windows8 ebook

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Puji syukur kepada Allah SWT yang telah memberikan kesempatan dan kekuatan untuk menyusun

dan menyelesaikan buku elektronik yang berjudul Membuat Aplikasi untuk Windows 8. Penulis

mengucapkan terima kasih kepada keluarga yang selalu sabar membimbing penulis. Penulis juga

mengucapkan terima kasih yang mendalam kepada Ronald Rajagukguk dan Narenda Wicaksono yang

telah mengenalkan penulis kepada dunia komunitas dan menjadi inspirasi penulis untuk terus belajar

dan mengembangkan diri. Tidak lupa ucapan terima kasih kepada tim DPE Microsoft Indonesia,tim

Nokia Indonesia staf dan dosen Teknik Informatika ITB, rekan-rekan di Microsoft Innovation Center

ITB, Microsoft User Group Indonesia, M Reza Faisal untuk foto-foto yang digunakan di buku ini,

Irlanda, serta berbagai pihak yang tidak dapat penulis sebutkan satu per satu.

Buku elektronik ini disusun untuk menyambut sistem operasi terbaru Microsoft yaitu Windows 8.

Pembaca dapat mempelajari apa itu Windows 8, Windows Runtime (WinRT) dan bagaimana

perbedaan membangun aplikasi Windows 8 dengan aplikasi yang lain, bagaimana menggunakan

kakas untuk mengembangkan aplikasi Windows 8, fitur-fitur yang tersedia dan diakhiri dengan

contoh aplikasi sederhana untuk Windows 8. Dengan adanya buku elektronik ini diharapkan para

pengembang aplikasi dapat mempelajari platform tersebut untuk mengembangkan aplikasi.

Pengetahuan tentang bahasa C# dan XAML akan sangat membantu meskipun bukan menjadi

keharusan untuk dapat mempelajari buku elektronik ini. Contoh kode dan proyek buku ini dapat

diperoleh di : http://win8ebook.codeplex.com/ .

Akhir kata, penulis mengucapkan selamat membaca dan semoga buku elektronik ini bermanfaat dan

dapat menjadi langkah awal bagi pembaca dalam mempelejari pengembangan aplikasi untuk

Windows 8.

Bandung, 31 Januari 2013

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WINDOWS 8 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

Windows reimagined ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

Windows Runtime .............................................................................................................................................................. 3

Lingkungan Eksekusi Aplikasi Windows 8 ................................................................................................................ 4

Windows Store .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Kebutuhan Pengembangan ........................................................................................................................................... 8

Windows 8 ............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Visual Studio 2012 ............................................................................................................................................. 8

FUNDAMENTAL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Hello World Windows 8 ................................................................................................................................................... 2

Membuat project baru di Visual Studio .................................................................................................... 2

Modifikasi Start Page........................................................................................................................................ 4

Visual Studio 2012 ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Suspend & Resume ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Template Proyek ................................................................................................................................................ 7

Simulator ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

XAML .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Deklarasi Obyek ................................................................................................................................................ 13

Pengaturan Properti ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Operator async & await ................................................................................................................................................. 15

Kontrol.................................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Kontrol Layout ................................................................................................................................................... 21

Kontrol untuk menampilkan koleksi ......................................................................................................... 24

Webview .............................................................................................................................................................. 27

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Application Bar .................................................................................................................................................. 29

MANIPULASI DATA ................................................................................................................................................................ 1

Data Binding ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Implementasi Data Source ............................................................................................................................. 3

Implementasi Binding Target ........................................................................................................................ 4

Konsumsi Web Service ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Akses Menggunakan Generated Class....................................................................................................... 9

Akses Menggunakan HttpClient ................................................................................................................ 16

Operasi File Windows RT............................................................................................................................................... 17

File Pickers .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Membaca dan Menulis File .......................................................................................................................... 22

Application Data ............................................................................................................................................................... 27

Penyimpanan Lokal ......................................................................................................................................... 28

Roaming .............................................................................................................................................................. 32

KONTRAK & EKSTENSI ......................................................................................................................................................... 1

Integrasi dengan Pengalaman Windows 8 ............................................................................................................... 1

File Picker Contract ............................................................................................................................................................ 2

Search Contract .................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Menambahkan Rekomendasi Kata Kunci ................................................................................................. 9

Pencarian Ketika Aplikasi Tidak Aktif .......