend VS 2008

XAML

VS Project Files
Examples
Games
http://www.nokola.com/shock/
http://www.silverlightpoker.net/

Animation (Banners, Menu’s, Galleries)

http://www.microsoft.com/italy/studenti/default.mspx
http://www.laguna-coupe.com/
http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/

Rich Internet Apps

http://www.mscui.net/PatientJourneyDemonstrator/
http://mtm.viatecla.pt/
http://silverlight.net/samples/2b2/silverlightairlines/run/default.html

Media (Video & Audio)

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/overview/streaming.aspx
http://ek2008.nos.nl/live
Silverlight V2 Controls

Built in?

Layout?

Styling?

Data Binding?

Custom?
UI Customization
Silverlight = XAML = UI flexibility
Customize the look of an application without
changing it’s behavior

Styling (Styles)
Small Visual Changes on an Element (Font, Background
Color, etc.)

Skinning (Control Templates)

Replacing Element’s entire Visual Tree
{ UI Customization }
DataBinding
Enable clean view/model separation and binding
Change UI presentation wtihout code-behind
modifications

Works with any object that implements

IEnumerable
Arrays, Lists, Collections, etc.

Binding Expressions can be one way or two way

and supports validation & converters

INotifyPropertyChange change notifications

supported
Rich Networking Options
HTTP
Asynchronous Downloads & Uploads (WebClient Class)
WCF/SOAP
Supports duplex communication (Server Push)
XML WebServices/SOAP
REST
ADO.NET Data Services Support
RSS
JSON
Sockets
Cross Domain Networking Support
Files
Isolated Storage (User Store)
Stream based access to a private file/directory
structure
Patterned after .NET Framework IsolatedStorage
classes
Read and write string or binary data

OpenFileDialog
Silverlight supports ability to prompt for local files
Silverlight does not allow direct file access without first
going through the OpenFileDialog
HTML Integration
Access HTML DOM from Silverlight
Call JavaScript functions from Silverlight
Call Silverlight from JavaScript
Handling .NET Events in Javascript Code
Handling HTML DOM Events in .NET Code
Evaluating Javascript from .NET Code
Tip of the Iceberg
Visual State Manager
LINQ (Objects & XML)
Deep Zoom
Deep Zoom Composer Tool
Media (Movies & Audio)
Streaming
Microsoft Expression Encoder Tool
User & Custom Controls
Multi Threading (BackgroundWorker)
Unit Testing
Summary
Silverlight provides an incredibly powerful RIA
platform
Easy to deploy applications
Easy to create great looking applications
Easy to create fast and responsive applications
All enabled cross platform and cross browser

Silverlight enables a common programming model

across browsers, mobile devices, and the desktop

Silverlight 2 and associated tools will ship later this

year
Resources
{ www.silverlight.net }