ContactManager.GetContacts Method

Definition

Returns a PeerContactCollection that contains all contacts within the ContactManager of the remote peer.

public:
 System::Net::PeerToPeer::Collaboration::PeerContactCollection ^ GetContacts();
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.PeerContactCollection GetContacts ();
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
member this.GetContacts : unit -> System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.PeerContactCollection
Public Function GetContacts () As PeerContactCollection

Returns

PeerContactCollection that contains all contacts within the ContactManager of the remote peer.

If the contact manager is empty, then a collection of size zero (0) is returned.

Attributes

Exceptions

This ContactManager object has been disposed.

An invalid value was returned when this method attempted to enumerate a Peer in this peer contact collection.

Examples

The following code example illustrates how to retrieve a PeerContactCollection representing the contacts contained in the local ContactManager:

// Displays all contacts and asssociated peer endpoints (PeerEndPoint) in the PeerContactCollection.
private static void DisplayContacts(PeerContactCollection peerContactsCollection)
{
    if (peerContactsCollection == null ||
        peerContactsCollection.Count == 0)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("No contacts to display. To add a contact select option 0 from the menu.");
    }
    else
    {
        foreach (PeerContact pc in peerContactsCollection)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The contact is: {0}", pc.DisplayName);
            DisplayEndpoints(pc.PeerEndPoints);
        }
    }
    return;
}

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// Displays all peer end points (PeerEndPoint) in the PeerEndPointCollection.

private static void DisplayEndpoints(PeerEndPointCollection endpointCollection)
{
    if (endpointCollection == null ||  endpointCollection.Count == 0)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("No peer endpoints in the collection to display.");
    }
    else
    {
        foreach (PeerEndPoint pep in endpointCollection)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("PeerEndPoint is: {0}", pep);
            Console.WriteLine("PeerEndPoint data is:\n  Name: {0}\n EndPoint IP address: {1}\n . Port: {2}\n",
                pep.Name,
                pep.EndPoint.Address,
                pep.EndPoint.Port);
        }
    }
    return;
}

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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//List PeerNearMe objects that may be added as contacts.

private static void AddContact()
{
    PeerNearMeCollection pnmc = null;
    PeerContactCollection peerContacts = null;
    bool peerNameFound = false;

    PeerApplication application = null;

    try
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Listing the existing contacts...");
        peerContacts = PeerCollaboration.ContactManager.GetContacts();
    }
    catch (PeerToPeerException p2pEx)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The Peer Collaboration Infrastructure is not responding to the contact enumeration request: {0}", p2pEx.Message);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("An unexpected error occurred while attempting to obtain the contact list: {0}", ex.Message);
    }

    DisplayContacts(peerContacts);

    try
    {
        //Adds one of the PeerNearMe objects as a contact.
        pnmc = GetPeersNearMe();
        Console.WriteLine("Please enter the nickname of the peer you wish to add as a contact:");
        string peerNameToAdd = Console.ReadLine();

        application = RegisterCollabApp();

        foreach (PeerNearMe pnm in pnmc)
        {
            PeerInvitationResponse res = null;
            if (pnm.Nickname.Contains(peerNameToAdd))
            {
                peerNameFound = true;
                if (!peerContacts.ToString().Contains(pnm.Nickname))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Adding peer {0} to the contact list.", pnm.Nickname);
                    pnm.AddToContactManager();
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("This peer already exists in your contact list.");
                    Console.WriteLine("Sending invitation using the Contact structure instead of the PeerNearMe.");
                    foreach (PeerContact pc in peerContacts)
                    {
                        if (pc.Nickname.Equals(pnm.Nickname))
                        {
                            res = pnm.Invite(application, "Peer Collaboration Sample", application.Data);
                            if (res.PeerInvitationResponseType == PeerInvitationResponseType.Accepted)
                            {
                                Console.WriteLine("Invitation to contact succeeded.");
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                Console.WriteLine("Invitation to contact {0}.", res.PeerInvitationResponseType);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (!peerNameFound)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No such peer exists near you. Cannot add to contacts.");
            return;
        }

        peerContacts = PeerCollaboration.ContactManager.GetContacts();

        Console.WriteLine("Listing the contacts again...");
        DisplayContacts(peerContacts);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Error adding a contact: {0}", ex.Message);
    }
    finally
    {
        application.Dispose();
    }
    return;
}

Remarks

Calling this method requires a PermissionState of Unrestricted.

Applies to

See also