Bluetooth Functions (Windows)

Bluetooth Functions

The functions in this section are used for managing Bluetooth devices and services.

Bluetooth is also supported by using the Windows Sockets programming interface. For more information about programming Bluetooth by using the Windows Sockets interface, see Windows Sockets Support for Bluetooth.

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BluetoothAuthenticateDevice	Sends an authentication request to a remote Bluetooth device.
BluetoothAuthenticateDeviceEx	Sends an authentication request to a remote Bluetooth device. Additionally, this function allows for out-of-band data to be passed into the function call for the device being authenticated.
BluetoothAuthenticateMultipleDevices	Enables the caller to prompt for multiple devices to be authenticated during a single instance of the Bluetooth Connection Wizard.
BluetoothDisplayDeviceProperties	Invokes the Control Panel device information property sheet.
BluetoothEnableDiscovery	Changes the discovery state of a local Bluetooth radio or radios.
BluetoothEnableIncomingConnections	Modifies whether a local Bluetooth radio accepts incoming connections.
BluetoothEnumerateInstalledServices	Enumerates the GUIDs (globally unique identifiers) of the services that are enabled on a Bluetooth device.
BluetoothFindDeviceClose	Closes an enumeration handle that is associated with a device query.
BluetoothFindFirstDevice	Begins the enumeration of local Bluetooth devices.
BluetoothFindFirstRadio	Begins the enumeration of local Bluetooth radios.
BluetoothFindNextDevice	Finds the next local Bluetooth device.
BluetoothFindNextRadio	Finds the next Bluetooth radio.
BluetoothFindRadioClose	Closes the enumeration handle that is associated with finding Bluetooth radios.
BluetoothGetDeviceInfo	Retrieves information about a remote Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth device must have been previously identified through a successful device inquiry function call.
BluetoothGetRadioInfo	Obtains information about a Bluetooth radio.
BluetoothIsConnectable	Determines whether a Bluetooth radio or radios is connectable.
BluetoothIsDiscoverable	Determines whether a Bluetooth radio or radios is discoverable.
BluetoothRegisterForAuthentication	Registers a callback function that is called when a particular Bluetooth device requests authentication.
BluetoothRegisterForAuthenticationEx	Registers an application for a pin request, numeric comparison and callback function.
BluetoothRemoveDevice	Removes authentication between a Bluetooth device and the computer, purging any cached information about the device.
BluetoothSdpEnumAttributes	Enumerates through the SDP record stream and calls the callback function for each attribute in the record.
BluetoothSdpGetAttributeValue	Retrieves the attribute value for an attribute identifier.
BluetoothSdpGetContainerElementData	Iterates over a container stream and returns each element that is contained within the container element.
BluetoothSdpGetElementData	Retrieves and parses a single element from an SDP stream.
BluetoothSdpGetString	Converts a raw string that is embedded in the SDP record into a Unicode string.
BluetoothSelectDevices	Enables Bluetooth device selection.
BluetoothSelectDevicesFree	Frees resources associated with a previous call to the BluetoothSelectDevices function.
BluetoothSendAuthenticationResponse	Called when an authentication request to send the passkey response is received.
BluetoothSendAuthenticationResponseEx	Called when an authentication request to send the passkey or numeric comparison response is received.
BluetoothSetLocalServiceInfo	Sets local service information for a specific Bluetooth radio.
BluetoothSetServiceState	Enables or disables services for a Bluetooth device.
BluetoothUnregisterAuthentication	Removes registration for a callback routine that was previously registered with a call to the BluetoothRegisterForAuthentication function.
BluetoothUpdateDeviceRecord	Updates the local computer cache about a Bluetooth device.

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