MagneticStripeReader.ClaimReaderAsync Method

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Devices.PointOfService

Attempts to get an exclusive access to the magnetic stripe reader.

public:
 virtual IAsyncOperation<ClaimedMagneticStripeReader ^> ^ ClaimReaderAsync() = ClaimReaderAsync;

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
IAsyncOperation<ClaimedMagneticStripeReader> ClaimReaderAsync();

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
public IAsyncOperation<ClaimedMagneticStripeReader> ClaimReaderAsync();

function claimReaderAsync()

Public Function ClaimReaderAsync () As IAsyncOperation(Of ClaimedMagneticStripeReader)

Returns

IAsyncOperation<ClaimedMagneticStripeReader>

When the method completes, it returns a ClaimedMagneticStripeReader or it returns null if the operation fails to claim a magnetic stripe reader.

Attributes

RemoteAsyncAttribute

Examples

// Claims the magnetic stripe reader for exclusive use
task<void> Scenario1::ClaimReader()
{
    
    return create_task(_reader->ClaimReaderAsync()).then([this] (ClaimedMagneticStripeReader^ claimedReader)
    {
        _claimedReader = claimedReader;
        if (_claimedReader != nullptr)
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader claimed successfully.");		
        }
        else
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Failed to claim the magnetic stripe reader.");
        }
    });
}

// Claims the magnetic stripe reader for exclusive use.

private async Task<bool> ClaimReader()
{
    if (_claimedReader == null)
    {
        _claimedReader = await _reader.ClaimReaderAsync();

        if (_claimedReader != null)
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader claimed successfully.");
        }
        else
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Failed to claim a magnetic stripe reader.");
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

See also

• Magnetic stripe reader sample (Windows 10)