Windows Phone API QuickStartFundamental Types and Date / Time
Please see the docs for more infoSame or very similar to Windows 8Mostly overlaps with Windows 8Limited overlap with Windows 8Supported in native apps onlyExtension methodsSimilar to Windows.UI.Xaml namespace in WindowsUse Add Reference Extensions dialog to add to project
Core App Framework, Memory & Debugging
Threading and Synchronization
• NFC -> Networking, Web, & Proximity• Bluetooth -> Networking, Web, & Proximity• GPS -> Maps, Location & Sensors; Multitasking• Background audio -> Multitasking; Media• Alarms & Reminders -> Multitasking; Contacts, Appointments & Reminders• Calendar -> Contacts, Appointments & Reminders• E-mail & SMS -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous
Windows Runtime Windows.Foundation♦♣DateTime, Uri
Windows.Foundation.Collections♦♣IIterable<T>, IVector <T>, IMap<TK, TV>, IVec-torView <T>
Windows.Storage.Streams♦Buffer
.NETSystem♦Object, Byte, Char, Int32, Single, Double, String, Array, Buffer, Uri, DateTime, TimeSpan, Convert, Math, Random, Type, Exception, Action<T...>, Func<T...>
System.Collections♦List<T>, Dictionary<TK,TV>, Queue<T>, Stack<T>
System.Collections.ObjectModel♦Collection<T>, ObservableCollection<T>
System.LinqNote: Contains extension methods; no need to use
System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntimeWindowsRuntimeBuffer, WindowsRuntime-BufferExtensions+Note: You can also use standard C# and VB types and libraries, ‘dynamic’ types, and ‘async’ methods via ‘await’
NativePlatform♦Object, String, Array<T>, Exception
Platform::Collections♦Vector<T>, VectorView<T>, Map<TK,TV>, MapView<TK,TV>, VectorIterator<T>
Date & Time♦GetLocalTime, GetSytemTime, GetDynamicTi-meZoneInformation, SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTimeNote: You can also use standard C types and the C++ standard libraries
Windows RuntimeWindows.ApplicationModel.Core■♣CoreApplication
Windows.Graphics.Display■♣DisplayProperties
Windows.Phone.UI.Core♣KeyboardInputBuffer
Windows.Phone.UI.Input♣HardwareButtons
Windows.UI.Core■♣CoreWindow
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.ControlsPhoneApplicationFrame, PhoneApplicationPage
Microsoft.Phone.ShellPhoneApplicationService, ApplicationBar, SystemTray
System.Diagnostics♦Debug, Debugger
System.WindowsApplication, MessageBox, ResourceDictionary
System.Windows.NavigationNavigationService, NavigationContext, UriMapper
NativeCOM♦
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance-FromApp, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemFree, CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx
Memory & Libraries♦GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, Load-PackagedLibrary, GetProcAddress, FreeLibraryNote: You can also use C++ new and delete opera-tors
Errors & Debugging♦GetLastError, IsDebuggerPresent, OutputDebug-StringW
Windows Runtime Windows.System.Threading♦ThreadPool, ThreadPoolTimer
Windows.UI.Core♦CoreDispatcher, CoreWindow, Note: You can get the current dispatcher from CoreWindow.GetForCurrentThread()
.NETSystemWindowsRuntimeSystemExtensions+
System.Threading■Thread, ThreadPool, Timer, AutoResetEvent, ManualResetEvent, Mutex
System.Threading.Tasks♦Task<T>, TaskCompletionSource<T>, TaskFactory<T>
System.Windows.ThreadingDispatcher, DispatcherTimerNote: You can get the global dispatcher from System.Windows.Deployment.Current
NativeThreads♦GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId
Synchronization♦WaitForSingleObjectEx, WaitForMultipleObject-sEx, CreateMutexExW, ReleaseMutex, Crea-teEventExW, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CloseHandle, InitializeCriticalSectionEx, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection
Windows RuntimeWindows.Storage■ApplicationData, StorageFile, StorageFolderNote: You can get install folder from Windows.Ap-plicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation
Windows.Storage.FileProperties•BasicProperties
Windows.Storage.Streams■DataReader, DataWriter
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.StorageExternalStorage
System.IO♦StreamReader, StreamWriter, StringReader, StringWriter, BinaryReader, BinaryWriter, MemoryStream, WindowsRuntimeStorageExten-sions+, WindowsRuntimeStreamExtensions+Note: Avoid using the File, FileInfo, Directory, Direc-toryInfo, and Path types
System.IO.IsolatedStorageIsolatedStorageFile
NativeFile I/O♦CreateFile2, ReadFile, WriteFile, DeleteFileW, CloseHandle, FindFirstFileExW, FindClose
Windows Runtime Windows.NetworkingHostName
Windows.Networking.Proximity♦PeerFinder, ProximityDevice
Windows.Networking.Sockets■DatagramSocket, StreamSocket
