ExtendedActivationKind Enum

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle

Defines values that represent activation types.

public enum class ExtendedActivationKind

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppLifecycleContract, 65536)]
enum class ExtendedActivationKind

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppLifecycleContract), 65536)]
public enum ExtendedActivationKind

var value = Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.ExtendedActivationKind.launch

Public Enum ExtendedActivationKind

Inheritance

Enum

ExtendedActivationKind

Attributes

ContractVersionAttribute

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Launch	0	The user launched the app or tapped a content tile.
Search	1	The user wants to search with the app.
ShareTarget	2	The app is activated as a target for share operations.
File	3	An app launched a file whose file type this app is registered to handle.
Protocol	4	An app launched a URI whose scheme name this app is registered to handle.
FileOpenPicker	5	The user wants to pick files that are provided by the app.
FileSavePicker	6	The user wants to save a file and selected the app as the location.
CachedFileUpdater	7	The user wants to save a file that the app provides content management for.
ContactPicker	8	The user wants to pick contacts.
Device	9	The app handles AutoPlay.
PrintTaskSettings	10	The app handles print tasks.
CameraSettings	11	The app captures photos or video from an attached camera.
RestrictedLaunch	12	The user launched the restricted app.
AppointmentsProvider	13	The user wants to manage appointments that are provided by the app.
Contact	14	The user wants to handle calls or messages for the phone number of a contact that is provided by the app.
LockScreenCall	15	The app launches a call from the lock screen. If the user wants to accept the call, the app displays its call UI directly on the lock screen without requiring the user to unlock. A lock-screen call is a special type of launch activation.
VoiceCommand	16	The app was activated as the result of a voice command.
LockScreen	17	The app was activated as the lock screen.
PickerReturned	1000	Not supported. The app was activated after the completion of a picker.
WalletAction	1001	Not supported. The app was activated to perform a Wallet operation.
PickFileContinuation	1002	Not supported. The app was activated after the app was suspended for a file picker operation.
PickSaveFileContinuation	1003	Not supported. The app was activated after the app was suspended for a file save picker operation.
PickFolderContinuation	1004	Not supported. The app was activated after the app was suspended for a folder picker operation.
WebAuthenticationBrokerContinuation	1005	Not supported. The app was activated after the app was suspended for a web authentication broker operation.
WebAccountProvider	1006	The app was activated by a web account provider.
ComponentUI	1007	Reserved for system use.
ProtocolForResults	1009	The app was launched by another app with the expectation that it will return a result back to the caller.
ToastNotification	1010	The app was activated when a user tapped on the body of a toast notification or performed an action inside a toast notification.
Print3DWorkflow	1011	This app was launched by another app to provide a customized printing experience for a 3D printer.
DialReceiver	1012	This app was launched by another app on a different device by using the DIAL protocol.
DevicePairing	1013	This app was activated as a result of pairing a device.
UserDataAccountsProvider	1014	The app was launched to handle the user interface for account management. In circumstances where the system would have shown the default system user interface, it instead has invoked your app with the UserDataAccountProvider contract. The activation payload contains information about the type of operation being requested and all the information necessary to replicate the system-provided user interface. This activation kind is limited to 1st party apps. To use this field, you must add the userDataAccountsProvider capability in your app's package manifest. For more info see App capability declarations.
FilePickerExperience	1015	Reserved for system use.
LockScreenComponent	1016	Reserved for system use.
ContactPanel	1017	The app was launched from the My People UI.
PrintWorkflowForegroundTask	1018	The app was activated because the user is printing to a printer that has a Print Workflow App associated with it which has requested user input.
GameUIProvider	1019	The app was activated because it was launched by the OS due to a request for game-specific UI.
StartupTask	1020	The app was activated because the app is specified to launch at system startup or user log-in.
CommandLineLaunch	1021	The app was launched from the command line.
BarcodeScannerProvider	1022	The app was activated as a barcode scanner provider.
PrintSupportJobUI	1023	The app was activated as print support job UI.
PrintSupportSettingsUI	1024	The app was activated as print support settings UI.
PhoneCallActivation	1025	The app was activated by a phone call.
VpnForeground	1026	The app was activated as a VPN app in the foreground.
Push	5000	The app was activated by a push notification.
AppNotification	5001	The app was activated by an app notification.

Remarks

This enum is used by the Kind property.

See also

• Kind
• ActivationRegistrationManager
• Rich activation with the app lifecycle API