// Displays a view as a standalone
// You can use the resulting ViewLifeTileControl to interact with the new window.
public async Task <ViewLifetimeControl> TryShowAsStandaloneAsync(string windowTitle, Type pageType)
{
ViewLifetimeControl viewControl = await CreateViewLifetimeControlAsync(windowTitle, pageType);
SecondaryViews.Add(viewControl);
viewControl.StartViewInUse();
var viewShown = await ApplicationViewSwitcher.TryShowAsStandaloneAsync(viewControl.Id, ViewSizePreference.Default, ApplicationView.GetForCurrentView().Id, ViewSizePreference.Default);
viewControl.StopViewInUse();
return(viewControl);
}
// Displays a view in the specified view mode
public async Task <ViewLifetimeControl> TryShowAsViewModeAsync(string windowTitle, Type pageType, ApplicationViewMode viewMode = ApplicationViewMode.Default)
{
ViewLifetimeControl viewControl = await CreateViewLifetimeControlAsync(windowTitle, pageType);
SecondaryViews.Add(viewControl);
viewControl.StartViewInUse();
var viewShown = await ApplicationViewSwitcher.TryShowAsViewModeAsync(viewControl.Id, viewMode);
viewControl.StopViewInUse();
return(viewControl);
}
private async Task <ViewLifetimeControl> CreateViewLifetimeControlAsync(string windowTitle, Type pageType)
{
ViewLifetimeControl viewControl = null;
await CoreApplication.CreateNewView().Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
viewControl = ViewLifetimeControl.CreateForCurrentView();
viewControl.Title = windowTitle;
viewControl.StartViewInUse();
var frame = new Frame();
frame.Navigate(pageType, viewControl);
Window.Current.Content = frame;
Window.Current.Activate();
ApplicationView.GetForCurrentView().Title = viewControl.Title;
});
return(viewControl);
}