windows-runtime

I'm creating a MetroStyle app and I want to use a website API that is based on the HTTP Get methods. For instance to login I should download the XML returned by this URL: websitehost.com/api/login.php?u=username&p=password The problem is that the new MetroStyle apps won't let me to use many of the methods I've been using for years in .Net so how can I download the returned XML document and parse it? Akku You might be searching for this: public async Task<string> DownloadPageStringAsync(string url) { HttpClientHandler handler = new HttpClientHandler() { UseDefaultCredentials = true,

I have gridview in the gridview and want to implement the mouse wheel scrolling functionality. So I added this block into the internal gridview <GridView.Template> <ControlTemplate > <ItemsPresenter /> </ControlTemplate> </GridView.Template> But in this case swiping doesn't work How manage I to solve this problem? part 2. I'll try to describe this situation more deeply. I have main screen that should realize functionality like on the main screen in Windows 8. It should be zoomed in/out. That's why i use SenaticZoom. In to ZoomIn I put GridView, that contains controls. The control contain own

Closed. This question is off-topic . It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 4 years ago . I am trying to provide an option to switch between webcams used to display preview using CaptureElement/MediaCapture. Unfortunately I tried multiple combinations of call sequences and the preview only shows up for the first device I use. This is what I have been trying to do: XAML: <CaptureElement x:Name="captureElement" Stretch="UniformToFill" /> C#: MediaCapture mediaCapture; DeviceInformationCollection

I am writing a Windows 8 app where the user is able to do in-app purchases. Our Client provides us with a REST API. Basically I get product information from this REST API and if the user chooses to buy a product I tell the REST API to start a transaction. As a result I am receiving a PayPal URL for the payment transaction. I am navigating to that URL using the WebView control that is built into the WinRT. Unfortunately the PayPal website does not behave properly in the WebView control. When I am signing into PayPal, the purchase overview page where I am able to pay for the product is loaded,

I am adding localization to my UWP app by adding x:uid tags to all of my elements and using the multilingual toolkit. However I've run into an issue where in one case I change the text itself in the narrow view using the visualstatemanager. How can I do this in a localized app? My first thought would be to change the uid of the element to the new match the new text, I'm not sure it's possible. Here is an example of what I'd like to do, but doesn't work: <textblock x:Name="DescriptionTextBox" x:uid="DescriptionTextBox"/> // Normal long description .... <VisualState x:Name="NarrowState">