A Better Browsing Experience: Listing 3.

Using InvokeScript to load CSS content.

private void BrowserLoadCompleted(object sender, NavigationEventArgs e)
{
  ApplyStyleSheet("mobile.css");

  VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "Loaded", true);
} 

private void ApplyStyleSheet(string cssFilename)
{
  var sr = Application.GetResourceStream(new Uri(cssFilename, UriKind.Relative));
  using (var strm = sr.Stream)
  using (var reader = new StreamReader(strm))
  {
    string css = reader.ReadToEnd().Replace("\r", "").Replace("\n", "");

    var scriptToRun =
        "(function() {" +
        "  var pa= document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] ; " +
        "  var el= document.createElement('style'); " +
        "  el.type= 'text/css'; " +
        "  el.media= 'screen'; " +
        "  el.styleSheet.cssText= '" + css + "'; " +
        "  pa.appendChild(el); " +
        "})();";
    Browser.InvokeScript("eval", scriptToRun);
  }
}

About the Author

Nick Randolph runs Built to Roam, a consulting company that specializes in training, mentoring and assisting other companies build mobile applications. With a heritage in rich client applications for both the desktop and a variety of mobile platforms, Nick currently presents, writes and educates on the Windows Phone platform.

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