From Flash to Silverlight: A Rosetta StoneRick BarrazaExperience ArchitectCynergy Systems

Lost in TranslationTag based animations vs. Procedural Code

What we’re going to go overWe will start where tag based animations end.Dynamically creating visual elements.How to manipulate them with C# as painlessly as possible.

We’re going to jump straight into code...

#1: See Bob run.

The Helvetica of Easing Equations

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Using a dynamic storyboards as your onEnterFrame

If ( count++ < killSwitch) sb.Begin();Using a UserControl as a MovieClip

Adding that X and Y property is a life saver.

The Easing Equationbob.X += (mouse.X – bob.X)*.12;

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#2: To each their own.

User controls that govern themselves

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There is no removeMovieClip() equivalent from inside the userConrol.

(this.Parent as Canvas).Children.Remove(this);

Pro’s and Con’s of this approachLook into registering events up to the parentQuestions?

#3: One function to rule them all.An alternate approach to group animations

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System.Windows.Interop.ContentLooping through the children

foreach (dot d in balls.Children)Questions?

#4: Where did my Downloader go?Recent changes in loading images

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WebClient and the BitmapImageSkip the WebClient for fast and easy

Uri URI = new Uri(fileName, UriKind.Relative);BitmapImage bi = new BitmapImage(URI);

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