Summary

In this chapter you got an overview of WPF’s most commonly used controls, which you can use in your client applications, understanding how they can be both implemented in XAML or VB code. Also, this chapter covered some particular aspects about them, such as their so-called lookless implementation, understanding why they can also be nameless because of routed events. You also got information about some improvements introduced with the .NET Framework 4.6, such as enhanced touch support on controls like TextBox and ComboBox.

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