An instructional sample app for Windows 8.1 that shows how to retrieve RSS data from the internet and display summary information in a XAML ListView control and display content in a WebBrowser control. This is the companion sample for the Tutorial: Create a simple blog reader using C++ article. >.
This sample, and the accompanying documentation, introduce the basics of the C++/CX component extensions that enable you to create a Windows Store app using C++ and XAML in a modern C++ idiom. These articles introduce the following concepts:
Version 1.2 updated Aug 28, 2014 includes a bug fix that enables users to delete poorly formed (or incompletely copied) URLs.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.
| Client | |
|---|---|
| Server |
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.