How to access a page by clicking a button??

Question

Hi,

I know it is a simple question, I know how to do it in C++ Windows Forms where you do:

DialogBox^ box = gcnew DialogBox();
box->ShowDialog();

But I don't know how to do it in a C++ Metro App, so if anyone can help me I'd appreciate it

Thanks,

Regards,

Omar.

Answer 1

You may want to review the UI guidelines to make sure you choose the appropriate method for displaying the equivalent of a DialogBox in a Metro style app.

Choosing the right UI surface (Metro style apps)

We have a number of samples you can review, simply search on the type of UI element you would like to see an example of: Windows 8 Metro style app Samples

Thanks!

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David Lamb

Answer 2

Hi David,

Thanks for your reply.

I think I didn't explain my question very well, I have 2 pages in my project, in the main page I have a button and I want it so when the user clicks the button it will display the second page.

Thanks,

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Omar

Answer 3

Ah, got it. I think this Quickstart should demonstrate how to accomplish that task. Quickstart: Navigating between pages (Metro style apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)

Let me know if that doesn't demonstrate what your trying to accomplish.

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David Lamb

Answer 4

Thank you so much David, this helped me a lot.

Do you know if it is possible to do it with C++ because it didn't show the code for it, if not I will just do my project in C#.

Thanks for the help.

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Omar

Answer 5

In C++, use this syntax:

#include "BasicPage2.xaml.h" 


{
using namespace Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop;

this->Frame->Navigate( TypeName(BasicPage2::typeid) );
}

Answer 6

Ok, thank you so much.

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Omar