Objective 2.4: Implement Share in an app

Windows Store apps can share data with other apps in a variety of ways. Applications with a lot of text can use the Clipboard for copying and pasting content. Other apps can share content by saving it in a file and providing a save location and real-time file updates to other apps through the File Open Picker contract, File Save Picker contract, and Cached File Updater contract. The Share Target contract in Windows Store apps provides a simple, in-context, and universal experience to users interested in sharing content.

A Windows Store app can share data with other apps with the DataTransferManager class. A DataTransferManager object is available in every page that provides content to be shared with others ...

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