SocketExtensions.GetCurrentNetworkInterface Method

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

Gets all available information about the network interface.

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

Syntax

<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetCurrentNetworkInterface ( _
    socket As Socket _
) As NetworkInterfaceInfo

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

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: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

SocketExtensions Class

Microsoft.Phone.Net.NetworkInformation Namespace