WinUI3: How to capture wifi change event in WinUI3 desktop app

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WinUI3: How to capture wifi change event in WinUI3 desktop app

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Hi,

I'm working on the WinUI3 desktop application. How can we receive an event when the network to which the system is connected to is changed?

I tried searching online, but I was not able to find any solutions to receive this event in WinUI3. It would be of great help if you could help me achieve this.

Thank you.

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Junjie Zhu - MSFT 6,721 Microsoft Vendor

Hello @21939029 ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

You can use Event NetworkInformation.NetworkStatusChanged.

    public MainWindow()  
    {  
        this.InitializeComponent();  
        NetworkInformation.NetworkStatusChanged += NetworkStatusChanged;  
    }  

    private void NetworkStatusChanged(object sender)  
    {  
        Debug.WriteLine("NetworkStatusChanged");  
    }

I remember that your project is Winui3 C++, the following information is for your reference.
1.INetworkEvents::NetworkConnectivityChanged
The NetworkConnectivityChanged method is called when network connectivity related changes occur.
2.Receiving Event Notifications Through WMI

Thank you.
Junjie

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2023-01-06T07:23:22.997+00:00

Thank you so much for your response @Junjie Zhu - MSFT , Cant we use NetworkInformation.NetworkStatusChanged in WinUI3 desktop CPP app?
Junjie Zhu - MSFT 6,721 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-06T07:36:19.947+00:00

No, you can use it in WinUI3 desktop CPP app, it a WinRT API.
21939029 771 Reputation points

2023-01-06T08:47:31.233+00:00

I was not able to find any documentation for its usage in CPP, can you please help me with an example for NetworkInformation.NetworkStatusChanged in CPP

Junjie Zhu - MSFT 6,721 Microsoft Vendor

A small tip, you can switch the C++/winrt version in the document.
What qualifies as a connection state change event? this document details when this event occurs.

static event_token NetworkStatusChanged(NetworkStatusChangedEventHandler const& handler) const;  
  
// Revoke with event_token  
static void NetworkStatusChanged(event_token const* cookie) const;  
  
// Revoke with event_revoker  
static NetworkInformation::NetworkStatusChanged_revoker NetworkStatusChanged(auto_revoke_t, NetworkStatusChangedEventHandler const& handler) const;

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NetworkStatusChangedEventHandler says it has one parameter which is IInspectable object.

i tried

        static void NetworkStatusChange(winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable const& sender);

But it gave this error

 SYNC\PresentationFlowTest\PresentationFlowTest\Generated Files\winrt\Windows.Networking.Connectivity.h(2213,81): error C2297: '.*': not valid as right operand has type 'const M'

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I was able to do it in C++ in like this

Windows::Networking::Connectivity::NetworkInformation info{};
info.NetworkStatusChanged([=](...) // sender is not super interesting in this type of event so I've not declared it
{
    // do your stuff here
    MessageBox(nullptr, L"Something Changed!", L"Network", 0);
});

WinUI3: How to capture wifi change event in WinUI3 desktop app

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