Advanced Windows Store Apps with C# in Visual Studio 2013: Data Management New Horizons Lebanon
Price: TBA
  • Duration: 2 Hours

Course details

Windows Store apps can be configured with UI features as well as programmatically to handle data. This course describes how to implement caching options, incorporate file pickers, and handle data access, files, and libraries programmatically. You'll also learn how to integrate OneDrive with your app. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft Exam 70-485: Advanced Windows Store App Development Using C#. This exam is a requirement for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD): Windows Store Apps certification.

  • Topic T2 Objective O3
  • start the course
  • Topic T6 Objective O7
  • discuss item types for caching, cache location options, and caching mechanisms available for Windows Store apps
  • Topic T10 Objective O11
  • use local storage to cache Windows Store app data
  • Topic T14 Objective O15
  • use roaming storage for caching Windows Store app data
  • Topic T18 Objective O19
  • retrieve data that has been cached locally
  • Topic T23 Objective O24
  • describe the basic features of file pickers
  • Topic T27 Objective O28
  • use a file picker with filters to open single and multiple files
  • Topic T31 Objective O32
  • save files using a file picker in a Windows Store app
  • Topic T36 Objective O37
  • configure a Windows Store app to read, try to read, and compare files using ReadFileAsync, TryGetItemAsync, and IsEqual
  • Topic T40 Objective O41
  • use the StorageFolder class to access a parent folder for a file in a Windows Store app
  • Topic T44 Objective O45
  • configure a Windows Store app to create a file in a local library and write data to a file
  • Topic T48 Objective O49
  • configure a Windows Store app to read a file using a stream
  • Topic T52 Objective O53
  • configure a Windows Store app to write to a file from a stream
  • Topic T56 Objective O57
  • code a Windows Store app to read from a file using a buffer
  • Topic T60 Objective O61
  • code a Windows Store app to write from a file using a buffer
  • Topic T65 Objective O66
  • manage libraries using Windows.Storage.StorageLibrary in a Windows Store app
  • Topic T69 Objective O70
  • set file extensions and associations in a Windows Store app
  • Topic T73 Objective O74
  • add files to the Windows index from a Windows Store app
  • Topic T77 Objective O78
  • query a Windows index from a Windows Store app
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Updated on 13 November, 2015

About New Horizons Lebanon

As changes in technology have accelerated, it’s become even more essential for people to master technology to be productive, invaluable employees who optimize, program and invent solutions—and even grow companies of their own. With over 300 centers in 60 countries, New Horizons is the world’s largest independent IT and Business training company. Over the past 35 years, New Horizons has delivered a full range of IT and business skills/Management training through innovative learning methods that have transformed businesses and helped over 35 million students reach their goals. New Horizons Lebanon branch was established in 1996.

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