A while back I downloaded the preview of the RadControls for Windows Phone from Telerik, a new set of controls built from the ground up to make the lives of developers creating apps for the platform easier. The list of controls that are included in the impressive pack include a Data Bound List Box, Date and Time Pickers, an Animation Framework and a Transition Control and this last week saw another beta release of the kit introducing more control goodness including the new Gauge control.GenericSortDescriptor<ItemModel, string> sortByField =
new GenericSortDescriptor<ItemModel, string>(item => item.itemField);
radJumpList.SortDescriptors.Add(sortByField);
Grouping and Filtering with the control is done in a similar fashion using Grouping and Filtering Descriptors.
With regards to the look and feel of the control, it is of course totally customisable using templates in the same way as you would with an ordinary list box using an ItemTemplate for your list items and then editing other templates to control the display of components such as the Group Picker and the Group Headers.
If the RADJumpList sounds like something you could use or would find useful then I would strongly recommend you download the tools from the Telerik web site and check out the fantastic demo project included which features a full application for Windows Phone featuring all of the controls including the Jump List. Keep an eye on on my blog in the coming days and weeks for more info about the Telerik Windows Phone tools (and for anybody who is interested in Sharepoint as well I will be looking at Telerik’s latest offering for Sharepoint 2010).
