Device.IsEmulator Method

Checks whether the device is an emulator or a physical device.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SmartDevice.Connectivity
Assembly:  Microsoft.SmartDevice.Connectivity (in Microsoft.SmartDevice.Connectivity.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function IsEmulator As Boolean

'Usage
Dim instance As Device 
Dim returnValue As Boolean 

returnValue = instance.IsEmulator()

public bool IsEmulator()

public:
bool IsEmulator()

public function IsEmulator() : boolean

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
True if device object refers to an emulator; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the Datastore does not specify whether the device is an emulator, the method returns false and assumes the device is a physical device.

Examples

' Get the default device in the platform, usually an emulator. 
Dim device As Device = platform.GetDevice(platform.GetDefaultDeviceId())

' Output information about the device.
Console.WriteLine("Name:  " + device.Name + vbCr + vbLf + "Platform:  " & _
                  device.Platform.ToString() + vbCr + vbLf + "ID:  " + _
                  device.Id.ToString())

If device.IsEmulator() Then
    Console.WriteLine("Device is an Emulator")
End If 

' Output device properties
Console.WriteLine(vbCr + vbLf + "Device Properties:")
Console.WriteLine("    OS_Version: " + device.GetProperty("OS_Version"))

// Get the default device in the platform, usually an emulator.
Device device = platform.GetDevice(platform.GetDefaultDeviceId());

// Output information about the device.
Console.WriteLine("Name:  " + device.Name + "\r\n" +
                "Platform:  " + device.Platform + "\r\n" +
                "ID:  " + device.Id);

if (device.IsEmulator())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Device is an Emulator");
}

// Output device properties
Console.WriteLine("\r\nDevice Properties:");
Console.WriteLine("    OS_Version: " + device.GetProperty("OS_Version"));

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Device Class

Device Members

Microsoft.SmartDevice.Connectivity Namespace