Introduction Today, in this article let's dig out another area of a Windows Phone section, whereby communicating with a WCF Service to get a pop up message. Question: What is Theme? In simple terms "It provides a definite, enhanced look and feel UI for the user accessing Application".I think we all are now good to go to implement this interesting concept!!! Step 1: The complete code of IService1.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Runtime.Serialization;using System.ServiceModel;using System.ServiceModel.Web;using System.Text;namespace WCF_Theme{ // NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the interface name "IService1" in both code and config file together. [ServiceContract] public interface IService1 { [OperationContract] string lightthemeMessage(); [OperationContract] string darkthemeMessage(); }}Step 2 : The complete code of Service1.svc.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Runtime.Serialization;using System.ServiceModel;using System.ServiceModel.Web;using System.Text;namespace WCF_Theme{ // NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the class name "Service1" in code, svc and config file together. public class Service1 : IService1 { public string lightthemeMessage() { return "You Have Selected: Light Theme "; } public string darkthemeMessage() { return "You Have Selected: Dark Theme "; } }} Step 3 : The complete code of Web.Config looks like this.<?xml version="1.0"?><configuration> <system.web> <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" /> </system.web> <system.serviceModel> <behaviors> <serviceBehaviors> <behavior> <!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the value below to false and remove the metadata endpoint above before deployment --> <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/> <!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information --> <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/> </behavior> </serviceBehaviors> </behaviors> <serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" /> </system.serviceModel> <system.webServer> <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/> </system.webServer></configuration>Step 4 : The complete code of MainPage.xaml looks like this.<phone:PhoneApplicationPage x:Class="Theme.MainPage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:phone="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone" xmlns:shell="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Shell;assembly=Microsoft.Phone" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="480" d:DesignHeight="768" FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilyNormal}" FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeNormal}" Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" SupportedOrientations="Portrait" Orientation="Portrait" shell:SystemTray.IsVisible="True" Loaded="PhoneApplicationPage_Loaded"> <!--LayoutRoot is the root grid where all page content is placed--> <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Transparent"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/> <RowDefinition Height="*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <!--TitlePanel contains the name of the application and page title--> <StackPanel x:Name="TitlePanel" Grid.Row="0" Margin="12,17,0,28"> <TextBlock x:Name="ApplicationTitle" Text="Vijay Theme Application" FontFamily="Verdana" FontSize="22" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextNormalStyle}"/> <TextBlock x:Name="PageTitle" Text="Windows 7 Phone" Margin="9,-7,0,0" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextTitle1Style}"/> </StackPanel> <!--ContentPanel - place additional content here--> <Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0"> <Ellipse Height="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="106,99,0,0" Name="ellipse1" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" Fill="Orange" OpacityMask="#FF31BE31" /> </Grid> </Grid> <!--Sample code showing usage of ApplicationBar--> <!--<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar> <shell:ApplicationBar IsVisible="True" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button1.png" Text="Button 1"/> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button2.png" Text="Button 2"/> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 1"/> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 2"/> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> </phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar>--></phone:PhoneApplicationPage Step 5 : The complete code of MainPage.xaml.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Net;using System.Windows;using System.Windows.Controls;using System.Windows.Documents;using System.Windows.Input;using System.Windows.Media;using System.Windows.Media.Animation;using System.Windows.Shapes;using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;using Theme.ServiceReference1;namespace Theme{ public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage { // Constructor public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); } private void PhoneApplicationPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { settheme(); } protected void settheme() { Visibility v = (Visibility)Resources["PhoneLightThemeVisibility"]; Service1Client obj_Client = new Service1Client(); if (v == System.Windows.Visibility.Visible) { obj_Client.lightthemeMessageCompleted += new EventHandler<lightthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs>(light_Call); obj_Client.lightthemeMessageAsync(); } else { obj_Client.darkthemeMessageCompleted += new EventHandler<darkthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs>(dark_Call); obj_Client.darkthemeMessageAsync(); } } static void light_Call(object sender, lightthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show(e.Result.ToString()); } static void dark_Call(object sender, darkthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show(e.Result.ToString()); } }}Step 6 : The output of the Dark Theme Application looks like this.I hope this article is useful for you. I look forward for your comments and feedback. Thanks Vijay Prativadi.
Today, in this article let's dig out another area of a Windows Phone section, whereby communicating with a WCF Service to get a pop up message. Question: What is Theme?
