Windows Presentation Foundation

What is Windows Presentation Foundation, WPF?

WPF allows creating rich application with respect to look and feel. The rich classes of WPF along with a design engine allow you to make innovative interfaces and client applications with 3D images, animation that is not available using HTML.

What are the different documents supported in WPF?

The different documents supported by WPF are mainly fixed documents and flow documents. Fixed documents are used for what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) applications. In such applications observance to the original design is important. E.g. Desktop applications Flow documents concentrate more on optimize viewing and readability., rather than using a “fixed” layout, flow documents adjust their content based on values of runtime variables. Adjusting content will also include adjusting size, resolution etc. E.g. a Web page

What is XAML?                                               

Extensible Application Markup Language is a XML based language used to create rich GUI’s. It supports both vector and bitmap images. These files are XML files with .xaml extension. It can be used for creating graphical effects. XAML allows creating visible UI elements and separate the UI definition from the