DeviceExtendedProperties.TryGetValue Method

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

Retrieves an object representing the specified device property.

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

Syntax

Public Shared Function TryGetValue ( _
    propertyName As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef propertyValue As Object _
) As Boolean
public static bool TryGetValue(
    string propertyName,
    out Object propertyValue
)

Parameters

  • propertyName
    Type: System..::.String
    The name of the device property to be retrieved. Property names are case-sensitive.
  • propertyValue
    Type: System..::.Object%
    The output parameter object in which the value of the device property is stored.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The specified property name is null.

Remarks

Warning

In Windows Phone OS 7.0, the DeviceExtendedProperties class was used to query device-specific properties. In Windows Phone OS 7.1, most of the properties in DeviceExtendedProperties were deprecated, and the new DeviceStatus class should be used instead. However, where appropriate, you can still use the properties in DeviceExtendedProperties that are not deprecated.

For a full list of properties that can be queried by this method, see DeviceExtendedProperties.

TryGetValue(String, Object%) returns true if the specified property was successfully retrieved. For a complete list of supported device extended properties, see Device status for Windows Phone 8. GetValue(String) provides the same functionality as TryGetValue(String, Object%), but uses a different syntax that you may prefer.

Important Note:

DeviceExtendedProperties requires the device identity capability. If your application uses this class, the user will be alerted that the application requires access to the device identity when viewing your application on Store. For this reason, we recommend that you use this class only if your application requires it.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

DeviceExtendedProperties Class

Microsoft.Phone.Info Namespace