VS Windows Phone Lookup and Select Contact - windows-phone

Question

How can I make a drop down box for someone to select one of their contacts from? I am using Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone.
Thanks.

Answer 1

This is built in functionality. Use the PhoneNumberChooserTask
//When you see the red underline hold (control + period)
// OR you can just add the using yourself at the top of the page
//using Microsoft.Phone.Tasks;
PhoneNumberChooserTask pnct= new PhoneNumberChooserTask();
pnct.Completed += new EventHandler<PhoneNumberResult>(pnct_Completed);
Once you have it initialized you can do a show
pnct.Show();
Then in the completed event just extract what you need.
void pnct_Completed(object sender, PhoneNumberResult e)
{
if (e.TaskResult == TaskResult.OK)
{
MessageBox.Show("The phone number for " + e.DisplayName + " is " + e.PhoneNumber);
//Code to start a new call using the retrieved phone number.
//PhoneCallTask phoneCallTask = new PhoneCallTask();
//phoneCallTask.DisplayName = e.DisplayName;
//phoneCallTask.PhoneNumber = e.PhoneNumber;
//phoneCallTask.Show();
}
}
This is the suggested way of doing what you are asking because it keeps the environment consistent for the user. A consistent user environment means they will be happier with your app.
The reference for this answer can be found on this MSDN article