JavaScript function that displays a toast notification in Universal Windows Apps. For Web Apps, Hosted Web Apps and WebView with Windows Runtume Access.

windowsNotification.js

function showToast () {
   if(typeof Windows !== undefined) {
     var notifications = Windows.UI.Notifications;
     var template = notifications.ToastTemplateType.toastImageAndText01;
     var toastXml = notifications.ToastNotificationManager.getTemplateContent(template);
     var toastTextElements = toastXml.getElementsByTagName("text");
     toastTextElements[0].appendChild(toastXml.createTextNode("Toast from Codepen"));
     var toastImageElements = toastXml.getElementsByTagName("image");
     toastImageElements[0].setAttribute("src", "http://assets.codepen.io/assets/social/facebook-default.png");
     toastImageElements[0].setAttribute("alt", "red graphic");
     var toast = new notifications.ToastNotification(toastXml);
     var toastNotifier = notifications.ToastNotificationManager.createToastNotifier();
     toastNotifier.show(toast);
   }
}