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WebView class

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Provides a UI element that hosts HTML content within the application.

Inheritance

Object
  DependencyObject
    UIElement
      FrameworkElement
        WebView

Syntax


public sealed class WebView : FrameworkElement,
    IDependencyObject,
    IUIElement,
    IUIElementOverrides,
    IFrameworkElement,
    IFrameworkElementOverrides,
    IWebView

Attributes

ActivatableAttribute(0x6020000)
StaticAttribute(Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.IWebViewStatics, 100794368)
VersionAttribute(100794368)
WebHostHiddenAttribute()

Members

The WebView class has the following types of members:

Constructors

The WebView class has the following constructors.

ConstructorDescription
WebView Initializes a new instance of the WebView class.

 

Events

The WebView class has the following events.

EventDescription
DoubleTapped Occurs when an otherwise unhandled DoubleTap interaction occurs over the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
DragEnter Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the target.(Inherited from UIElement)
DragLeave Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the origin.(Inherited from UIElement)
DragOver Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drag event with this element as the potential drop target.(Inherited from UIElement)
Drop Occurs when the input system reports an underlying drop event with this element as the drop target.(Inherited from UIElement)
GotFocus Occurs when a UIElement receives focus.(Inherited from UIElement)
Holding Occurs when an otherwise unhandled Hold interaction occurs over the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
KeyDown Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed while the UIElement has focus.(Inherited from UIElement)
KeyUp Occurs when a keyboard key is released while the UIElement has focus.(Inherited from UIElement)
LayoutUpdated Occurs when the layout of the visual tree changes.(Inherited from FrameworkElement)
LoadCompleted Occurs when top-level navigation completes and the content loads into the WebView control or when an error occurs during loading.
Loaded Occurs when a FrameworkElement has been constructed and added to the object tree.(Inherited from FrameworkElement)
LostFocus Occurs when a UIElement loses focus.(Inherited from UIElement)
ManipulationCompleted Occurs when a manipulation and inertia on the UIElement is complete.(Inherited from UIElement)
ManipulationDelta Occurs when the input device changes position during a manipulation.(Inherited from UIElement)
ManipulationInertiaStarting Occurs when the input device loses contact with the UIElement object during a manipulation and inertia begins.(Inherited from UIElement)
ManipulationStarted Occurs when an input device begins a manipulation on the UIElement.(Inherited from UIElement)
ManipulationStarting Occurs when the manipulation processor is first created.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerCanceled Occurs when a pointer that made contact abnormally loses contact.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerCaptureLost Occurs when pointer capture previously held by this element moves to another element or elsewhere.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerEntered Occurs when a pointer enters the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerExited Occurs when a pointer leaves the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerMoved Occurs when a pointer moves while the pointer remains within the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerPressed Occurs when the pointer device initiates a Press action within this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerReleased Occurs when the pointer device that previously initiated a Press action is released, while within this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
PointerWheelChanged Occurs when the delta value of a pointer wheel changes.(Inherited from UIElement)
RightTapped Occurs when a right-tap input stimulus happens while the pointer is over the element.(Inherited from UIElement)
ScriptNotify Occurs when the content contained in the WebView control passes a string to the application by using JavaScript.
SizeChanged Occurs when either the ActualHeight or the ActualWidth properties change value on a FrameworkElement.(Inherited from FrameworkElement)
Tapped Occurs when an otherwise unhandled Tap interaction occurs over the hit test area of this element.(Inherited from UIElement)
Unloaded Occurs when this object is no longer connected to the main object tree.(Inherited from FrameworkElement)

 

Methods

The WebView class has the following methods.

MethodDescription
Arrange Positions child objects and determines a size for a UIElement. Parent objects that implement custom layout for their child elements should call this method from their layout override implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement)
ArrangeOverride Provides the behavior for the Arrange pass of layout. Classes can override this method to define their own Arrange pass behavior. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
CapturePointer Sets pointer capture to a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement)
ClearValue Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject)
Equals Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object)
FindName Retrieves an object that has the specified identifier name. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
GetAnimationBaseValue Returns any base value established for a dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject)
GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object)
GetType Gets the type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
GetValue Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject)
InvalidateArrange Invalidates the arrange state (layout) for a UIElement. After the invalidation, the UIElement will have its layout updated, which will occur asynchronously. (Inherited from UIElement)
InvalidateMeasure Invalidates the measurement state (layout) for a UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement)
InvokeScript
Measure Updates the DesiredSize of a UIElement. Typically, objects that implement custom layout for their layout children call this method from their own MeasureOverride implementations to form a recursive layout update. (Inherited from UIElement)
MeasureOverride Provides the behavior for the Measure pass of the layout cycle. Classes can override this method to define their own Measure pass behavior. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current object. (Inherited from Object)
Navigate Loads the HTML content at the specified URI.
NavigateToString Displays the specified HTML content.
OnApplyTemplate Invoked whenever application code or internal processes (such as a rebuilding layout pass) call ApplyTemplate. In simplest terms, this means the method is called just before a UI element displays in an application. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
OnApplyTemplateCore Infrastructure for OnApplyTemplate. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
OnCreateAutomationPeer When implemented in a derived class, returns class-specific AutomationPeer implementations for the UI Automation infrastructure. (Inherited from UIElement)
ReadLocalValue Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject)
ReleasePointerCapture Releases pointer captures for capture of one specific pointer by this UIElement. (Inherited from UIElement)
ReleasePointerCaptures Releases all pointer captures held by this element. (Inherited from UIElement)
SetBinding Attaches a binding to a FrameworkElement, using the provided binding object. (Inherited from FrameworkElement)
SetValue Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject)
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
TransformToVisual Returns a transform object that can be used to transform coordinates from the UIElement to the specified object. (Inherited from UIElement)
UpdateLayout Ensures that all positions of child objects of a UIElement are properly updated for layout. (Inherited from UIElement)

 

Properties

The WebView class has the following properties.

