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11/18/2011

NetworkInterface Class

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Provides availability information for a network interface.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface

Namespace: System.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class NetworkInterface

public abstract class NetworkInterface

The NetworkInterface type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	NetworkInterface	Initializes a new instance of the NetworkInterface class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetIsNetworkAvailable	Indicates whether any network connection is available.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

This class encapsulates data for network interfaces, also known as adapters, on the local computer.

This class is used to enable basic detection of changes in network state, such as address or interface state changes. Applications can keep track of when to get application data and assets from the network or from a local cache and can decide if they should make remote network calls. This helps enable offline Silverlight applications.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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