Contents
Chapter 1: Setting Up Windows 8 Application Project
The Windows 8 Operating System
The Visual Studio Development Platform
The Windows Store Project Templates
Creating a Windows Store XAML Project – FinanceHub
The Package Application Manifest File
Setting MVVM Architecture in FinanceHub Project
Chapter 2: Implementing the View
Customizing Deployment Package and Runtime Configuration Properties
Application Logo Files and Splash Screen
Enabling Customization of Application Styles and Themes
Adding New Resource Dictionary File
Enabling Additional Resources.xaml Resource Dictionary at Application Level
The Main Startup Page – MainPage.xaml
Adding Bottom Application Bar – MainPage.xaml
Setting Up Remaining Custom Resources and Styles in Resources.xaml
Adding Stocks Page – StocksPage.xaml
Adding Stock Details Page – StockInfoView.xaml and StockDetails.xaml
Adding Add Stock Flyout Control
Adding Remove Stock Flyout Control
Integrating Flyout Controls with Bottom Application Bar
Chapter 3: Implementing the Model
Define Serializable and Deserializable Stocks Data Model
Define enum to support Add and Remove Stocks Actions
Define a Class for Event Arguments of Add and Remove Stocks Actions
Create a Helper Class to Store and Retrieve Stocks Watchlist in the Local Data Storage
Asynchronous Operations and Local Storage Capabilities for Windows 8 Applications
Implementing Local Storage Helper Class
Add SimulatedRandomStocksDetail.csv File
Chapter 4: Implementing the ViewModel
Building MVVM Framework for FinanceHub Application
Implementing the ViewModelLocator Class
Implementing the DelegateCommand Class
Implementing ViewModel Classes
The StocksPageViewModel ViewModel
The AddRemoveStockViewModel ViewModel
Chapter 5: HTML5, JavaScript, and Windows 8 Applications
Windows 8 Applications Using HTML5 and JavaScript
Windows APIs for Windows 8 Store Applications
Best Practices in JavaScript Development
Global Namespace Pollution and Prevention
Module Pattern and Self-Executing Functions
Using Constructor Initialization
The Knockout JavaScript Framework
Chapter 6: View, Model, and ViewModel Structures in HTML5 and JavaScript
Setting up FinanceHub JavaScript Windows 8 Application Project
Exploring and Setting up FinanceHub Project
Adding Application Logo Files and Splash Screen
Adding StockPages.html Page Control
Adding StockDetails.html Page Control
Create FinanceHub Application Branding
Add SimulatedRandomStocksDetail.csv File
Define StocksPageViewModel Class and Bind to the Views
Implementing Local Storage Helper Class
Define AddandRemoveStockViewModel Class and Bind to the Views