Take advantage of your existing JavaScript and HTML skills to build apps for Windows 8.1 and add them to the Windows Store. It’s a remarkable opportunity—and best-selling Microsoft web development author Stephen Walther will show you how to take full advantage of it.   Offering the same deep insight and practical code that has made his ASP.NET Unleashed the #1 ASP.NET book of all time, Walther covers everything you need to build outstanding Windows Store apps with JavaScript and HTML5.   He guides you through using Microsoft’s WinJS 2.0 library to develop apps for Windows 8.1—you learn how to use JavaScript templates, controls, and data binding. You’ll find in-depth coverage of everything from displaying data with a ListView control to supporting SkyDrive cloud storage, creating games to using IndexedDB and HTML5 forms.   Extensively updated for the release of Windows 8.1, this book covers all of the new features of the WinJS 2.0 library such as the Repeater, SearchBox, WebView, and NavBar controls and the new WinJS Scheduler. This book has been updated with a new sample app that demonstrates how to build a Windows Store app that interacts with Windows Azure Mobile Services.   If you’re a web developer, Windows 8 gives you millions of new potential customers to buy your apps—and you already have many of the skills you’ll need to reach them. Get this book, master the tools and techniques you don’t already know—and go after that huge new market!   Detailed information on how to… Get your app published in the Windows Store Use JavaScript controls such as the Tooltip, Rating, DatePicker, and FlipView controls Thoroughly master using the WinJS ListView control to display, sort, and filter data Use new controls introduced with Windows 8.1 such as the Repeater, WebView, NavBar, and SearchBox controls Implement Windows Search and Share contracts Use HTML5 Canvas to build arcade games Store data on the local file system, via Windows Azure Mobile Services or in IndexedDB databases Use Live Services to authenticate users, retrieve user profiles, and interact with SkyDrive Create custom WinJS controls with Page Controls Build apps that gracefully adapt to different screen resolutions and orientations Take pictures from your computer’s webcam and play sounds 8.1 Apps

Table of Contents:
Introduction   1 Updated for Windows 8.1   2 Prerequisites for This Book   3 Source Code   3 1 Building Windows Store Apps   5 What Is a Windows Store App?   5   Microsoft Design Style Principles   6   Common Features of Windows Store Apps   7 Creating Your First Windows Store App   13   Creating the Visual Studio Project   14   Declaring App Capabilities   15   Creating the HTML Page   17   Creating the Style Sheet   18   Creating the JavaScript File   18   Running the App   21 Elements of a Windows Store App   21   JavaScript   21   HTML5   22   Cascading Style Sheets 3   22   Windows Runtime   23   Windows Library for JavaScript   23   What About jQuery?   24 Building Windows Store Apps with Visual Studio   26   Windows Store App Project Templates   27   Running a Windows Store App   31 Debugging a Windows Store App   33   Using the Visual Studio JavaScript Console Window   33   Setting Breakpoints   34   Using the DOM Explorer   35 Publishing to the Windows Store   36   Register as a Windows Developer   36   Submitting Your App   37   Passing App Certification   39 Migrating from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1   41 Summary   42 2 WinJs Fundamentals   45 Namespaces, Modules, and Classes   45   Using Namespaces   46   Using the Module Pattern   48   Using Classes   51 Asynchronous Programming with Promises   56   Using Promises   57   Using then() Versus done()   59   Creating Promises   60   Creating a Timeout Promise   61   Canceling Promises   62   Composing Promises   63 Retrieving DOM Elements with Query Selectors   63   Performing Queries with the WinJS.Utilities.query() Method   64   Retrieving a Single Element with the WinJS.Utilities.id() Method   66   Using the WinJS.Utilities.children() method   67   Working with the QueryCollection Class   68 Performing Ajax Calls with the xhr Function   69   Specifying Different Response Types   72   Customizing the Properties of the XmlHttpRequest Object   73 Using the Scheduler to Prioritize Jobs   75   