Microsoft.Phone.Shell Namespace

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This namespace provides access to shell APIs for Windows Phone.

Classes

	Class	Description
	ActivatedEventArgs	Provides data for Activated events.
	ApplicationBar	Represents an Application Bar in Windows Phone applications.
	ApplicationBarIconButton	An Application Bar button with an icon.
	ApplicationBarMenuItem	An item that can be added to the menu of an ApplicationBar.
	ApplicationBarStateChangedEventArgs	Provides data for StateChanged events that occur when the user opens or closes the Application Bar.
	ClosingEventArgs	Provides data for the Closing event.
	CycleTileData	Describes a Tile template that cycles between 1 to 9 background images.
	DeactivatedEventArgs	Provides data for the Deactivated event.
	FlipTileData	Describes a Tile template that flips from the front to the back side. Allows customization of the background image and text for both the front and back Tile.
	HideEventArgs	Provides data for HideRequested events.
	IconicTileData	Describes an iconic Tile template.
	LaunchingEventArgs	Provides data for Launching events.
	MinimizeEventArgs	Provides data for MinimizeRequested events.
	OverlayApplicationService	Controls various aspects of the overlay application.
	PhoneApplicationService	The PhoneApplicationService class provides access to various aspects of the application’s lifetime. This includes management of the application’s idle behavior and management of the application’s state when it becomes active or inactive.
	PhoneAppointmentsProviderLaunchingEventArgs	Provides information about the appointment provider request the app is being asked to complete.
	PhoneFileOpenPickerLaunchingEventArgs	Provides information about the file open picker provider request that the app is being asked to complete.
	PhoneFileSavePickerLaunchingEventArgs	Provides information about the file save picker provider request the app is being asked to complete.
	ProgressIndicator	Provides methods and properties for interacting with the progress indicator on the system tray on an application page.
	RunningInBackgroundEventArgs	Provides data for the RunningInBackground event.
	ShareLaunchingEventArgs	Provides information about the share operation the app is being requested to complete.
	ShellTile	Manages the Application Tile and secondary Tiles for an application.
	ShellTileData	Base class for Tile data.
	ShellTileSchedule	Creates an object that allows an application to schedule updates of its Tile's background image.
	ShellToast	Used for displaying a toast to the user.
	ShowEventArgs	Provides data for ShowRequested events.
	StandardTileData	Data for a Tile pinned to Start. Tiles have a "front" and "back" to them, and this class holds all this data.
	SystemTray	Provides methods and properties for interacting with the system tray on an application page.
	VisibleRegionChangedEventArgs	Provides data for VisibleRegionChanged events.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	IApplicationBar	Defines events and properties for the Application Bar in Windows Phone applications.
	IApplicationBarIconButton	The interface from which ApplicationBarIconButton inherits.
	IApplicationBarMenuItem	The interface from which ApplicationBarMenuItem inherits.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	ApplicationBarMode	Specifies the size of an Application Bar.
	DeactivationReason	Lists the reasons why an application was terminated. This is used by the Reason property of the DeactivatedEventArgs object when the Deactivated event is raised.
	IdleDetectionMode	Defines the status for idle detection of users and applications. Used with the UserIdleDetectionMode and ApplicationIdleDetectionMode properties.
	StartupMode	Lists the modes in which an application can be started. Used by the StartupMode property.
	UpdateInterval	Defines which interval will be used with the schedule if UpdateRecurrence has been set to Interval.
	UpdateRecurrence	Defines whether the schedule will be executed one time or multiple times.