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The WFDUpdateDeviceVisibility function updates device visibility for the Wi-Fi Direct device address for a given installed Wi-Fi Direct device node.
Syntax
DWORD WFDUpdateDeviceVisibility(
PDOT11_MAC_ADDRESS pDeviceAddress
);
Parameters
pDeviceAddress
A pointer to the Wi-Fi Direct device address of the client device.
This device address must be obtained from a Device Node created as a result of the Inbox pairing experience.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, the return value may be one of the following return codes.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The parameter is incorrect.
This error is returned if the pDeviceAddress parameter is NULL. |
|
Not enough storage is available to process this command. |
|
Various error codes. |
Remarks
The WFDUpdateDeviceVisibility function is part of Wi-Fi Direct, a new feature in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Wi-Fi Direct is based on the development of the Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer Technical Specification v1.1 by the Wi-Fi Alliance (see Wi-Fi Alliance Published Specifications). The goal of the Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer Technical Specification is to provide a solution for Wi-Fi device-to-device connectivity without the need for either a Wireless Access Point (wireless AP) to setup the connection or the use of the existing Wi-Fi adhoc (IBSS) mechanism.
The WFDUpdateDeviceVisibility function will perform a targeted Wi-Fi Direct discovery, and will update the DEVPKEY_WiFiDirect_IsVisibile property key on the device node for the given device.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 8 [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wlanapi.h |
| Library | Wlanapi.lib |
| DLL | Wlanapi.dll |