1. Introduction

   1. Chapter 1 Introducing Silverlight 2

      1. Rich Internet Applications
      2. RIA Technologies
      3. Further Reading

   2. Chapter 2 Introducing WPF

      1. Vectors
      2. WPF
      3. XAML
      4. Further Reading

   3. Chapter 3 Getting Started with Silverlight 2

      1. Setting Up a Silverlight Development System
      2. A First Silverlight Example: Creating a Web Site
      3. A Second Silverlight Example: Creating a Project
      4. Further Reading

   4. Chapter 4 Introducing Silverlight Tools

      1. XML Editors
      2. Vector Graphics Editors
      3. Silverlight IDEs
      4. Further Reading

2. Declarative Silverlight

   1. Chapter 5 Introducing XAML

      1. Using Text
      2. Using Shapes
      3. Positioning Elements
      4. Using Images
      5. Using Brushes
      6. Using Grids and Panels
      7. Further Reading

   2. Chapter 6 Handling User Interaction and Events

      1. Events and Event Handlers
      2. Mouse Events
      3. Keyboard Events
      4. Further Reading

   3. Chapter 7 Transforming and Animating Content

      1. Transformations
      2. Animations
      3. Further Reading

   4. Chapter 8 Adding Sound and Video

      1. Preparing Multimedia Data
      2. MediaElement
      3. Further Reading

   5. Chapter 9 Using Silverlight Controls

      1. The TextBox Control
      2. The CheckBox Control
      3. The RadioButton Control
      4. The ListBox Control
      5. The Button Control
      6. The ToggleButton Control
      7. The Calendar Control
      8. The DatePicker Control
      9. Further Reading

   6. Chapter 10 Using Silverlight Data Binding

      1. Data Binding with Markup
      2. Data Binding with Code
      3. One-Way Data Binding
      4. Two-Way Data Binding
      5. Data Conversions
      6. Data Validation
      7. Further Reading

   7. Chapter 11 Styles and Templates

      1. Styles
      2. Templates
      3. The Visual State Manager

3. Programming Silverlight with .NET

   1. Chapter 12 Adding Silverlight Content to ASP.NET 3.5 Applications

      1. Embedding XAML
      2. Embedding Media Content
      3. Further Reading

   2. Chapter 13 Using External Network Resources

      1. Using HTTP Resources
      2. Consuming WCF Services
      3. Security Restrictions For External Resources
      4. Further Reading

   3. Chapter 14 Reading and Writing Local Files

      1. Accessing Local Files
      2. Using Isolated Storage
      3. Further Reading

4. Programming Silverlight with JavaScript

   1. Chapter 15 Accessing Silverlight Content with JavaScript (and Vice Versa)

      1. Accessing the Plug-in
      2. Communicating with the Plug-in
      3. Communicating with Managed Code
      4. Further Reading

   2. Chapter 16 Special Silverlight JavaScript APIs

      1. Advanced JavaScript APIs
      2. Dynamically Downloading Content
      3. Using Additional Fonts
      4. Further Reading

5. Appendix

   1. Appendix Silverlight JavaScript Reference

      1. Using the Silverlight Plug-in

1. Colophon

The animal on the cover of Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date is a collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola). A shorebird with a large migratory range, the collared pratincole, also known as the common pratincole, can be found in southwest Asia, Africa, and the warmer parts of Europe. These birds migrate south to tropical Africa in the winter. The collared pratincole's wings and upper body are smoky-brown, while the underside is a pale yellow or white. Giving the bird its name, the throat is pale with a dark collar. While otherwise similar in appearance, males and females can be distinguished by the male's brighter colored beak, which may have a red base.

The collared pratincole measures six to nine inches long, has up to a 25-inch wingspan, and weighs between one and three ounces. Pratincoles have long forked tails, long pointed wings, short legs, and short arched beaks adapted for aerial feeding. Their long wings make them able to migrate long distances. Flocks of collared pratincoles are most active in the morning and evening, and often rest during the warmest parts of the day. They lay between two and four dull, smooth, oval-shaped eggs in nests in shallow holes in the ground. Both the male and female parents incubate the eggs, which hatch after 17 to 19 days. The chicks are fed by both parents and are able to fly after one month. Unlike other shorebirds, which generally eat small invertebrates or insects dug out of soil or mud, pratincoles hunt while in flight and only sometimes hunt on the ground. Their diet consists of various insects, such as dragonflies, beetles, winged termites, and grasshoppers.