This article contains the information you need to know about Silverlight Composite Application Creation. The example containing complex application definition is included.

To create a simple application

This approach allows you to create simple Scab application fast.

1. Create a new Silverlight Application
2. Add reference to Elisy.Scab.dll assembly. The last version you can find at Downloads page.
3. Inherit your App application class from ScabApplication. It declared in App.cs file.
4. For Silverlight 2 beta 2 edit App.g.cs file to inherit App class from ScabApplication.

To create a more complex application

Scab Application.zip (42.80 kb)

1. Create a new Silverlight Application.
2. Add reference to Elisy.Scab.dll assembly.
3. Rename App.xaml file to App1.xaml in your solution.
4. Create new class App.cs and copy App1.xaml.cs content into App.cs file.
5. Inherit App class from Elisy.Scab.ScabApplication.
6. Replace InitializeComponent(); in App constructor by the System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(this, new System.Uri("App.xaml", System.UriKind.Relative));
7. Create a new XML file item in your solution and name it "App.xaml".
8. Copy App1.xaml content into App.xaml.
9. Change App.xaml file Build Action to "Content"
10. Delete App1.xaml and App1.xaml.cs files.

Optional step. To create a common assembly.

You can create optional common assembly to distribute it to module developers. It can contain interface definitions, constants, shell x:Name names, common resource x:Key names etc. All application modules will reference it and all application elements will work in single environment. The example of shell x:Name name definitions is: