LegacyGipGameControllerProvider.AppCompatVersion Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Windows.Gaming.Input.Preview

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Gets the app compat version reported by the GIP (Gaming Input Protocol) driver.

public:
 property unsigned int AppCompatVersion { unsigned int get(); };

uint32_t AppCompatVersion();

public uint AppCompatVersion { get; }

var uInt32 = legacyGipGameControllerProvider.appCompatVersion;

Public ReadOnly Property AppCompatVersion As UInteger

Property Value

UInt32

unsigned int

uint32_t

The current app compat version of the GIP driver.

Examples

public void EnumerateControllerProperties()
{
    foreach (Gamepad gamepad in Gamepad.Gamepads)
    {
        // Create the provider
        LegacyGipGameControllerProvider legacyGipGameControllerProvider =
            LegacyGipGameControllerProvider.FromGameController(gamepad);
        if (legacyGipGameControllerProvider == null)
        {
            // Not every gamepad is a legacy GIP game controller, continue enumerating
            continue;
        }

        // Check properties
        GameControllerBatteryChargingState chargeState =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.BatteryChargingState;
        GameControllerBatteryKind batteryKind =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.BatteryKind;
        GameControllerBatteryLevel batteryLevel =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.BatteryLevel;
        bool isOldFirmwareCorrupted =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.IsFirmwareCorrupted;
        bool isNewFirmwareCorrupted =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.GetDeviceFirmwareCorruptionState()
            != GameControllerFirmwareCorruptReason.NotCorrupt;
        bool isSynthetic = legacyGipGameControllerProvider.IsSyntheticDevice;
        byte[] extendedDeviceInfo = legacyGipGameControllerProvider.GetExtendedDeviceInfo();

        // Check for a particular GIP interface
        bool supportsSomeCustomInterface =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.IsInterfaceSupported(
                new Guid(
                    0xaaaaaaaa, 0xbbbb, 0xcccc, 0xe, 0xf, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x5, 0x6));

        IReadOnlyList<string> preferredTypes =
            legacyGipGameControllerProvider.PreferredTypes;
        bool isGamepad = preferredTypes.Contains("Windows.Xbox.Input.Gamepad");
        bool isHeadset = preferredTypes.Contains("Windows.Xbox.Input.Headset");

        // Change the LED to half brightness
        legacyGipGameControllerProvider.SetHomeLedIntensity(50);
    }
}

Remarks

The app compat version may be used to determine whether the GIP driver is new enough to support a given feature.

Features supported as of each version:

Version	Features
2	Initial release

Applies to

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