ShellTile Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Manages the Application Tile and secondary Tiles for an application.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
Microsoft.Phone.Shell..::.ShellTile
Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
Syntax
Public NotInheritable Class ShellTile
public sealed class ShellTile
The ShellTile type exposes the following members.
Properties
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ActiveTiles | Gets the collection of an application’s Tiles pinned to Start. |
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NavigationUri | Gets the URI and launch parameter this is navigated to when a secondary Tile is tapped. |
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Methods
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ConvertToXMLFormat | This API is not intended to be used directly from your code. |
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Create(Uri, ShellTileData) | Creates a new secondary Tile. |
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Create(Uri, ShellTileData, Boolean) | Creates a new secondary Tile. |
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Delete | Unpins and deletes a secondary Tile. |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Update | Updates an Application Tile or secondary Tile. |
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Remarks
Capabilities
If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.
ID_CAP_NETWORKING |
Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1 |
For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1
Platforms
Windows Phone
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.Phone.Shell Namespace