Accelerometer.GetDefault | getDefault method

Returns the default accelerometer.

Syntax

var accelerometer = Windows.Devices.Sensors.Accelerometer.getDefault();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: Accelerometer

The default accelerometer or null if no integrated accelerometers are found.

Remarks

This method only returns values for an accelerometer that has been integrated into the computer by the manufacturer. A null value will be returned if the specified sensor is not available in the system.

When a system is in Connected Standby, a call to the GetDefault method will return immediately with a null result.

The following example demonstrates how a Windows Store app built with XAML and C# used this method to establish a connection to the default accelerometer.

_accelerometer = Accelerometer.GetDefault();

The following example demonstrates how a Windows Store app built for Windows using JavaScript used this method to establish a connection to the default accelerometer.

accelerometer = Windows.Devices.Sensors.Accelerometer.getDefault();

Requirements

See also

Accelerometer

Build date: 2/25/2013