#winrt

Convert StorageFile to a BitmapImage in Universal Windows Apps

We have already seen how to convert a WritableBitmap to a StorageFile in Universal Windows apps.

  A StorageFile can be converted to a BitmapImage using the following function.

public class ImageUtils { public static async Task StorageFileToBitmapImage(StorageFile savedStorageFile) { using (IRandomAccessStream fileStream = await savedStorageFile.OpenAsync(Windows.Storage.FileAccessMode.Read)) {…

Convert Storage File to Byte Array in Universal Windows apps

This async function converts a storage file to a byte array.

https://gist.github.com/wtuts/d1393cf533a081149a24.js

It accepts a StorageFile as argument and returns a byte array for it.

Universal Windows App Project Setup

This tutorial is a part of the series on Building a Universal Windows app using MVVM pattern. In this tutorial we will setup a new project for building a Universal Windows app.

Setting up the Project

In Visual Studio click on New Project and choose Blank App (Universal Windows 8.1) from the existing Templates. If you are unable to find this template in your Installed templates list then head over…

Series Introduction: Building a Universal Windows app using MVVM pattern

I am starting a new series to help you get started with Universal Windows app development. If you take care of a few things then you could save a lot of time while building a Universal app. Almost all the code can be shared and only the UI needs to be built separately. Even the UI can be shared. In this series I will touching upon a lot of small things that can be used while building the app.

We…

How to use Converters in Windows phone app (Silverlight/WinRT) http://wtuts.me/converters #wpdev #windowsapps

  ValueConverters can be used whenever we need to present data in an easy and controllable way such that it doesn’t interfere with other layers of the application.

Converters are called by the Data Binding mechanism whenever binding actually occurs (for example, when a control is notified about the change in the underlying property).

  ValueConverters need to implement IValueConverter, a simple…

I haven’t been able to blog recently because I’ve been so busy with a lot of stuff the past months doing mostly WinRT application development. Our company Magenic Manila (Rivereo Inc., a subsidiary of Magenic) started an internal contest (and I hear Rocky Lohtka himself will be one of the judges! Sweet!). In short a brief stint in product development (at last). I am practically still a newbie with regards to WinRT but the experience I had with Silverlight/WPF development allowed for an easy transition. As of this moment, here is my report regarding WinRT: