Enables apps that use the Contact Picker to select and acquire info about contacts.
Members
The Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace has these types of members:
Classes
The Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace has these classes.
| Class | Description |
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| Contact | Enables your app to create a new contact. Available only if your app uses the Contact contract. |
| ContactField | Describes a piece of contact data. |
| ContactFieldFactory | Creates fields that contain information about a contact. |
| ContactInformation | Contains the information about a contact. |
| ContactInstantMessageField | Defines a field that is an instant messaging (IM) address. |
| ContactLocationField | Contains information about a user's location and address. |
| ContactPicker | Controls how the Contact Picker user interface opens and what information it shows. |
| KnownContactField | A static class that contains the names of contact fields for storing commonly requested information like email address and phone numbers. |
Enumerations
The Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace has these enumerations.
| Enumeration | Description |
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| ContactFieldCategory | Defines the categories that contact data can belong to. |
| ContactFieldType | Defines the type of contact data. |
| ContactSelectionMode | Specifies whether you want to request an entire contact, or only specific fields. |
Interfaces
The Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace defines these interfaces.
| Interface | Description |
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| IContactField | Specifies an object that describes a piece of contact data. |
| IContactFieldFactory | Creates fields that contain information about a contact. Available only to apps that support the Contacts contract. |
| IContactInstantMessageFieldFactory | Creates fields with information about a contact's instant messaging accounts. |
| IContactLocationFieldFactory | Creates fields for a contact's location. |
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 8 |
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Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2012 |
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Build date: 12/4/2012
