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Introduction to XAML Browser Applications (XBAP)

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Published: 10 Mar 2009

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Abstract
This article gives an introduction to XBAPs and provides information about the differences between WPF Standalone applications, Silverlight, and XBAPs. Nihar explains the steps used to create a sample XBAP application and how to deploy and run it.

by Nihar Ranjan Nayak
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Introduction

XBAP (XAML Browser Application) is a new Windows technology used for creating Rich Internet Applications. There is always a confusion between WPF, XBAP and Silverlight. Developers get confused which one to go for while designing a project. Here I will explain all the 3 technologies with the differences and a sample XBAP application.

WPF applications are divided into two categories.

Standalone WPF Application
XAML browser applications (XBAPs)

XAML browser applications (XBAPs) combines features of both Web applications and rich-client applications. Like Web applications, XBAPs can be published to a Web server and launched from Internet Explorer. Like rich-client applications, XBAPs can take advantage of the capabilities of WPF. Developing XBAPs is also similar to rich-client development.

It is used for creating heavyweight .Net applications that take advantage of the full capabilities of .Net 3 Framework.

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Title: Nice article
Name: Neetu
Date: 8/26/2009 3:23:46 AM
Comment:
Good explanation but please specify some more details on applying controls on WPF enabled application(StandAlone)

Title: thanks may fold
Name: bob
Date: 7/9/2009 7:24:29 PM
Comment:
thanks for this great write up on XBAP, i was in a panic state trying to figure out if i could use XBAP on the WEB and this answered my pressing concerns, now i can sleep!

Thanks Nihar and may great things come your way this year!

Title: Mr
Name: Nihar
Date: 3/18/2009 2:16:51 AM
Comment:
Hello Ithyan,

XBAp apps run in partial trust mode. So they can't use WCF services in .NET framework 3.0. But framework 3.5 has some improvements over 3.0. So in framework 3.5 we can use WCF in partial trust mode for.

Thanks.

Title: Mr
Name: Ithyan
Date: 3/18/2009 12:29:22 AM
Comment:
hi,

i hope XBAPs can use WCF.

am completley taken aback on seeing this."XBAPs cannot use WCF."
please check.

Title: Mr.
Name: Satyadeep Kumar
Date: 3/11/2009 5:37:04 AM
Comment:
Nice, but i'm confused about one line in conclusion: "WPF doesn't require the framework"!!!

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