EmailAddressChooserTask Class

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Allows an application to launch the Contacts application. Use this to obtain the email address of a contact selected by the user.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  Microsoft.Phone.Tasks..::.ChooserBase<(Of <(EmailResult>)>)
    Microsoft.Phone.Tasks..::.EmailAddressChooserTask

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Tasks
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

Public NotInheritable Class EmailAddressChooserTask _
    Inherits ChooserBase(Of EmailResult)
public sealed class EmailAddressChooserTask : ChooserBase<EmailResult>
<EmailAddressChooserTask .../>

The EmailAddressChooserTask type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
EmailAddressChooserTask Initializes a new instance of the EmailAddressChooserTask class.

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Properties

  Name Description
TaskEventArgs The EventArgs for the Completed event. (Inherited from ChooserBase<(Of <(TTaskEventArgs>)>).)

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Methods

  Name Description
Equals(Object) 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 the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
FireCompleted Raises the Completed event. (Inherited from ChooserBase<(Of <(TTaskEventArgs>)>).)
GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Show Shows the email address chooser application. (Overrides ChooserBase<(Of <(TTaskEventArgs>)>)..::.Show()()().)
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

  Name Description
Completed Occurs when a Chooser task is completed. (Inherited from ChooserBase<(Of <(TTaskEventArgs>)>).)

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Remarks

Launch the Contacts application by calling the Show method of the EmailAddressChooserTask object. Obtain the result of the chooser operation by handling the Completed event.

Important Note:

On Windows Phone, your application may be deactivated while the Contacts application is in the foreground. To ensure that your application receives the result of the EmailAddressChooserTask the object must be declared with class scope within the PhoneApplicationPage class and you must call the chooser constructor and assign the Completed event delegate within the page’s constructor.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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.Tasks Namespace

Other Resources

Launchers and Choosers for Windows Phone 8

How to use the email address chooser task for Windows Phone 8