Setting Job Priorities   77   Yielding to a Higher Priority Job   77 Summary   80 3 Observables, Bindings, and Templates   81 Understanding Observables   81   Creating an Observable   82   Creating Observable Listeners   83   Coalescing Notifications   85   Bypassing Notifications   87   Working with the WinJS.Binding.List object   88   Creating an Observable Collection of Observables   90 Understanding Declarative Data Binding   91   Declarative Data Binding and Observables   94   Capturing the Contents of an HTML Form   96   Declarative Data Binding and WinJS Controls   99   Declarative Data Binding and Binding Converters   101 Understanding Templates   105   Creating an Imperative Template   105   Creating a Declarative Template   108   Applying a Template with a Query Selector   109   Creating External Templates   111 Summary   112 4 Using WinJs Controls   113 Introduction to WinJS Controls   113   Creating a WinJS Control Declaratively   115   Creating Controls Imperatively   117   Setting Control Options   118   Retrieving Controls from an HTML Document   119 Using the Tooltip Control   120   Using the contentElement Property   121   Styling a Tooltip   121 Using the ToggleSwitch Control   122   Determining the State of a ToggleSwitch   123 Using the Rating Control   124   Customizing the Ratings   125   Submitting a Rating   125 Using the DatePicker Control   127   Formatting the Year, Month, and Date   128   Displaying Only Years, Months, or Days   131   Capturing the Selected Date   132 Using the TimePicker Control   133   Getting and Setting the Current Time   134   Formatting the Hour, Minute, and Period   136 Using the Hub Control   137   Creating Hubs and Hub Sections   138   Handling Hub Section Navigation   139 Using the WebView Control   139   Hosting a Page from the Internet with the WebView Control   140   Handling Navigation and Navigation Events   142   Capturing WebView Screenshots   145 Summary   147 5 Creating Forms   149 Using HTML5 Form Validation   149   Using the required Attribute    150   Using the pattern Attribute   150   Performing Custom Validation   151   Customizing the Validation Error Style   152   Resetting a Form   154 Using HTML5 Input Elements   155   Labeling Form Fields   157   Entering a Number   158   Entering a Value from a Range of Values   159 Entering Email Addresses, URLs, Telephone Numbers, and Search Terms   160   Entering a Value from a List of Values   162   Selecting Files   162 Creating a Rich Text Editor   164 Displaying Progress   165 Summary   167 6 Menus and Flyouts   169 Using the Flyout Control   169 Using the Menu Control   172 Using the AppBar Control   176   Creating a Simple App Bar   176   Using App Bar Commands   178   Showing Contextual Commands   181 Using the NavBar Control   184   Creating a Simple Nav Bar   184 Configuring App Settings   186   Creating About Page Settings   187   Creating Personal Settings   189 Displaying Windows Dialogs   192 Summary   195 7 Using the ItemContainer, Repeater, and FlipView Controls   197 Using the ItemContainer Control   197   Styling an ItemContainer   198   Interacting with an ItemContainer   200   Selecting an ItemContainer   202   Creating Drag-and-Drop Items   204 Using the Repeater Control   208   Using an External Template   210   Using a Nested Template   211   Using the Repeater with the ItemContainer   214 Using the FlipView Control   215   Displaying Page Numbers   219   Creating Custom FlipView Buttons   221 Summary   222 8 Using the ListView Control   223 Introduction to the ListView Control   224 Using Different ListView Layouts   228   Using Grid Layout   229   Using List Layout   231   Using Cell Spanning Layout   231 Invoking Items in a ListView Control   236 Selecting Items in a ListView Control   238 Sorting Items in a ListView Control   241 Filtering Items in a ListView Control   242 Grouping Items in a ListView Control   245 Switching Views with Semantic Zoom   248 Switching a ListView Template Dynamically   253 Using Drag and Drop   256   Reordering Items in a ListView    256   Dragging Items from ListViews   258 Summary   262 9 Creating Data Sources   263 Creating Custom Data Sources   263   Creating the Data Source Class   264   Creating a Data Adapter   264   Implementing the getCount() Method   265   Implementing