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DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher | createWatcher methods

Creates a DeviceWatcher that enumerates devices and raises events when the collection of enumerated devices changes.

Overload list

MethodDescription
CreateWatcher() Creates a DeviceWatcher for all devices.
CreateWatcher(String) Creates a DeviceWatcher for devices matching the specified Advanced Query Syntax (AQS) string.
CreateWatcher(DeviceClass) Creates a DeviceWatcher for devices matching the specified DeviceClass.
CreateWatcher(String, IIterable(String)) Creates a DeviceWatcher for devices matching the specified Advanced Query Syntax (AQS) string and the specified collection of properties.

Remarks

The DeviceWatcher first performs an initial enumeration of devices, raising an Added event for each device that it finds, and raising an EnumerationCompleted event when the initial enumeration is complete. After the initial enumeration is complete, it raises events when a device is added, deleted, or updated.

Note  An app must subscribe to all of the added, removed, and updated events to be notified when there are device additions, removals or updates. If an app handles only the added event, it will not receive an update if a device is added to the system after the initial device enumeration completes.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 8

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2012

Namespace

Windows.Devices.Enumeration
Windows::Devices::Enumeration [C++]

Metadata

Windows.winmd

See also

DeviceInformation
How to get notifications if devices are added, removed, or changed

 

 

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