This sample demonstrates how to use methods of the ContactPicker class to select one or more contacts. It also includes a basic implementation of the ContactPicker APIs to demonstrate how to display a list of contacts to the user.
Note This sample was created using one of the universal app templates available in Visual Studio. It shows how its solution is structured so it can run on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. For more info about how to build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone with Visual Studio, see Build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 by using Visual Studio.
This sample uses classes from the Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace. Some of the classes you might want to review in more detail are the ContactPicker class, which you use to launch the picker and acquire contacts. For apps that want to supply contacts to other apps, this sample shows how to use the ContactPickerUI class to create a collection of contacts. We also recommend you take a look at the Managing user contacts (Windows Store apps using JavaScript and HTML) and Managing user contacts (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML) sections of our documentation, which describe how sharing works and contain quickstart topics that covers how to select a single contact, multiple contacts, and select specific contact information.
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory to which you unzipped the sample. Then go to the subdirectory containing the sample in the language you desire - either C++, C#, or JavaScript. Double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Solution (.sln) file.
- Select either the Windows or Windows Phone project version of the sample. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.
Run the sample
The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.
Deploying the sample
- Select either the Windows or Windows Phone project version of the sample.
- Select Build > Deploy Solution.
Deploying and running the sample
- Right-click either the Windows or Windows Phone project version of the sample in Solution Explorer and select Set as StartUp Project.
- To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.