DeviceStatus.PowerSourceChanged Event

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[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Occurs when the power source of the device changes.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Info
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

Syntax

Public Shared Event PowerSourceChanged As EventHandler

public static event EventHandler PowerSourceChanged

Examples

The following code example shows how you can use the Dispatcher..::.BeginInvoke method and the DeviceStatus..::.PowerSourceChanged event handler to display a message when the device is disconnected from an external power source.

void DeviceStatus_PowerSourceChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DeviceDisconnectedFromPower);
}

void DeviceDisconnectedFromPower()
{
    if (DeviceStatus.PowerSource.ToString() != "External")
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Device is disconnected from an external power source.");
    }
}

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

DeviceStatus Class

Microsoft.Phone.Info Namespace

Other Resources

Device status for Windows Phone 8