Chapter 1. Develop Windows Store apps

In this chapter, you learn how to create background tasks, implement the appropriate interfaces, and consume tasks using timing and system triggers. You also find out how to request lock screen access and create download and upload operations using background transferring for Windows Store applications written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)/JavaScript (formerly called Windows Store apps using JavaScript). The last part of the chapter is dedicated to creating and consuming Windows Metadata (WinMD) components.

Important: Methods Capitalization

Throughout the code samples in this book, the syntax of the Windows Runtime (WinRT) library methods and events follow the traditional JavaScript syntax, while in the ...

Get Exam Ref 70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and JavaScript now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.