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.ControlsWebBrowser, WebBrowserExtensions+
Microsoft.Phone.TasksWebBrowserTask
System.Net■WebClient, HttpWebRequest, WebUtility
System.Net.SocketsSocketNote: Provided for compatibility; new apps should use Windows.Networking.Sockets
NativeHTTP♦IXMLHTTPRequest2
WinsockWSAStartup, socket, gethostbyname, WSAAd-dressToString, bind, connect, send, recv, accept, listen, closesocket, WSACleanup
Windows RuntimeWindows.Phone.Media.CapturePhotoCaptureDevice, AudioVideoCaptureDevice, KnownCameraPhotoProperties
Windows.Storage.Pickers•♣FileOpenPickerNote: Can only be used to pick photos from the Photos Hub
.NETMicrosoft.DevicesPhotoCamera, CameraButtons, CameraVideo-BrushExtensions+
Microsoft.PhonePictureDecoder
Microsoft.Phone.TasksMediaPlayerLauncher, CameraCaptureTask, PhotoChooserTask, ShareMediaTask, SaveRing-toneTask
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.AudioMicrophone, SoundEffect, DynamicSoundEffec-tInstance
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.MediaMediaLibrary, MediaPlayer, Song
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.PhoneExtensionsMediaLibraryExtensions+
System.Windows.Media
MediaStreamSource, VideoBrushSystem.Windows.Media.ImagingWriteableBitmap, BitmapImage, Extensions+Note: See Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous for key DRM APIs
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.GlobalizationSortedLocaleGrouping
System.Globalization■CultureInfo, RegionInfo
System.ResourcesResourceManager
System.Text♦StringBuilder, Encoding
System,Text, RegularExpressions♦Regex
System.WindowsApplication.GetResourceStream()
NativeText & Resources♦FormatMessageW, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, CompareStringEx
NLS♦GetDateFormatEx, GetTimeFormatEx, Ge-tUserDefaultLocaleName, GetLocaleInfoEx
MUIGetUserPrefferedUILanguages
.NET System.Data.LinqDataContext
System.Data.Linq.MappingTableAttribute, ColumnAttribute
System.Runtime.Serialization♦DataContractSerializer
System.Runtime.Serialization.Json♦DataContractJsonSerializer
System.Xml♦XmlReader, XmlWriter
System.Xml.Linq♦XDocument, XElement, XAttribute, XNamespace, Extensions+
System.Xml.Serialization■XmlSerializer
Windows RuntimeWindows.ApplicationModel.Store■CurrentApp
Windows.System•Launcher.LaunchUriAsync▲
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.MarketplaceLicenseInformation
Microsoft.Phone.TasksMarketplaceDetailsTask, MarketplaceRe-viewTask, MarketplaceSearchTask
Windows RuntimeWindows.Devices.Geolocation♦Geolocator
Windows.Devices.Sensors■Accelerometer, Compass, Gyrometer, Orienta-tionSensor
VibrationDevice
.NETMicrosoft.DevicesVibrateController
Microsoft.Devices.SensorsAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Motion
.NET System.Windows.ControlsDrawingSurface, DrawingSurfaceBackground-Grid
XNANote: XNA is fully supported for Windows Phone 7.5 apps only; see documentation.
NativeDirect3DD3D11CreateDevice, CreateSwapChainForCore-Window, ID3D11Device1, ID3D11DeviceCon-text1, IDXGISwapChain1Note: See documentation for complete list of D3D interfaces and APIs
Windows RuntimeWindows.Phone.Speech.RecognitionSpeechRecognizerUI, SpeechRecognizer, In-stalledSpeechRecognizers
Windows.Phone.Speech.SynthesisSpeechSynthesizer, InstalledVoices
Windows.Phone.Speech.VoiceCommandsVoiceCommandService
Networking, Web and Proximity
Media, Soundsand Pictures
File System and Streams
cont.
XML, Databases and Serialization
In-App Purchase, Licensing and Marketplace
Text, Globalization & Resources
Maps, Location and Sensors
Controls and Animation (XAML)
Windows Phone Toolkithttp://phone.codeplex.comMicrosoft Media Player Frameworkhttp://smf.codeplex.com/Smooth Streaming Clienthttp://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/smooth-streaming-client-sdk
NuGet Package Managerhttp://nuget.codeplex.com/DirectX Helpershttp://directxtex.codeplex.com/, http://directxtk.codeplex.com/OData Clienthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/jj658961
• Facebook & Twitter -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous• Rumble / Vibration -> Maps, Location & Sensors• Battery & Power -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous• Memory -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous• App launching -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous• Ringtones -> Media, Sounds & Pictures• Security -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous• DRM -> Messaging, Sharing & Miscellaneous
Additional
Frameworks:
See Also:
Legend
Speech
Contacts, Appointments and Reminders
Messaging, Sharing and Miscellaneous
3D Graphics▲
cont.
