Ping::SendPingAsync Method (IPAddress^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Send an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo message with the specified data buffer to the computer that has the specified IPAddress, and receives a corresponding ICMP echo reply message from that computer as an asynchronous operation.

Namespace: System.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, ExternalThreading = true)]
Task<PingReply^>^ SendPingAsync(
	IPAddress^ address
)

Parameters

address: Type: System.Net::IPAddress^
An IP address that identifies the computer that is the destination for the ICMP echo message.

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks::Task<PingReply^>^

Returns Task<TResult>.

The task object representing the asynchronous operation.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	address is null.
InvalidOperationException	A call to SendPingAsync is in progress.
PingException	An exception was thrown while sending or receiving the ICMP messages. See the inner exception for the exact exception that was thrown.
SocketException	address is not a valid IP address.
ObjectDisposedException	This object has been disposed.

Remarks

This operation will not block. The returned Task<TResult>> object will complete after the ICMP packet has been sent and the response has been received.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 4.5