Question

In my MainPage.xaml, I created a Pivot Control: <controls:Pivot Title="Powder God" Name="PivotControl">.

My first pivot view is a HubTile that summarize all other individual pages. So my application bar will be different between the first pivot view and all other ones.

That’s why I put my application bar in App.xaml‘s resource section, then load based on selected index of my pivot.

My question is:

In the application bar I will be using for all individual pages, I want to have a delete option, where I will remove that specific item (a view model) from my data context.

I know I can use PhoneApplicationFrame root = Application.Current.RootVisual as PhoneApplicationFrame; to access navigation services, but I don’t know how can I reference to my pivot, so that I can get the selected index and proceed forward.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Using MVVM you SHOULDN’T do this:

((PageType)Application.Current.RootVisual).PivotControl. //Blah

PageType is whatever type PhoneApplicationFrame is that contains your PivotControl. If this doesn’t work you need a Property in the RootVisual

PAGE

public Pivot MyPivot
{
    get 
    {
        return PivotControl;
    }
}

APP

((PageType)RootVisual).MyPivot. //Blah