Provides access to network connection information for the local machine.
Syntax
var networkInformation = Windows.Networking.Connectivity.NetworkInformation;
Attributes
- DualApiPartitionAttribute()
- MarshalingBehaviorAttribute(Agile)
- StaticAttribute(Windows.Networking.Connectivity.INetworkInformationStatics, NTDDI_WIN8)
- VersionAttribute(NTDDI_WIN8)
Members
The NetworkInformation class has these types of members:
Events
The NetworkInformation class has these events.
| Event | Description |
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| NetworkStatusChanged | Occurs when the network status changes for a connection. |
Methods
The NetworkInformation class has these methods. With C#, Visual Basic, and C++, it also inherits methods from the Object class.
| Method | Description |
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| GetConnectionProfiles | Gets a list of profiles for connections, active or otherwise, on the local machine. |
| GetHostNames | Gets a list of host names associated with the local machine. |
| GetInternetConnectionProfile | Gets the connection profile associated with the internet connection currently used by the local machine. |
| GetLanIdentifiers | Gets an array of LanIdentifier objects that contain locality information for each NetworkAdapter object that currently connected to a network. |
| GetProxyConfigurationAsync | Gets a proxy configuration for the connection using the specified URI. |
| GetSortedEndpointPairs | Gets a sorted list of EndpointPair objects. |
Remarks
For examples of how NetworkInformation class methods are implemented, see Quickstart: Retrieving network connection information.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 8 [Windows Store apps, desktop apps] |
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Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2012 [Windows Store apps, desktop apps] |
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Minimum supported phone | Windows Phone 8 |
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Build date: 2/25/2013
