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SocketExtensions.GetCurrentNetworkInterface Method

May 02, 2013

Gets all available information about the network interface.

Namespace: Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

Syntax

public static NetworkInterfaceInfo GetCurrentNetworkInterface(
	this Socket socket
)

Parameters

socket: Type: System.Net.Sockets.Socket
The network interface for which to get the information.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceInfo
All available information about the network interface. Use the InterfaceType and InterfaceSubtype properties to determine the network interface technology.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Socket. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	socket is null.
NetworkException	socket is not bound.
NetworkException	Unable to get the session handle for socket.
NetworkException	socket is not connected.
NetworkException	Unable to get the information for socket.

Remarks

For more information about extension methods, see Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide) or How to: Call an Extension Method (Visual Basic).

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

Reference

SocketExtensions Class

Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation Namespace

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