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IMbnConnection::GetConnectionState method (mbnapi.h)

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Important

Starting in Windows 10, version 1803, the Win32 APIs described in this section are replaced by the Windows Runtime APIs in the Windows.Networking.Connectivity namespace.

Gets the current connection state of the device.

Syntax

HRESULT GetConnectionState(
  [out, retval] MBN_ACTIVATION_STATE *ConnectionState,
  [out, retval] BSTR                 *ProfileName
);

Parameters

[out, retval] ConnectionState

A pointer to an MBN_ACTIVATION_STATE structure that contains the state of the connection.

[out, retval] ProfileName

A pointer to a string that contains the name of the connection profile. This parameter is valid only when ConnectionState is MBN_ACTIVATION_STATE_ACTIVATED. When this string is not NULL, the calling application must free this string by calling SysFreeString.

Return value

This method can return one of these values.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The method completed successfully.
Note  This method can return S_OK when ProfileName is NULL. Make sure that your client is capable of handling a NULL ProfileName even if the call is successful.
 
E_PENDING
 The activation state not available. The Mobile Broadband service is probing the device for the information. The calling application can be notified when the activation state is available by registering for the OnConnectStateChange method of IMbnConnectionEvents.
E_MBN_PIN_REQUIRED
 A PIN is required to get the call state.
E_MBN_SIM_NOT_INSERTED
 A SIM is not inserted in the device.
E_MBN_BAD_SIM
 A bad SIM is inserted in the device.

Remarks

This method can return S_OK when ProfileName is NULL. Make sure that your client is capable of handling a NULLProfileName even if the call is successful.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server None supported
Target Platform Windows
Header mbnapi.h

See also

IMbnConnection