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4/8/2010

The properties of the widgetobject expose metadata about a widget and provides access to the widget's show and hide events.

Properties

Property Description

authorEmail

The email address of the widget’s author.

authorName

The name of the widget’s author.

authorURL

The URL of the widget’s author.

currentIcon

A WidgetIconobject representing the widget’s current icon.

description

A description of the widget.

height

The run-time height of the widget.

identifier

The unique identifier of the widget.

locale

The locale the widget is currently using. For more information on localizing widgets, see Windows Mobile Widgets Overview.

menu

The current menu.

name

The name of the widget.

onhide

A function that is invoked when the widget goes into the background.

onshow

A function that is invoked when the widget comes into the foreground.

version

The widget’s version information.

width

The run-time width of the widget.

Remarks

The metadata exposed by the widget object is defined by the widget author in the widget's manifest. For more information, see Windows Windows Mobile Widget Manifest File.