How to use the email compose task for Windows Phone 8
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Use the email compose task to enable users to send email from your application. The task launches the email application and displays a new email message with the cursor in the To field and the software keyboard displayed. You can optionally specify recipients, a message subject, and a message body, which are prepopulated in the new message. You can also specify a code page for the new message. The message is sent only when the user presses the send button.
By using Launchers, you help provide a consistent user experience throughout the Windows Phone platform. For more information, see Launchers and Choosers for Windows Phone 8.
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On Windows Phone Emulator, an exception occurs when using the email compose task. Test the email compose task on a physical device. |
To use the email compose task
Add the following statement to your code.
Add the following code to your application wherever you need it, such as in a button click event. To test this procedure, you can put the code in the page constructor. This is the code to launch the task.
Dim emailComposeTask as EmailComposeTask= new EmailComposeTask() emailComposeTask.Subject = "message subject" emailComposeTask.Body = "message body" emailComposeTask.To = "recipient@example.com" emailComposeTask.Cc = "cc@example.com" emailComposeTask.Bcc = "bcc@example.com" emailComposeTask.Show()
Note:If an email account is not set up on the phone, the application prompts the user to set up an account.
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