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ProximityDevice.PublishMessage(String, String) | publishMessage(String, String) method

Publishes a message to subscribers of the specified message type.

Syntax

Public Function PublishMessage(
  messageType As String,  
  message As String 
) As Long

Parameters

messageType

Type: String [JavaScript] | System.String [.NET] | Platform::String [C++]

The type of message to deliver to subscribers.

message

Type: String [JavaScript] | System.String [.NET] | Platform::String [C++]

The message to deliver to subscribers.

Return value

Type: Number [JavaScript] | System.Int64 [.NET] | int64 [C++]

A unique publication ID for the published message. Pass this value to the StopPublishingMessage method to stop publishing the message.

Remarks

You can subscribe to published messages by using the SubscribeForMessage method.

Messages continue to be published until the StopPublishingMessage method is called or the ProximityDevice object is released.

Messages are delivered to all applications that have subscribed to the message type (as indicated by the messageType parameter). Message type values are case-sensitive strings that consist of two parts: the protocol and the subtype. The protocol is first, followed by a dot (.) and then the subtype. For the PublishMessage method, the protocol must always be "Windows.". The subtype is a string of alphanumeric characters and the following additional characters: . ( ) + , - : = @ ; $ _ ! * ’. The subtype cannot exceed a length of 250 characters.

To publish messages by using another message type, like “WindowsMime.” or “NDEF:WriteTag”, you must use the PublishBinaryMessage method.

You can use the PublishUriMessage method to publish a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to a proximate computer.

Messages are converted to UTF-8 characters before they're transmitted.

For Windows Store apps, publications and subscriptions are active only if the calling app is in the foreground.

Examples

JavaScript

Private proximityDevice As Windows.Networking.Proximity.ProximityDevice
Private publishedMessageId As Long = -1
Private subscribedMessageId As Long = -1

Private Sub initializeProximityDevice()
    proximityDevice = Windows.Networking.Proximity.ProximityDevice.GetDefault()

    If proximityDevice IsNot Nothing Then
        AddHandler PublishMessageButton.Click, AddressOf PublishMessage
        AddHandler SubscribeForMessageButton.Click, AddressOf SubscribeForMessage
        AddHandler StopSubscribingForMessageButton.Click, AddressOf StopSubscribingForMessage
        AddHandler StopPublishingMessageButton.Click, AddressOf StopPublishingMessage
    Else
        WriteMessageText("Failed to initialized proximity device." & vbTab)
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub PublishMessage(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    ' Stop publishing the current message.
    If publishedMessageId <> -1 Then
        proximityDevice.StopPublishingMessage(publishedMessageId)
    End If

    publishedMessageId =
        proximityDevice.PublishMessage("Windows.SampleMessage", MessageTextBlock.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub SubscribeForMessage(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    ' Only subscribe for the message one time.
    If subscribedMessageId = -1 Then
        subscribedMessageId =
        proximityDevice.SubscribeForMessage("Windows.SampleMessage", AddressOf messageReceived)
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub messageReceived(
    device As Windows.Networking.Proximity.ProximityDevice,
    message As Windows.Networking.Proximity.ProximityMessage)

    MessageBlock.Text &= "Message received: " & message.DataAsString & vbTab
End Sub

Private Sub StopSubscribingForMessage(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    proximityDevice.StopSubscribingForMessage(subscribedMessageId)
    subscribedMessageId = -1
End Sub

Private Sub StopPublishingMessage(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    proximityDevice.StopPublishingMessage(publishedMessageId)
    publishedMessageId = -1
End Sub

' Write a message to MessageBlock on the UI thread.
Private Async Sub WriteMessageText(message As String, Optional overwrite As Boolean = False)
    Await Dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal,
        Sub()
            If overwrite Then
                MessageBlock.Text = message
            Else
                MessageBlock.Text &= message
            End If
        End Sub)
End Sub

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012
Minimum supported phone	Windows Phone 8
Namespace	Windows.Networking.Proximity Windows::Networking::Proximity [C++]
Metadata	Windows.winmd
Capabilities	proximity ID_CAP_PROXIMITY [Windows Phone]