Navigating from App.xaml.cs

Question

I want to add an application bar to multiple pages of my app. So, I\'m defining the application bar as an application resource so that it can be used by multiple pages. Now, the

Answer 1

an other way to navigate to an other page from App.xaml.cs (using the app bar) is using the rootFrame var (at the end line):

private Frame rootFrame = null;
protected override async void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
{
    ...
    SettingsPane.GetForCurrentView().CommandsRequested += App_CommandRequested;
}

private void App_CommandRequested(SettingsPane sender, SettingsPaneCommandsRequestedEventArgs args)
{
SettingsCommand cmdSnir = new SettingsCommand("cmd_snir", "Snir's Page", 
              new Windows.UI.Popups.UICommandInvokedHandler(onSettingsCommand_Clicked));
args.Request.ApplicationCommands.Add(cmdSnir);
}

void onSettingsCommand_Clicked(Windows.UI.Popups.IUICommand command)
{
if (command.Id.ToString() == "cmd_snir")
      rootFrame.Navigate(typeof(MainPage)); //, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);

}