DeviceInformation Class

Definition

public ref class DeviceInformation sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.DualApiPartition(version=100794368)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics2, 65536, Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics, 65536, Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class DeviceInformation final

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.DualApiPartition(version=100794368)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics2, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics, 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
class DeviceInformation final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.DualApiPartition(version=100794368)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics2), 65536, typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract))]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics), 65536, typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract))]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public sealed class DeviceInformation

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.DualApiPartition(version=100794368)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics2), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Static(typeof(Windows.Devices.Enumeration.IDeviceInformationStatics), 65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
public sealed class DeviceInformation

Public NotInheritable Class DeviceInformation

Inheritance

Object

DeviceInformation

Attributes

ContractVersionAttribute DualApiPartitionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute StaticAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows 10 requirements

Examples

This example incrementally enumerates devices, adding them to a list each time a device is found, and also handling removals and updates.

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;

using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration.Pnp;


// The Blank Page item template is documented at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234238

namespace Application1
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    /// 
    public sealed partial class BlankPage : Page
    {
        public BlankPage()
        {

            this.InitializeComponent();
        }
        Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcher dispatcher;
        public static DeviceWatcher watcher = null;
        public static int count = 0;
        public static DeviceInformation[] interfaces = new DeviceInformation[1000];
        public static bool isEnumerationComplete = false;
        public static string StopStatus = null;

        async void WatchDevices(object sender, RoutedEventArgs eventArgs)
        {
            try
            {
                dispatcher = Window.Current.CoreWindow.Dispatcher;
                watcher = DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher();
                // Add event handlers
                watcher.Added += watcher_Added;
                watcher.Removed += watcher_Removed;
                watcher.Updated += watcher_Updated;
                watcher.EnumerationCompleted += watcher_EnumerationCompleted;
                watcher.Stopped += watcher_Stopped;
                watcher.Start();
                OutputText.Text = "Enumeration started.";

            }
            catch (ArgumentException)
            {
                //The ArgumentException gets thrown by FindAllAsync when the GUID isn't formatted properly
                //The only reason we're catching it here is because the user is allowed to enter GUIDs without validation
                //In normal usage of the API, this exception handling probably wouldn't be necessary when using known-good GUIDs 
                OutputText.Text = "Caught ArgumentException. Failed to create watcher.";
            }
        }

        async void StopWatcher(object sender, RoutedEventArgs eventArgs)
        {
            try
            {
                if (watcher.Status == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceWatcherStatus.Stopped)
                {
                    StopStatus = "The enumeration is already stopped.";
                }
                else
                {
                    watcher.Stop();
                }
            }
            catch (ArgumentException)
            {
                OutputText.Text = "Caught ArgumentException. Failed to stop watcher.";
            }
        }

        async void watcher_Added(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformation deviceInterface)
        {
            interfaces[count] = deviceInterface;
            count += 1;
            if (isEnumerationComplete)
            {
                await dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
                {
                    DisplayDeviceInterfaceArray();
                });
            }
        }

        async void watcher_Updated(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate devUpdate)
        {
            int count2 = 0;
            foreach (DeviceInformation deviceInterface in interfaces)
            {
                if (count2 < count)
                {
                    if (interfaces[count2].Id == devUpdate.Id)
                    {
                        //Update the element.
                        interfaces[count2].Update(devUpdate);
                    }

                }
                count2 += 1;
            }
            await dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
            {
                OutputText.Text = "Enumeration updated. ";
                DisplayDeviceInterfaceArray();
            });
        }

        async void watcher_Removed(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate devUpdate)
        {
            int count2 = 0;
            //Convert interfaces array to a list (IList).
            List<DeviceInformation> interfaceList = new List<DeviceInformation>(interfaces);
            foreach (DeviceInformation deviceInterface in interfaces)
            {
                if (count2 < count)
                {
                    if (interfaces[count2].Id == devUpdate.Id)
                    {
                        //Remove the element.
                        interfaceList.RemoveAt(count2);
                    }

                }
                count2 += 1;
            }
            //Convert the list back to the interfaces array.
            interfaces = interfaceList.ToArray();
            count -= 1;
            await dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
            {
                OutputText.Text = "Enumeration device was removed. ";
                DisplayDeviceInterfaceArray();
            });
        }

        async void watcher_EnumerationCompleted(DeviceWatcher sender, object args)
        {
            isEnumerationComplete = true;
            await dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
                {
                    OutputText.Text = "Enumeration complete. ";
                    DisplayDeviceInterfaceArray();
                });
        }

        async void watcher_Stopped(DeviceWatcher sender, object args)
        {
            if (watcher.Status == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceWatcherStatus.Aborted)
            {
                StopStatus = "Enumeration stopped unexpectedly. Click Watch to restart enumeration.";
            }
            else if (watcher.Status == Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceWatcherStatus.Stopped)
            {
                StopStatus = "You requested to stop the enumeration. Click Watch to restart enumeration.";
            }
        }

        async void DisplayDeviceInterfaceArray()
        {
            DeviceInterfacesOutputList.Items.Clear();
            int count2 = 0;
            foreach (DeviceInformation deviceInterface in interfaces)
            {
                if (count2 < count)
                {
                    DisplayDeviceInterface(deviceInterface);
                }
                count2 += 1;
            }
        }

        async void DisplayDeviceInterface(DeviceInformation deviceInterface)
        {
            var id = "Id:" + deviceInterface.Id;
            var name = deviceInterface.Name;
            var isEnabled = "IsEnabled:" + deviceInterface.IsEnabled;


            var item = id + " is \n" + name + " and \n" + isEnabled;

            DeviceInterfacesOutputList.Items.Add(item);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

A DeviceInformation object is composed of an identity (@"Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation.Id?text=DeviceInformation.Id" ), a kind (@"Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation.Kind?text=DeviceInformation.Kind" ), and a property bag (@"Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation.Properties?text=DeviceInformation.Properties" ). All of the other properties of a DeviceInformation object are derived from the Properties property bag. For example, Name is derived from System.ItemNameDisplay.

Successful completion of FindAllAsync results in a DeviceInformationCollection containing DeviceInformation objects.

If a call to CreateWatcher succeeds, a DeviceInformation object is passed to the added event for each device that is found.

The Name property should only be used for display purposes only and not for finding a device because the Name can change due to localization or a user assigning a name.

CreateFromIdAsync creates a DeviceInformation object if successful.

The DeviceInformation class provides device information, but more specifically, it provides properties of the device interface, the interface that represents functionality that the device exposes. Multi-function devices may have more than one device interface. The physical object that a user sees as a device, is known as the device container, and has properties such as Manufacturer and ModelID. For more information about enumerating devices and recovering properties, see Enumerate devices.

Properties

Methods

Applies to

See also

• Camera profiles sample (Windows 10)
• Camera preview frame sample (Windows 10)
• Basic camera app sample (Windows 10)
• Camera resolution sample (Windows 10)
• Custom USB device sample (Windows 10)
• Camera face detection sample (Windows 10)
• Video stabilization sample (Windows 10)
• Manual camera controls sample (Windows 10)
• High dynamic range sample (Windows 10)
• Camera Advanced Capture sample
• Bluetooth low energy sample