Receiving URI in Windows Store Apps

Introduction

In this article I describe how to create a Windows Store App for receiving a URI using JavaScript. In File Explorer, create a file and double-click the file. This application is brought to the foreground. The URI is displayed in the output field. In my previous article I described how to launch a URI in Windows Store apps. For this visit, Launching a uri in windows Store using Java Script.

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 one JavaScript page by right-clicking on the js folder in the Solution Explorer and select Add > new item > JavaScript Page and then provide an appropriate name. In the same way, add one HTML page to your project.

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Write the following code in default.html:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

    <meta charset="utf-8" />

    <title></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/scriptjs"></script>

    <script src="/js/default.js"></script>

</head>

<body role="application">

    <div id="rootGrid">

        <div id="content">

            <h1 id="featureLabel"></h1>

            <div id="contentHost"></div>

        </div>

    </div>

</body>

</html>


Write the following code in default.js:

(function () {

    "use strict";

    var appTitle = "";

    var pages = [

        { url: "page.html" }

    ];

    function activated(e) {

        var url = null;

        var arg = null;

        if (e.detail.kind === Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.ActivationKind.file) {

            url = pages[2].url;

            arg = e.detail.files;

        } else if (e.detail.kind === Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.ActivationKind.protocol) {

            url = pages[3].url;

            arg = e.detail.uri;

        } else if (e.detail.kind === Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.ActivationKind.launch) {

            url = WinJS.Application.sessionState.lastUrl || pages[0].url;

        }

        if (url !== null) {

            e.setPromise(WinJS.UI.processAll().then(function () {

                return WinJS.Navigation.navigate(url, arg);

            }));

        }

    }

    WinJS.Navigation.addEventListener("navigated", function (evt) {

        var url = evt.detail.location;

        var host = document.getElementById("contentHost");

        host.winControl && host.winControl.unload && host.winControl.unload();

        WinJS.Utilities.empty(host);

        WinJS.UI.Pages.render(url, host, evt.detail.state).done(function () {

            WinJS.Application.sessionState.lastUrl = url;

        });

    });

    WinJS.Namespace.define("App", {

        appTitle: appTitle,

        pages: pages

    });

    WinJS.Application.addEventListener("activated", activated, false);

    WinJS.Application.start();

})();


Write the following code in page.html:
 

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

    <title></title>

    <script src="/js/script.js"></script>

</head>

<body>

    <div data-win-control="App.pageOutput">

    </div>

</body>

</html>


Write the following code in script.html:

(function () {

    "use strict";

    var page = WinJS.UI.Pages.define("page.html", {

        processed: function (element, uri) {

            if (uri) {

                WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Protocol activation received. The received URI is " + uri.rawUri + ".", "app", "status");

            }

        },

        ready: function (element, options) {

        }

    });

})();


Summary

In this app I described receiving a URI in a Windows Store app using JavaScript. I hope this article has helped you to understand this topic. Please share if you know more about this. Your feedback and constructive contributions are welcome.


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