OrientationSensor.GetCurrentReading Method

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Devices.Sensors

Gets the current sensor reading.

public:
 virtual OrientationSensorReading ^ GetCurrentReading() = GetCurrentReading;

OrientationSensorReading GetCurrentReading();

public OrientationSensorReading GetCurrentReading();

function getCurrentReading()

Public Function GetCurrentReading () As OrientationSensorReading

Returns

OrientationSensorReading

The current sensor reading.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how a UWP app built with XAML and C# retrieves the current reading for the orientation sensor.

private void DisplayCurrentReading(object sender, object args)
{
    OrientationSensorReading reading = _sensor.GetCurrentReading();
    if (reading != null)
    {
        // Quaternion values
        SensorQuaternion quaternion = reading.Quaternion;   // get a reference to the object to avoid re-creating it for each access
        ScenarioOutput_X.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", quaternion.X);
        ScenarioOutput_Y.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", quaternion.Y);
        ScenarioOutput_Z.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", quaternion.Z);
        ScenarioOutput_W.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", quaternion.W);

        // Rotation Matrix values
        SensorRotationMatrix rotationMatrix = reading.RotationMatrix;
        ScenarioOutput_M11.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M11);
        ScenarioOutput_M12.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M12);
        ScenarioOutput_M13.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M13);
        ScenarioOutput_M21.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M21);
        ScenarioOutput_M22.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M22);
        ScenarioOutput_M23.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M23);
        ScenarioOutput_M31.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M31);
        ScenarioOutput_M32.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M32);
        ScenarioOutput_M33.Text = String.Format("{0,8:0.00000}", rotationMatrix.M33);
    }
}

Remarks

An application may use this method to poll the sensor for the current reading as an alternative to registering a ReadingChanged event handler. This would be the preferred alternative for an application that updates its user interface at a specific frame rate. Whether polling once or many times, the application must establish a desired ReportInterval. This informs the sensor driver that resources should be allocated to satisfy subsequent polling requests

Before using the return value from this method, the application must first check that the value is not null. (If the value is null and you attempt to retrieve it, Windows will generate an exception.)