Introduction
Today we are going to learn how to create a Windows Store App tor pick a Contact using JavaScript. This app demonstrates how to use the Contact Picker to select one contact. It includes a basic implementation of the Contact Picker APIs to demonstrate how to display a list of contacts to the user.
I assume you can create a simple Windows Store App using JavaScript. For more help visit Simple Windows Store Apps using JavaScript.
To start the creation of the app, add two JavaScript pages by right-clicking on the js folder in the Solution Explorer and select Add > new item > JavaScript Page and then give an appropriate name. In the same way, add one HTML page to your project.
![contact-picker-windows-store-apps.jpg]()
Write the following code in default.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>App</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//Microsoft.WinJS.1.0/css/ui-light.css" />
<script src="//Microsoft.WinJS.1.0/js/base.js"></script>
<script src="//Microsoft.WinJS.1.0/js/ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css" />
<script src="/js/script.js"></script>
<script src="/js/default.js"></script>
</head>
<body role="application"style="background-color:gray">
<center><div id="rootGrid">
<div id="content">
<h1 id="featureLabel"></h1>
<div id="contentHost"></div>
</div>
</div></center>
</body>
</html>
Write the following code in default.js:
(function () {
"use strict";
var appTitle = "";
var pages = [
{ url: "page.html" }
];
function activated(eventObject) {
if (eventObject.detail.kind === Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.ActivationKind.launch) {
eventObject.setPromise(WinJS.UI.processAll().then(function () {
var url = WinJS.Application.sessionState.lastUrl || pages[0].url;
return WinJS.Navigation.navigate(url);
}));
}
}
WinJS.Navigation.addEventListener("navigated", function (eventObject) {
var url = eventObject.detail.location;
var host = document.getElementById("contentHost");
host.winControl && host.winControl.unload && host.winControl.unload();
WinJS.Utilities.empty(host);
eventObject.detail.setPromise(WinJS.UI.Pages.render(url, host, eventObject.detail.state).then(function () {
WinJS.Application.sessionState.lastUrl = url;
}));
});
WinJS.Namespace.define("Apps", {
appTitle: appTitle,
pages: pages
});
WinJS.Application.addEventListener("activated", activated, false);
WinJS.Application.start();
})();
Write the following code in page.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title></title>
<script src="/js/script.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/pageSingle.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div data-win-control="Apps.pageInput">
<button id="open">Pick contact</button>
<br /><br />
</div>
<div data-win-control="Apps.pageOutput">
</div>
</body>
</html>
Write the following code in script.html:
(function () {
"use strict";
var page = WinJS.UI.Pages.define("page.html", {
ready: function (element, options) {
document.getElementById("open").addEventListener("click", pickContact, false);
}
});
function pickContact() {
WinJS.log && WinJS.log("", "app", "status");
var viewState = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.value;
if (viewState === Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewState.snapped &&
!Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.tryUnsnap()) {
return;
};
var picker = new Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactPicker();
picker.commitButtonText = "Select";
picker.pickSingleContactAsync().done(function (contact) {
if (contact !== null) {
var contactElement = document.createElement("div");
contactElement.className = "contact";
contactElement.appendChild(createTextElement("h3", contact.name));
appendFields("Emails:", contact.emails, contactElement);
appendFields("Phone Numbers:", contact.phoneNumbers, contactElement);
appendFields("Addresses:", contact.locations, contactElement);
document.getElementById("output").appendChild(contactElement);
} else {
WinJS.log && WinJS.log("No contact was selected", "app", "status");
}
});
}
function appendFields(title, fields, container) {
fields.forEach(function (field) {
if (field.value) {
if (title) {
container.appendChild(createTextElement("h4", title));
title = "";
}
switch (field.category) {
case Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactFieldCategory.home:
container.appendChild(createTextElement("div", field.value + " (home)"));
break;
case Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactFieldCategory.work:
container.appendChild(createTextElement("div", field.value + " (work)"));
break;
case Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactFieldCategory.mobile:
container.appendChild(createTextElement("div", field.value + " (mobile)"));
break;
case Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactFieldCategory.other:
container.appendChild(createTextElement("div", field.value + " (other)"));
break;
case Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.ContactFieldCategory.none:
default:
container.appendChild(createTextElement("div", field.value));
break;
}
}
});
}
function createTextElement(tag, text) {
var element = document.createElement(tag);
element.className = "singleLineText";
element.innerText = text;
return element;
}
})();
Write the following code in script1.html:
(function () {
var pageOutput = WinJS.Class.define(
function (element, options) {
element.winControl = this;
this.element = element;
new WinJS.Utilities.QueryCollection(element)
.setAttribute("role", "region")
.setAttribute("aria-labelledby", "outputLabel")
.setAttribute("aria-live", "assertive");
element.id = "output";
this._addOutputLabel(element);
this._addStatusOutput(element);
}, {
_addOutputLabel: function (element) {
var label = document.createElement("h2");
label.id = "outputLabel";
label.textContent = "Output";
element.parentNode.insertBefore(label, element);
},
_addStatusOutput: function (element) {
var statusDiv = document.createElement("div");
statusDiv.id = "statusMessage";
element.insertBefore(statusDiv, element.childNodes[0]);
}
}
);
var currentpageUrl = null;
WinJS.Navigation.addEventListener("navigating", function (evt) {
currentpageUrl = evt.detail.location;
});
WinJS.log = function (message, tag, type) {
var statusDiv = document.getElementById("statusMessage");
};
function activated(e) {
WinJS.Utilities.query("#featureLabel")[0].textContent = Apps.appTitle;
}
WinJS.Application.addEventListener("activated", activated, false);
WinJS.Namespace.define("Apps", {
pageOutput: pageOutput
});
})();
Output:
![contact-pick-windows-store-apps.jpg]()
Summary
In this app I described how to pick a contact in a Windows Store App using JavaScript. I hope this article has helped you to understand this topic. Please share it if you know more about this. Your feedback and constructive contributions are welcome.