MapsTask, MapsDirectionsTask, MapDownload-erTask
System.Device.LocationGeoCoordinateWatcher
Windows RuntimeWindows.Phone.Media.CaptureAudioVideoCaptureDevice, KnownCameraAu-dioVideoProperties
Windows.Phone.Media.DevicesAudioRoutingManager
Windows.Phone.Networking.VoipVoipCallCoordinator, VoipPhoneCall
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.MediaMediaStreamerFactory
Microsoft.Phone.Networking.VoipVoipBackgroundProcess, VoipHttpIncoming-CallTask, VoipKeepAliveTask
See also: Multitasking
NativeAudioActivateAudioInterface, GetDefaultAudioCaptu-reId, GetDefaultAudioRenderId,
.NETMicrosoft.Advertising.Mobile.UI♥AdControl
Microsoft.Expression.Interactivity.Core♥GoToStateAction, NavigateToPageAction, Call-MethodAction, ChangePropertyAction
Microsoft.Expression.Interactivity.Media♥ControlStoryboardAction, PlaySoundAction
Microsoft.Phone.ControlsLongListSelector, Panorama, Pivot, WebBrowser
Microsoft.Phone.Maps.ControlsMap, MapLayer, MapOverlay,
System.Windows.Controls°Button, CheckBox, RadioButton, HyperlinkBut-ton, TextBlock, TextBox, PasswordBox, RichText-Box, Image, MediaElement, ProgressBar, Border, Canvas, Grid, ListBox, StackPanel, ScrollViewer, ViewBox
System.Windows.Controls.PrimitivesPopup, ViewportControl
System.Windows.Interactivity♥Interaction, InvokeCommandAction,
System.Windows.Media.AnimationStoryboard, DoubleAnimation, DoubleAnima-tionUsingKeyFrames, DiscreteDoubleKeyFrame, ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames, DiscreteOb-jectKeyFrame
System.Windows.ShapesRectangle, Ellipse, PolygonNote: Use Visual Studio or Expression Blend for layout. Use Expression Blend to add interactivity, animation, and visual states.
Push, Live Tiles and Lock Screen
Multitasking▲
Wallet▲.NETMicrosoft.Phone.TasksAddWalletItem
Microsoft.Phone.WalletWallet, Deal, WalletTransactionItem, WalletAgent
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.BackgroundAudioBackgroundAudioPlayer, AudioTrack, AudioPlay-erAgent, AudioStreamingAgent
Microsoft.Phone.BackgroundTransferBackgroundTransferService, BackgroundTransfer-Request
Microsoft.Phone.Networking.VoipVoipCallInProgressAgent, VoipForegroundLife-timeAgent
Microsoft.Phone.SchedulerScheduledActionService, PeriodicTask, ResourceIn-tensiveTask
Microsoft.Phone.ShellShellToast
Microsoft.Phone.WalletWalletAgent
Windows Runtime
LockScreen, LockScreenManager
.NET
Microsoft.Phone.ShellShellTile, FlipTileData, IconicTileData, CycleTile-Data,
Windows RuntimeWindows.Phone.PersonalInformationContactStore, StoredContact, ContactInformation, KnownContactProperties
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.SchedulerAlarm, Reminder
Microsoft.Phone.TasksPhoneCallTask, PhoneNumberChooserTask, EmailAddressChooserTask, AddressChooserTask, SaveAppointmentTask, SaveContactTask,
Microsoft.Phone.UserDataContacts, Appointments
Windows RuntimeWindows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer•♣DataPackage, DataTransferManager
Windows.Phone.Devices.PowerBattery
Windows.Phone.Management.DeploymentInstallationManager
Windows.Phone.Storage.SharedAccessSharedStorageAccessManager
Windows.Phone.System.AnalyticsHostInformation
Windows.Phone.System.MemoryMemoryManager
Windows.Phone.System.PowerPowerManager
Windows.SystemLauncher▲
.NETMicrosoft.Phone.InfoDeviceStatus
Microsoft.Phone.TasksPhoneCallTask, SmsComposeTask, EmailCompo-seTask, ShareLinkTask, ShareStatusTask, ShareMe-diaTask, SearchTask, ConnectionSettingsTask
System.Security.CryptographyProtectedData, RNGCryptoServiceProvider, RSAC-ryptoServiceProvider, SHA256Managed, AesMan-aged
System.Windows.Media♦▲DomainAcquirer, LicenseAcquirer
NativeHardwareIsProcessorFeaturePresent
VoIP▲
Microsoft.Phone.Maps.ControlsMap, MapLayer, MapOverlay,
Microsoft.Phone.Maps.ServicesGeocodeQuery, ReverseGeocodeQuery, Route-Query
Microsoft.Phone.Tasks
Native▲Media Foundation■MFSStartup, IMFMediaEngineClassFactory, IMF-MediaEngine, MFShutdown
XAudio2♦XAudio2Create, X3DAudioInitialize, X3DAudio-Calculate
CaptureDevice Native APIsICameraCaptureDeviceNative, IAudioVideoCap-tureDeviceNativeNote: These are accessible from the Windows Runtime objects
