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UWP - How to use Flyout

UWP Flyout
The Flyout class represents a control that displays lightweight UI that is either information or requires user interaction. The UWP app users can dismiss a Flyout by clicking or tapping outside of it, even pressing the device back button, or pressing the Esc key. This is a difference from the dialog.

The UWP app developers can use a Flyout for collecting information, displaying more information, or warnings and confirmations. The Flyout does not create a separate window and does not block other user interactions.

The FlyoutBase class’s AttachedFlyout Attached property gets or sets the flyout attached to a FrameworkElement.The Button class’s Flyout property gets or sets the flyout associated with this button.

The FlyoutBase class’s Placement property gets or sets the default placement to be used for the flyout, in relation to its placement target.

The FlyoutBase class’s ShowAttachedFlyout(FrameworkElement flyoutOwner) method shows the flyout associated with the specified element if any. This method has an argument name flyoutOwner which is a FrameworkElement that is the element for which to show the associated flyout.

The following UWP app development tutorial code will demonstrate how we can use a Flyout in our app and how we can associate the Flyout element with other framework elements and how we can show the Flyout to the app user interface.
MainPage.xaml

<Page
    x:Class="UniversalAppTutorials.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="using:UniversalAppTutorials"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    mc:Ignorable="d">
    <StackPanel 
        x:Name="stack_panel1" 
        Margin="50" 
        Orientation="Vertical"
        Background="AliceBlue"
        Padding="35"
        >
        <Button Content="Click Me" Margin="50">
            <Button.Flyout>
                <Flyout Placement="Right">
                    <TextBlock Text="This is a simple Flyout."/>
                </Flyout>
            </Button.Flyout>
        </Button>

        <!-- Show Flyout on Image -->
        <Image
            x:Name="image1"
            Source="Assets/flower.jpg" 
            Margin="50"
            Tapped="Image1_Tapped"
            Width="150"
            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
            >
            <FlyoutBase.AttachedFlyout>
                <Flyout>
                    <TextBlock 
                        Text="This is another Flyout." 
                        Foreground="Red"/>
                </Flyout>
            </FlyoutBase.AttachedFlyout>
        </Image>
    </StackPanel>
</Page>
MainPage.xaml.cs

using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;

namespace UniversalAppTutorials
{
    public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Image1_Tapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e) {
            FlyoutBase.ShowAttachedFlyout((FrameworkElement)sender);
        }
    }
}
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