IWSDDeviceProxy::BeginGetMetadata method (wsdclient.h)

Sends an asynchronous request for metadata.

Syntax

HRESULT BeginGetMetadata(
  [out] IWSDAsyncResult **ppResult
);

[out] ppResult

Returns an IWSDAsyncResult object that can be used to determine whether an operation has completed.

This method can return one of these values.

Possible return values include, but are not limited to, the following.

Return code	Description
S_OK	Method completed successfully.
E_POINTER	ppResult is NULL.
E_ABORT	The method could not be completed.
E_OUTOFMEMORY	Insufficient memory to complete the operation.

BeginGetMetadata will force the device proxy to send a metadata request to the host. Once EndGetMetadata has been called, the results of the latest metadata retrieval are accessible through the GetAllMetadata, GetHostMetadata, GetThisDeviceMetadata, and GetThisModelMetadata methods.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	wsdclient.h (include Wsdapi.h)
DLL	Wsdapi.dll