WPF Data Card Control

Watch the WPF xamDataCards video and learn how to customize the look and feel and set common properties to format data coming from the data source. (Duration: 2:55)

Manage rich information concisely with the Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) xamDataCards™ control integrating conventional data records with a compact card view and an animated, grid bag layout. Data cards have proven compelling in scenarios like the Contacts folder in Microsoft® Outlook® 2007 where your users need a quick glance of their data on tap. Support for data binding, item templates, editing, selection, sorting, resizing, field moving and animation as your users explore, interact, and maximize their view of your data accentuate its user experience. xamDataCards makes it easy for you to give your users glanceable access to large quantities of information at once.

 

Key Features at a Glance

  • Card-Oriented Layout – Built on a solid grid bag layout foundation, xamDataCards support setting row and column positions for cards, and repositioning them as your form is resized, and an auto-fit mode that makes maximum use of the space available.
  • Animated Cards – Whenever cards need to be rearranged as the result of an interaction, scrolling, collapsing or resizing operation, you can enliven your users' experience with a customizable animation.
  • Collapsible Cards – Cards can be collapsed so only its header is visible by users or a toggleable property setting, and there is support for reclaiming space when a card is collapsed and collapsing individual fields within cards if they have an empty value.
  • Resizable Cards – Cards can be assigned widths and heights, they can be stretched in either or both directions, you can have cards auto-fit themselves to the space available, and you can let users dynamically resize cards themselves.
  • Header Content - Cards automatically pick up the primary field for use in their header, although you can change the field displayed in the header or hide card headers entirely.