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MagneticStripeReader.GetDefaultAsync Method

Definition

Returns the first magnetic stripe reader found.

public:
 static IAsyncOperation<MagneticStripeReader ^> ^ GetDefaultAsync();
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
 static IAsyncOperation<MagneticStripeReader> GetDefaultAsync();
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.RemoteAsync]
public static IAsyncOperation<MagneticStripeReader> GetDefaultAsync();
function getDefaultAsync()
Public Shared Function GetDefaultAsync () As IAsyncOperation(Of MagneticStripeReader)

Returns

The first magnetic stripe reader found. Returns a null object in the following cases:

  • A device is not found.
  • Access denied to the existing device. The user can deny access to a device, which is not treated as an exception.
Attributes

Examples

// Creates the magnetic stripe reader.
task<void> Scenario1::CreateDefaultReaderObject()
{
    return create_task(MagneticStripeReader::GetDefaultAsync()).then([this] (MagneticStripeReader^ reader)
    {
        _reader = reader;
        if (_reader != nullptr)
        {			
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader created.");
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Device Id is:" + _reader->DeviceId);
        }
        else
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader not found. Connect a magnetic stripe reader.");
        }
    });

}
//Creates a magnetic stripe reader.

private async Task<bool> CreateDefaultMagneticStripeReaderObject()
{
    if (_reader == null)
    {
        
        _reader = await MagneticStripeReader.GetDefaultAsync();

        if (_reader != null)
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader created.");
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Device Id is:" + _reader.DeviceId);
        }
        else
        {
            // UpdateReaderStatusTextBlock("Magnetic stripe reader not found. Connect a magnetic stripe reader.");
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

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