This sample shows you how to retrieve feeds from a web service using classes in the Windows.Web.Syndication namespace in your Windows Runtime app. This sample is provided in the JavaScript, C#, and C++ programming languages.

Note  This sample was created using one of the universal app templates available in Visual Studio. It shows how its solution is structured so it can run on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. For more info about how to build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone with Visual Studio, see Build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 by using Visual Studio.

This sample demonstrates the following features:

Note  Use of this sample requires Internet or intranet access in order to retrieve feeds.

For a sample that shows how to manage syndicated content on a web service in a Windows Store app, download the AtomPub sample.

Network capabilities

This sample requires that network capabilities be set in the Package.appxmanifest file to allow the app to access the network at runtime. These capabilities can be set in the app manifest using Microsoft Visual Studio.

To build the Windows version of the sample:

To build the Windows Phone version of the sample:

For more information on network capabilities, see How to set network capabilities.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, go to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Related topics

Other - C#/VB/C++ and XAML
Accessing and managing syndicated content (Windows Runtime apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Adding support for networking (Windows Runtime apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
How to set network capabilities (Windows Runtime apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
How to access a web feed (Windows Runtime apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Other - JavaScript and HTML
Accessing and managing syndicated content (Windows Runtime apps using JavaScript and HTML)
Adding support for networking (Windows Runtime apps using JavaScript and HTML)
How to set network capabilities (Windows Runtime apps using JavaScript and HTML)
How to access a web feed (Windows Runtime apps using JavaScript and HTML)
Reference
SyndicationClient
SyndicationItem
Windows.Web.AtomPub
Windows.Web.Syndication
Samples
AtomPub sample
Windows 8 app samples

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2
Phone
Windows Phone 8.1

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory to which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Follow the steps for the version of the sample you want:
    • To build the Windows version of the sample:

      1. Select Syndication.Windows in Solution Explorer.
      2. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or use Build > Build Solution, or use Build > Build Syndication.Windows.
    • To build the Windows Phone version of the sample:

      1. Select Syndication.WindowsPhone in Solution Explorer.
      2. Press Ctrl+Shift+B or use Build > Build Solution or use Build > Build Syndication.WindowsPhone.

Run the sample

Note  To successfully run this sample requires Internet or intranet access.

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

Deploying and running the sample