Windows Presentation Foundation in Visual Studio

Visual Studio 2008 and later provides support for creating Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) controls and applications. Visual Studio also provides support for extending the WPF Designer.

In This Section

• WPF Designer
  Introduces the WPF Designer, which you can use to visually design the UI for your Windows Vista application.

• Getting Started with the WPF Designer
  Describes the basics for getting started using the WPF Designer.

• Working with the WPF Designer
  Describes the WPF Designer features to help you visually create user interfaces for your Windows Vista applications.

• XAML and Code in the WPF Designer
  Describes how to use the WPF Designer in conjunction with XAML and code.

• Interoperability in the WPF Designer
  Describes the support for interoperation of Windows Forms and WPF in the WPF Designer.

• Debugging and Interpreting Errors in the WPF Designer
  Describes the debugging support and resources for correcting errors in the WPF Designer.

• Deployment and Localization using the WPF Designer
  Describes deployment and localization of WPF projects created by using the WPF Designer.

• WPF Designer Extensibility
  Describes many advanced scenarios for building custom controls and extending the WPF Designer experience.

Related Sections

• Windows Presentation Foundation
  Contains links to topics that describe the WPF platform.

• XAML
  Describes how to use XAML markup to define your WPF controls and applications.

• Migration and Interoperability
  Contains links to topics that describe how to use both Windows Forms and WPF in your Windows Vista applications.