ApplicationViewSwitcher Class

Definition

Namespace:
Windows.UI.ViewManagement
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Represents the app view switching behaviors for an app.

public ref class ApplicationViewSwitcher abstract sealed
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2, 65536, Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics, 65536, Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class ApplicationViewSwitcher abstract final
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
class ApplicationViewSwitcher abstract final
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics3, 262144, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
class ApplicationViewSwitcher abstract final
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2), 65536, typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract))]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics), 65536, typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract))]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public static class ApplicationViewSwitcher
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
public static class ApplicationViewSwitcher
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Muse(Version=100859904)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics2), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.IApplicationViewSwitcherStatics3), 262144, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
public static class ApplicationViewSwitcher
Public Class ApplicationViewSwitcher
Inheritance
Object
ApplicationViewSwitcher
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute MuseAttribute StaticAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows 10 requirements

Device family
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Remarks

Version history

Windows version SDK version Value added
1703 15063 TryShowAsViewModeAsync(Int32,ApplicationViewMode)
1703 15063 TryShowAsViewModeAsync(Int32,ApplicationViewMode,ViewModePreferences)

Methods

DisableShowingMainViewOnActivation()

Disables the primary window (app view) when the app is activated, showing the most recently displayed window instead.
DisableSystemViewActivationPolicy()

Disables Windows shell control of the view selection on activation, and lets the app handle it instead.
PrepareForCustomAnimatedSwitchAsync(Int32, Int32, ApplicationViewSwitchingOptions)

Prepares your app to visually transition between two windows with a custom animation.
SwitchAsync(Int32)

Visually switches the calling window (app view) to another window.
SwitchAsync(Int32, Int32)

Visually switches the calling window (app view) to a specified window.
SwitchAsync(Int32, Int32, ApplicationViewSwitchingOptions)

Visually transitions the calling window (app view) to a specified window.
TryShowAsStandaloneAsync(Int32)

Displays another window (app view) for the app on the screen, adjacent to the original window
TryShowAsStandaloneAsync(Int32, ViewSizePreference)

Displays another window (app view) for the app on the screen, adjacent to the original window
TryShowAsStandaloneAsync(Int32, ViewSizePreference, Int32, ViewSizePreference)

Displays another window (app view) for the app on the screen, adjacent to the original window.
TryShowAsViewModeAsync(Int32, ApplicationViewMode)

Displays a view as a standalone view in the desired view mode.
TryShowAsViewModeAsync(Int32, ApplicationViewMode, ViewModePreferences)

Displays a view as a standalone view in the desired view mode with the specified options.

Applies to

See also