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Windows Store MVVM Template A bare bones starter template for Windows Store 8.1 Projects that Utilizes the Model View View Model Pattern
You can download the template from the
Visual Studio Extension Gallery You can fork or contribute to the template on
github.com/KyleMit/WindowsStoreMvvmTemplate You can leave comments and read more on my blogger page at
CodingEverything.blogspot.com Directory: Here's a breakdown of the directory structure:
Assets : contains images for the Package.appxmanifestModel : contains core business logic for the application Resources : contains common resources for the whole applicationAppResources.xaml : contains xaml resources that is added to App.Resources Utilities : contains reusable helper classes that can be used in this, and other, projects.BindableBase.vb : implements INotifyPropertyChangedNavigationHelper.vb : adds Navigation support and Process Lifetime ManagementRelayCommand.vb : implements ICommandSuspensionManager.vb : captures global session state to simplify process lifetime managementView : contains views for the User Interface layer of the applicationMainView.xaml : has the initial window that the application launchesViewModel : contains classes which help communicate between theView and the ModelMainViewModel.vb : contains the business logic for MainView.xamlApp.xaml : contains resources scoped to the entire applicationApp.xaml.vb : contains startup code for the application
Samples: Binding MainView.xaml
<button content="Say Hello" command="{Binding SayHelloCommand}" />MainViewMode.vb
Private _personName As StringPublic Property PersonName As String Get Return _personName End Get Set(ByVal value As String) SetProperty(_personName, value) End SetEnd PropertyCommands MainView.xaml
<button content="Say Hello" command="{Binding SayHelloCommand}" />MainViewMode.vb
Private _sayHelloCommand As RelayCommandPublic ReadOnly Property SayHelloCommand As RelayCommand Get If _sayHelloCommand Is Nothing Then _sayHelloCommand = New RelayCommand(Async Sub() Await SayHello()) End If Return _sayHelloCommand End GetEnd PropertyContact: Reach Me At:
