Contact cards sample

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Shows how to display contact cards using methods of the ContactManager class.

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This sample has three scenarios.

• Show mini contact card

  Mini contact cards appear as a pop-up window inside the app. Apps provide an anchor rectangle around which the mini card will be displayed and can provide a suggested position of the mini contact card relative to the anchor rectangle. The ShowContactCard method displays a mini contact card.

• Show mini contact card with delay loaded-data

  Display the mini contact card immediately while the app obtains additional information about the contact in the background. The card is updated when the additional information is available. The ShowDelayLoadedContactCard method displays a delay loaded mini contact card.

• Show full contact card

  Full contact cards appear as a separate window. The ShowFullContactCard method displays a full contact card.

Not all devices support mini contact cards. The samples also demonstrate how to detect support for mini contact cards.

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Related topics

Reference

Contact
ContactCardDelayedDataLoader
Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts

Related samples

• ContactPicker
• ContactCards sample for JavaScript (archived)

System requirements

• Windows 10

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