Getting Started

This portal provides links to information intended for developers that are new to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

The WPF development platform is built on a core programming system, which is extended to support a broad set of application development features, including the application model itself, resources, controls, graphics, layout, data binding, documents, and security.

In This Section

• Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation

• Get Started Using Windows Presentation Foundation

• Windows Presentation Foundation Community Feedback

Related Sections

Fundamentals

The WPF core programming system includes the following elements:

• XAML Overview

• Base Elements

• Element Tree and Serialization

• Properties

• Input and Commands

• Resources Overview

• Styling and Templating

• Accessibility

• UI Automation Overview

• Migration and Interoperability

Applications

The WPF application model provides the application framework against which WPF applications are built. See the following for more information:

• Application Management Overview

• Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Overview

• Threading Model

Resources

WPF extends the Microsoft .NET Framework resource infrastructure to provide a uniform resource identifier (URI)-driven model for configuring, identifying, and loading assembly resources, which also provides the basis for localization and globalization. Additionally, WPF supports a simple way to reuse commonly defined objects and values as user interface (UI) resources. See the following for more information:

• Resources Overview

• Globalization for the Windows Presentation Foundation

Controls

WPF includes a broad set of common controls, and leverages styles, triggers, and templates to create easily reusable custom controls. See the following for more information:

• Control Library

• Control Authoring Overview

Layout

Layout is a first-class feature in WPF that supports dynamic resizing and repositioning of user interface (UI) for both standard and localized and globalized applications. See the following for more information:

• The Layout System

• Use Automatic Layout Overview

Graphics

WPF incorporates deeply integrated support for graphics, which is built vector graphics and supports 2-D graphics, 3-D graphics, animation, and a comprehensive suite of drawing tools. See the following for more information:

• WPF Graphics, Animation, and Media Overview

• 3-D Graphics Overview

• Animation Overview

Data Binding

WPF Data binding provides a simplified infrastructure for synchronizing user interface (UI) with data, which can be extended through the use of data templates .See the following for more information:

• Data Binding Overview

• Data Templating Overview

Documents

Specialized support for document viewing, typography, printing, and annotating is exposed from WPF. See the following for more information:

• Documents in Windows Presentation Foundation

• Annotations Overview

• Printing Overview

• Typography in Windows Presentation Foundation

• Document Serialization and Storage

See Also

Other Resources

General Reference
Class Library
Windows Presentation Foundation Samples
Tools
Designing with Windows Presentation Foundation