Cleeren G., Dockx K. Microsoft Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook

Packt Publishing, 2010. - 476 p.Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plugin that enables features including animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback – features that characterize Rich Internet Applications. However, Silverlight is a great (and growing) Line-Of-Business platform and is increasingly being used to build data-driven business applications. Silverlight Data Services enable efficient access to your data, allowing you to draw on multiple sources of data and solve particular data problems. There is very little existing material that demonstrates how to build data-driven solutions with the platform. Silverlight 3 made a big step into Line-Of-Business data services and Silverlight 4 builds further upon this. This book will enable .NET developers to get their finger on the pulse of data-driven business applications in Silverlight.Learning the Nuts and Bolts of Silverlight 4.
An Introduction to Data Binding.
Advanced Data Binding.
The Data Grid.
The DataForm.
Talking to Services.
Talking to WCF and ASMX Services.
Talking to REST and WCF Data Services.
Talking to WCF RIA Services.
Converting Your Existing Applications to Use Silverlight.