Working with Advanced Live Tiles in Windows 8: Listing 3

BlankPage.xaml.cs

• By Eric Vogel
• 06/18/2012

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.Networking.PushNotifications;
using Windows.UI.Notifications;
using Windows.UI.StartScreen;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using VSMAdvancedTilesDemo.Common;

namespace VSMAdvancedTilesDemo
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed partial class BlankPage : Page
    {
        public BlankPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Invoked when this page is about to be displayed in a Frame.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="e">Event data that describes how this page was reached.  The Parameter
        /// property is typically used to configure the page.</param>
        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
        {
            
        }

        private async void PinSecondaryTile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Status.Text = String.Empty;
            CustomSecondaryTile tile = new CustomSecondaryTile(TileId.Text, Message.Text);
            bool status = await tile.RequestCreation(this);
            Status.Text = status ? "Pinned successfully to Start Menu." : "Failed to pin to Start Menu.";
        }

        private void PushBadge_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Status.Text = String.Empty;
            CustomSecondaryTile tile = new CustomSecondaryTile(TileId.Text);
            tile.PushBageNotification(Message.Text);
            Status.Text = String.Format("Pushed badge notification successfully to tile {0}.", TileId.Text);
        }

        private void PushTile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Status.Text = String.Empty;
            CustomSecondaryTile tile = new CustomSecondaryTile(TileId.Text);
            tile.PushTileNotification(Message.Text, TileTemplateType.TileSquareText01, TileTemplateType.TileWideText01);
            Status.Text = String.Format("Pushed tile notification successfully to tile {0}.", TileId.Text);
        }

        private async void UnpinTile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Status.Text = String.Empty;
            CustomSecondaryTile tile = new CustomSecondaryTile(TileId.Text, Message.Text);
            bool status = await tile.RequestDelete(this);
            Status.Text = status ? "Unpinned successfully to Start Menu." : "Failed to unpin to Start Menu.";
        }
    }
}