In simple terms "It provides a definite, enhanced look and feel UI for the user accessing Application".
Step 1: The complete code of IService1.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Runtime.Serialization;using System.ServiceModel;using System.ServiceModel.Web;using System.Text;namespace WCF_Theme{ // NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the interface name "IService1" in both code and config file together. [ServiceContract] public interface IService1 { [OperationContract] string lightthemeMessage(); [OperationContract] string darkthemeMessage(); }}Step 2 : The complete code of Service1.svc.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Runtime.Serialization;using System.ServiceModel;using System.ServiceModel.Web;using System.Text;namespace WCF_Theme{ // NOTE: You can use the "Rename" command on the "Refactor" menu to change the class name "Service1" in code, svc and config file together. public class Service1 : IService1 { public string lightthemeMessage() { return "You Have Selected: Light Theme "; } public string darkthemeMessage() { return "You Have Selected: Dark Theme "; } }}
Step 3 : The complete code of Web.Config looks like this.<?xml version="1.0"?><configuration> <system.web> <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" /> </system.web> <system.serviceModel> <behaviors> <serviceBehaviors> <behavior> <!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the value below to false and remove the metadata endpoint above before deployment --> <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true"/> <!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information --> <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/> </behavior> </serviceBehaviors> </behaviors> <serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" /> </system.serviceModel> <system.webServer> <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/> </system.webServer></configuration>Step 4 : The complete code of MainPage.xaml looks like this.<phone:PhoneApplicationPage x:Class="Theme.MainPage" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:phone="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone" xmlns:shell="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Shell;assembly=Microsoft.Phone" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="480" d:DesignHeight="768" FontFamily="{StaticResource PhoneFontFamilyNormal}" FontSize="{StaticResource PhoneFontSizeNormal}" Foreground="{StaticResource PhoneForegroundBrush}" SupportedOrientations="Portrait" Orientation="Portrait" shell:SystemTray.IsVisible="True" Loaded="PhoneApplicationPage_Loaded"> <!--LayoutRoot is the root grid where all page content is placed--> <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="Transparent"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/> <RowDefinition Height="*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <!--TitlePanel contains the name of the application and page title--> <StackPanel x:Name="TitlePanel" Grid.Row="0" Margin="12,17,0,28"> <TextBlock x:Name="ApplicationTitle" Text="Vijay Theme Application" FontFamily="Verdana" FontSize="22" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextNormalStyle}"/> <TextBlock x:Name="PageTitle" Text="Windows 7 Phone" Margin="9,-7,0,0" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextTitle1Style}"/> </StackPanel> <!--ContentPanel - place additional content here--> <Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0"> <Ellipse Height="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="106,99,0,0" Name="ellipse1" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" Fill="Orange" OpacityMask="#FF31BE31" /> </Grid> </Grid> <!--Sample code showing usage of ApplicationBar--> <!--<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar> <shell:ApplicationBar IsVisible="True" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button1.png" Text="Button 1"/> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button2.png" Text="Button 2"/> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 1"/> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 2"/> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> </phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar>--></phone:PhoneApplicationPage
Step 5 : The complete code of MainPage.xaml.cs looks like this.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Net;using System.Windows;using System.Windows.Controls;using System.Windows.Documents;using System.Windows.Input;using System.Windows.Media;using System.Windows.Media.Animation;using System.Windows.Shapes;using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;using Theme.ServiceReference1;namespace Theme{ public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage { // Constructor public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); } private void PhoneApplicationPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { settheme(); } protected void settheme() { Visibility v = (Visibility)Resources["PhoneLightThemeVisibility"]; Service1Client obj_Client = new Service1Client(); if (v == System.Windows.Visibility.Visible) { obj_Client.lightthemeMessageCompleted += new EventHandler<lightthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs>(light_Call); obj_Client.lightthemeMessageAsync(); } else { obj_Client.darkthemeMessageCompleted += new EventHandler<darkthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs>(dark_Call); obj_Client.darkthemeMessageAsync(); } } static void light_Call(object sender, lightthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show(e.Result.ToString()); } static void dark_Call(object sender, darkthemeMessageCompletedEventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show(e.Result.ToString()); } }}Step 6 : The output of the Dark Theme Application looks like this.I hope this article is useful for you. I look forward for your comments and feedback. Thanks Vijay Prativadi.
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