the itemsFromIndex() Method   265   Implementing the insertAtEnd() Method   267   Implementing the remove() Method   267   Implementing the change() Method   268   Handling Errors   268   Implementing the setNotificationHandler() Method   269 Creating a File Data Source   270   Using the File Data Source   271 Creating a Web Service Data Source   276   Creating the Data Source   276   Creating the Web Service   278   Using the Web Service Data Source   280 Creating an IndexedDB Data Source   281   Overview of IndexedDB   282   Using the IndexedDB Data Source   286 Summary   293 10 Using Windows Azure Mobile Services   295 Creating a Mobile Service   295 Creating a Database Table   297 Installing the Mobile Services for WinJS Library   298 Performing Inserts, Updates, and Deletes   299   Connecting to the Remote Database Table   299   Inserting Database Data   299   Updating Database Data   300   Deleting Database Data   301 Performing Database Queries   301   Looking Up a Single Database Record   301   Retrieving a Set of Database Records   302 Performing Validation   304 Performing Custom Actions   306 Debugging Script Errors   308 Summary   309 11 App Events and States   311 App Events   311   Handling the Activated Event   312   Handling the Error Event   313   Deferring Events with Promises   314   Creating Custom Events   315 Suspending, Terminating, and Resuming an App   315   Detecting When an App Is Suspended and Terminated    316   Detecting the Previous Execution State   316   Testing Application State with Visual Studio   317   Storing State with Session State   318 Designing for Different Window Sizes   320   Setting the Minimum App Width   320   Using CSS Media Queries   321   Using the window resize Event   324 Scaling Content to Fit Different Screen Resolutions   326   Defining a Viewport   326   Using the ViewBox Control   329 Summary   332 12 Page Fragments and Navigation   333 Using the HtmlControl Control   333 Creating a Page Control   336 Creating Multi-Page Apps   340   Creating a Navigation App   340   Understanding the Navigation App default.html Page   341   Adding New Page Controls to a Navigation App   343   Navigating to Another Page   345   Understanding the Navigation API   346   Understanding the PageControlNavigator Control   347   Understanding Navigation State   347 Summary   351 13 Creating Share and Search Contracts   353 Supporting Sharing   354   Creating a Share Source   356   Creating a Share Target   360 Using the Search Charm    368   Declaring Your App as a Search Provider   369   Providing Search Suggestions   370   Handling Search Activation   372   Adding a Search Results Page   373 Using the SearchBox Control   376   Adding the SearchBox Control to a Page   377   Providing Search Suggestions   378   Displaying Search Results   379 Using the Windows Content Indexer   380   Understanding the Windows Content Indexer API   381   Creating an Indexer Helper   381   Using the Indexer Helper   382 Summary   385 14 Using the Live Connect API   387 Installing the Live SDK   388   Adding a Reference to the Live SDK   388   Registering Your App   389   Initializing the Live Connect SDK   391   Specifying Different Scopes   391 Authenticating a User   394   Logging a User into Live Connect   394   Creating Account Settings   396 Authentication and Windows Azure Mobile Services   401   Configuring Your Mobile Service   401   Setting Permissions for Your Mobile Service   402   Updating the Mobile Server Scripts   402   Logging Into Azure Mobile Services   404 Retrieving Basic User Information   406 Uploading and Downloading Files from SkyDrive   408   Listing SkyDrive Folders and Files   409   Downloading Files from SkyDrive   411   Uploading Files to SkyDrive   413 Summary   415 15 Graphics and Games   417 Overview of the Game   418 Creating the Game Tiles   419 Playing the Game Sounds   420 Creating the Game Canvas   421 Capturing User Interaction   424 Creating the Update Loop   425 Creating the Render Loop   427 Summary   429 16 Creating a Task List App   431 Overview of the App   432 Setting Up the App   433 Connecting to External Services   435 Optimistic Inserts, Updates, and Deletes   437 Adapting to Screen Changes   440 Creating a Custom Control   444 Using Text to Speech   446 Summary   448 Index   449