SetIsVisible Method

SystemTray.SetIsVisible Method

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

Sets the value of the IsVisible attached property for a given phone application page.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

public static void SetIsVisible(
	DependencyObject element,
	bool isVisible
)

Parameters

element
Type: System.Windows.DependencyObject
The page for which to set the IsVisible attached property.
isVisible
Type: System.Boolean
true to display the system tray; false to hide the system tray.

The system tray is also referred to as the status bar.

The following code example shows how to use the SystemTray class in conjunction with the ProgressIndicator class.

using Microsoft.Phone.Shell;

namespace SystemTrayTest
{
    public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage
    {
        ProgressIndicator prog;

        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            SystemTray.SetIsVisible(this, true);
            SystemTray.SetOpacity(this, 0.5);
            SystemTray.SetBackgroundColor(this, Colors.Purple);
            SystemTray.SetForegroundColor(this, Colors.Yellow);

            prog = new ProgressIndicator();
            prog.IsVisible = true;
            prog.IsIndeterminate = true;
            prog.Text = "Click me...";

            SystemTray.SetProgressIndicator(this, prog);
        }
    }
}

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

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