Launcher
Namespace: XPlat.Device
Starts the default app associated with the specified file or URI.
public class Launcher : ILauncherSupported platforms
Platform
Version
Xamarin.Android
9.0
UWP
10.0.16299
Constructors
Launcher()
The default constructor.
Launcher(Android.Content.Context) - Android
Parameters
context (Android.Content.Context)
The current Android context.
Properties
Context - Android
Gets or sets the Android context to be used for launching an Activity with.
public Context Context { get; set; }Methods
LaunchFolderAsync(IStorageFolder)
Launches a file explorer and displays the contents of the specified folder.
public Task<bool> LaunchFolderAsync(IStorageFolder folder);Parameters
folder (IStorageFolder)
The folder to display in a file explorer.
Returns
The result of the operation.
LaunchUriAsync(Uri)
Launches a web browser and displays the contents of the specified URI.
public Task<bool> LaunchUriAsync(Uri uri);Parameters
uri (Uri)
The URI.
Returns
Returns true if the default app for the URI scheme was launched; false otherwise.
QueryUriSupportAsync(Uri)
Asynchronously query whether an app can be activated for the specified URI.
public Task<LaunchQuerySupportStatus> QueryUriSupportAsync(Uri uri);Parameters
uri (Uri)
The URI for which to query support.
Returns
A value that indicates whether an application is available to launch the URI.
LaunchFileAsync(IStorageFile)
Starts the default app associated with the specified file.
public Task<bool> LaunchFileAsync(IStorageFile file);Parameters
file (IStorageFile)
The file.
Returns
The launch operation.
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