This sample demonstrates how to implement basic page navigation in a Windows Store app using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.

The sample demonstrates these tasks:

1. Basic navigation

   This scenario shows how to create multiple pages for your Windows Store app to support user navigation between the pages within the app, similar to how you navigate through pages on a website.

2. Pass info between pages

   This scenario shows how to share information between pages. The Navigate method has an argument to pass a parameter to the target page. The OnNavigatedTo method of the target page uses the NavigationEventArgs.Parameter property to capture this parameter from the source.

3. Cancel navigation

   This scenario shows how to cancel navigation by using the Page.OnNavigatingFrom method and the NavigatingCancelEventArgs parameter to cancel a navigation request.

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.

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.

Operating system requirements

Build the sample

1. Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

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.