Windows Phone 7.5 Data Cookbook

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Windows Phone 7.5 Data Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Data Binding to UI Elements

Introduction

Element binding

DataContext

Data Templates

How DataMode is used

Converting data for display

Building a simple app

Chapter 2. Isolated Storage

Introduction

Saving user settings

Opening and creating a file

Saving username and password to a local store

Saving a background image to local storage

Chapter 3. XML as a Data Store

Introduction

Opening a local XML file

Navigating the XML file

Opening a remote XML file

Object serialization to XML

Chapter 4. Using Open Data

Introduction

Consuming OData services

Searching OData services

CRUD operations with OData

Chapter 5. Using On-Device Databases

Introduction

Overview of SQLite Studio

SQLite Client as an embedded database

Using SQLite as a local store for the MyTasks App

SQL CE as a local store

McObject Perst as an embedded object database

Chapter 6. Representational State Transfer—REST

Introduction

Consuming RSS Feeds

Using the Twitter API

Building a simple REST service

Chapter 7. Windows Communication Framework—WCF

Introduction

Writing and consuming a simple web service

Building a service layer using WCF

WCF using ADO.NET Entity Framework

Using LINQ to SQL for creating the service

Chapter 8. Model View ViewModel

Introduction

Simple MVVM application

Using MVVM Light Toolkit

Updating the MVVM application