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IWSDiscoveryProvider::SetAddressFamily method (wsddisco.h)

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Specifies the IP address family (IPv4, IPv6, or both) to search when discovering WSD devices.

Syntax

HRESULT SetAddressFamily(
  [in] DWORD dwAddressFamily
);

Parameters

[in] dwAddressFamily

The address family to search when discovering devices.

Value Meaning
WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV4
 Search over IPv4 addresses.
WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV6
 Search over IPv6 addresses.
WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV4 | WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV6
 Search over IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Return value

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_INVALIDARG
 dwAddressFamily has a value other than WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV4, WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV6, or WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV4 | WSDAPI_ADDRESSFAMILY_IPV6.
STG_E_INVALIDFUNCTION
 The address family has already been set for this publisher.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(WSAESOCKTNOSUPPORT)
 The system does not support the address family specified by dwAddressFamily.

Remarks

This method can be called only once on a provider. This method must be called before a notification sink is attached to the provider. That means SetAddressFamily must be called before Attach is called on a provider.

Requirements

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

See also

IWSDiscoveryProvider