Introduction
Prism (Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight) is designed to build applications in WPF and Silverlight that have a single code base. It helps to develop the client application in a modular fashion so that complexity of a large application can be divided in to simpler modules.
Note: Please download Composite Application Library (CAL) from http://compositewpf.codeplex.com/releases
Architecture: Following diagram shows basic architecture that I am going to explain:
- App.XAML: Call BootStrapper on Application_Startup
- BootStrapper: This is a class file that calls Shell (Shell.XAML) and so creates catalogue of module.
- Shell: This is like a Master Page having regions.
- Region: It is like placeholders to register views.
- View: This is XAML file having User Interface
- Module: Each module can have one or more View(s) which are registered to Region (in the Shell) through RegionManager
Step 1: Create Silverlight Application
Create Silverlight application named "PrismSample" and rename MainPage.XAML to Shell.XAML
Step 2: Add CAL references to Silverlight Application
Add following References to PrismSample project
- Microsoft.Practices.Composite.dll
- Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Presentation.dll
- Microsoft.Practices.Composite.UnityExtensions.dll
- Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
- Microsoft.Practices.Unity.Silverlight.dll
Step 3: Create Bootstrapper class
In this step we creating following scenario
- Add Bootstrapper.cs class file to PrismSample project.
- Implement UnityBootstrapper.
- Override CreateShell methods : Set startup object as Shell.XAML.
- Override CreateModuleCatalog methods. For now leave code as it is.
Step 4: Change App.xaml.cs
In this step we creating following scenario
Divya BaburajanPosted Jan 30, 2014, 7:18 AM
easy to understand thanks :)
softkarthiPosted Apr 20, 2011, 3:44 AM
could you help me to load log in page after authentication, shell module have to loaded.
shanmuganathan krishnanPosted Aug 19, 2010, 5:22 AM
Simple and super -Shanmuganathan Krishnan
Durga MaddhaliPosted Jul 15, 2010, 7:59 PM
This was the best PRISM tutorial I have ever read.Simple, complete and easy way of implementation.Thanks Sanket.
Prashant JainPosted Jul 12, 2010, 6:44 AM
Nice one. I found the correct thing on internet would appreciate if the sample can be made available for 3.5 framework also. I am not working on VS2010 Regards Prashant
Mahesh ChandPosted Jul 8, 2010, 10:05 AM
Well written and explained Sanket. Thank you for sharing with us.