DeviceStatus.IsKeyboardDeployed Property

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Indicates whether the user has deployed the physical hardware keyboard of the device.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Info
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)

Syntax

Public Shared ReadOnly Property IsKeyboardDeployed As Boolean
public static bool IsKeyboardDeployed { get; }

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
Returns Boolean.

Remarks

In addition to accessing this property directly, you can register for the KeyboardDeployedChanged event handler to be notified when the user deploys or closes the physical hardware keyboard.

A related property, IsKeyboardPresent, can be used to determine whether the device contains a physical hardware keyboard.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

DeviceStatus Class

Microsoft.Phone.Info Namespace

Other Resources

Device status for Windows Phone 8