WiFiOnDemandHotspotConnectTriggerDetails.Connect Method
Definition
Important
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Important
Location consent is now required for Wi-Fi BSSID access. For details on how this affects apps using Wi-Fi or location APIs, see Changes to API behavior for Wi-Fi access and location.
Notifies the operating system (OS) connection flow to connect to the given hotspot network (a specific SSID/password).
Note
If you want to use this API in a UWP app, and publish your app to the Microsoft Store, then you'll need to request special approval to use the custom capability Microsoft.onDemandHotspotControl_8wekyb3d8bbwe (the On-Demand Network capability). For more info, see Custom capabilities.
The On-Demand Network capability will be made available only to app developers building end-to-end Wi-Fi hotspot scenarios between a tethering-capable hardware device and a Windows PC.
public:
virtual WiFiOnDemandHotspotConnectionResult ^ Connect() = Connect;WiFiOnDemandHotspotConnectionResult Connect();public WiFiOnDemandHotspotConnectionResult Connect();function connect()Public Function Connect () As WiFiOnDemandHotspotConnectionResultReturns
The result of the connection.
Windows requirements
| Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| App capabilities |
onDemandHotspotControl
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Remarks
Internally, should the app fail to call this method, the connection flow will time out once the background task process has been ended.