Snippets for APIMASH tutorial

gistfile1.txt

	<Page.Resources>
		<DataTemplate x:Key="TeamItemTemplate">
			<Grid Width="250" Height="250">
				<Grid.RowDefinitions>
					<RowDefinition Height="161*"/>
					<RowDefinition Height="51*"/>
					<RowDefinition Height="38*"/>
				</Grid.RowDefinitions>
				<Rectangle Fill="#FFF4F4F5" Stroke="Black"/>
				<TextBlock Grid.Row="1" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBlock" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextAlignment="Center" FontSize="16"/>
				<TextBlock Grid.Row="2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBlock" VerticalAlignment="Center" TextAlignment="Center" FontSize="16"/>
			</Grid>
		</DataTemplate>
	</Page.Resources>

    <Grid Background="{StaticResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
        <GridView x:Name="TeamGrid" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource TeamItemTemplate}"/>
    </Grid>
    
    
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            String colorString = value as String;

            return new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 
                                       Byte.Parse(colorString.Substring(0,2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
                                       Byte.Parse(colorString.Substring(2, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
                                       Byte.Parse(colorString.Substring(4, 2), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)
                                       ));