Creating Web Pages Using the LightSwitch HTML Client In Visual

by Michael Washington

Visual Studio LightSwitch 2012 is a development tool that provides the easiest and fastest way to create forms over data, line of business applications and build applications for the desktop and the internet cloud by providing a tool that allows you to quickly and easily define and connect to your data, program your security and business rules, expose this via OData to practically any ‘client’ such as mobile devices and web pages. This book will demonstrate its use, explain, and provide examples of important concepts of its API (Application Programming Interface). Over the past year I have created more than thirty Visual Studio LightSwitch HTML Client projects. While creating those projects, I ran into challenges that required me to go deep into the LightSwitch HTML Client API. This book covers the core concepts as well as the use of advanced techniques that I consider important to properly leverage this incredible tool. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Understanding the LightSwitch HTML Client What Is Visual Studio LightSwitch? The Visual Studio LightSwitch HTML Client Single Page Application (because faster is better) Chapter 2: Create an End-To-End LightSwitch HTML Application How Does A LightSwitch HTML Client Application Work? Chapter 3: The LightSwitch HTML Client API The Binding Pattern Promises Chapter 4: Working With Data Searching Data Setting Defaults Dynamically Creating Records Deleting Data Chapter 5: Working With Screens The Visual Collection API JavaScript Chapter 6: Application Navigation Show a Message Box, and Respond To a User Selection Create a Custom Modal Picker by Using A Popup Copy a Record - Show Add Edit Dialog with Initialized Parameters Navigating to a New Screen (and Returning) After Editing -- Return Focus and Browser Position to the Item Chapter 7: Advanced Topics Using ServerApplicationContext Using WCF RIA Services Advanced JavaScript Controls Use a JQuery Mobile Control Prevent JQuery Mobile from Overriding Custom Controls Theming LightSwitch HTML for the Desktop
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284 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2013