PhoneCallTask 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 Phone application. Use this to allow users to make a phone call from your application.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
Microsoft.Phone.Tasks..::.PhoneCallTask
Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Tasks
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
Syntax
Public NotInheritable Class PhoneCallTask
public sealed class PhoneCallTask
<PhoneCallTask .../>
The PhoneCallTask type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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PhoneCallTask | Initializes a new instance of the PhoneCallTask class. |
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Properties
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DisplayName | Gets or sets the name that is displayed when the Phone application is launched. |
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PhoneNumber | Gets or sets the phone number that is dialed when the Phone application is launched. |
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Methods
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Show | Shows the Phone application. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
Capabilities
If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.
ID_CAP_PHONEDIALER |
Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1 |
For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.
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