How to get first name and last name from ContactInformation?

Question

I'm using the ContactPicker in a Windows Store application, and I need to retrieve the first name and last name separately for the selected contact. Unfortunately, the ContactInformation class only has a Name property, where both parts of the name are concatenated. The CustomFields property is empty.

I find it hard to believe that there is no way to access the first name and last name, since they are stored separately in the Contacts application...

Any idea?

Answer 1

The ContactInformation class has been deprecated in Windows 8.1, and replaced by the Contact class, which provides more detailed information, including first and last name.

EDIT: actually, this doesn't work; the FirstName property contains the concatenated first and last name, and the LastName property is empty... Not sure if this is a bug in the ContactPicker API or in the Contacts app.