1. "The WPF UI Framework in Silverlight is a compatible subset of the WPF UI Framework features in the full .NET Framework".
How to find what are [not] in the subset of the WPF UI Framework with SL? How to know which part of the .NET Framework shouldn't be included/used in SL app?
2. "Silverlight 2 includes a cross-platform, cross-browser version of the .NET Framework".
How to know the .NET Framework stuff used in the dev box would be same as the one included in SL 2.0?
Whatever's there should work the same as it works in the full .Net framework, at least that's the stated goal of the Silverlight team. As for what's going to be in there, wait a few days, the details are supposed to be announced at the MIX conference next
week. Also once the Beta is released, it should be a lot easier to determine what is and what isn't going to be there.
Since you build against the Silverlight assemblies instead of the full .Net ones, you will know at compile time whether that particular class or method is supported. It won't let you compile if it's not implemented.
dave_el
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is there a easy way to determine what is included in Silverlight (as the subset of the WPF)?
Feb 26, 2008 11:54 AM | LINK
1. "The WPF UI Framework in Silverlight is a compatible subset of the WPF UI Framework features in the full .NET Framework".
How to find what are [not] in the subset of the WPF UI Framework with SL? How to know which part of the .NET Framework shouldn't be included/used in SL app?
2. "Silverlight 2 includes a cross-platform, cross-browser version of the .NET Framework".
How to know the .NET Framework stuff used in the dev box would be same as the one included in SL 2.0?
Thanks!
Bill Reiss
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Re: is there a easy way to determine what is included in Silverlight (as the subset of the WPF)?
Feb 26, 2008 12:02 PM | LINK
Whatever's there should work the same as it works in the full .Net framework, at least that's the stated goal of the Silverlight team. As for what's going to be in there, wait a few days, the details are supposed to be announced at the MIX conference next week. Also once the Beta is released, it should be a lot easier to determine what is and what isn't going to be there.
Since you build against the Silverlight assemblies instead of the full .Net ones, you will know at compile time whether that particular class or method is supported. It won't let you compile if it's not implemented.
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tgrand
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Re: is there a easy way to determine what is included in Silverlight (as the subset of the WPF)?
Feb 26, 2008 01:34 PM | LINK
Use the Object Browser. This QuickStart tells you how to limit your view to only the API available in Silverlight:
http://silverlight.net/quickstarts/Start/BrowseApi.aspx
API object browser