PropertyAccess typeDescription

ActualHeight

Read-onlyGets the rendered height of a FrameworkElement.

ActualWidth

Read-onlyGets the rendered width of a FrameworkElement.

AllowDrop

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether this UIElement can be a drop target for purposes of drag-and-drop operations.

BaseUri

Read-onlyGets a URI that represents the base URI for an application at XAML load time. This property is used for relative URI resolution as part of how URIs that are specified as relative values in XAML attribute strings can generate legitimate URI values for run time use and resource loading.

CacheMode

Read/writeGets or sets a value that indicates that rendered content should be cached when possible.

Clip

Read/writeGets or sets the Geometry used to define the outline of the contents of a UIElement.

DataContext

Read/writeGets or sets the data context for a FrameworkElement when it participates in data binding.

DesiredSize

Read-onlyGets the size that this UIElement computed during the measure pass of the layout process.

Dispatcher

Read-onlyGets the CoreDispatcher that this object is associated with.

FlowDirection

Read/writeGets or sets the direction that text and other user interface elements flow within any parent element that controls their layout.

Height

Read/writeGets or sets the suggested height of a FrameworkElement.

HorizontalAlignment

Read/writeGets or sets the horizontal alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a layout parent, such as a panel or items control.

IsDoubleTapEnabled

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether the DoubleTapped event can originate from that element.

IsHitTestVisible

Read/writeGets or sets whether the contained area of this UIElement can return true values for hit testing.

IsHoldingEnabled

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether the Holding event can originate from that element.

IsRightTapEnabled

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether the RightTapped event can originate from that element.

IsTapEnabled

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether the Tapped event can originate from that element.

ManipulationMode

Read/writeGets or sets the ManipulationModes value used for UIElement behavior and interaction with gestures.

Margin

Read/writeGets or sets the outer margin of a FrameworkElement.

MaxHeight

Read/writeGets or sets the maximum height constraint of a FrameworkElement.

MaxWidth

Read/writeGets or sets the maximum width constraint of a FrameworkElement.

MinHeight

Read/writeGets or sets the minimum height constraint of a FrameworkElement.

MinWidth

Read/writeGets or sets the minimum width constraint of a FrameworkElement.

Name

Read/writeGets or sets the identifying name of the object. When a XAML processor creates the object tree from XAML markup, run-time code can refer to the XAML-declared object by this name.

NavigationDomain

Read/writeGets or sets the "site of origin", for purposes of restricting scripting access.

NavigationDomainProperty

Read-onlyIdentifies the NavigationDomain dependency property.

Opacity

Read/writeGets or sets the degree of the object's opacity.

Parent

Read-onlyGets the parent object of this FrameworkElement in the object tree.

PointerCaptures

Read-onlyGets the set of all captured pointers, represented as Pointer values.

RenderSize

Read-onlyGets the final render size of a UIElement.

RenderTransform

Read/writeGets or sets transform information that affects the rendering position of a UIElement.

RenderTransformOrigin

Read/writeGets or sets the origin point of any possible render transform declared by RenderTransform, relative to the bounds of the UIElement.

Resources

Read/writeGets the locally defined resource dictionary. In XAML, you can establish resource items as child object elements of a frameworkElement.Resources property element, through XAML implicit collection syntax.

Source

Read/writeGets or sets the URI source of the HTML content to display in the WebView control.

SourceProperty

Read-onlyIdentifies the Source dependency property.

Style

Read/writeGets or sets an instance Style that is applied for this object during rendering.

Tag

Read/writeGets or sets an arbitrary object value that can be used to store custom information about this object.

Transitions

Read/writeGets or sets the collection of Transition style elements that apply to a UIElement.

Triggers

Read-onlyGets the collection of triggers for animations that are defined for a FrameworkElement.

UseLayoutRounding

Read/writeGets or sets a value that determines whether rendering for the object and its visual subtree should use rounding behavior that aligns rendering to whole pixels.

VerticalAlignment

Read/writeGets or sets the vertical alignment characteristics that are applied to a FrameworkElement when it is composed in a parent object such as a panel or items control.

Visibility

Read/writeGets or sets the visibility of a UIElement. A UIElement that is not visible does not render and does not communicate its desired size to layout.

Width

Read/writeGets or sets the width of a FrameworkElement.

 

Remarks

WebView is not a Control subclass and thus does not have a control template. The display area is the Width and Height.

WebView has the characteristic that other UI regions such as controls cannot be rendered on top of the WebView. This is because of how window regions are handled internally, particularly how input events are processed and how the screen draws. If you want to render HTML content and also place other UI elements on top of that HTML content, you should use WebViewBrush as the render area. The WebView still provides the HTML source information, and you reference that WebView through element name binding and the SourceName property. WebViewBrush does not have this overlay limitation.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows Developer Preview

Minimum supported server

Windows Server Developer Preview

Namespace

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls

Assembly

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.dll

See also

FrameworkElement

 

 

Build date: 9/7/2011

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NavigateToString bug
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