Windows 8: IsConnectedToInternet?
In writing my own app, I found myself wondering, “how to I detect if the machine is actually connected to the internet before I start making all manner of web services calls?”. Well, below is my solution written in C#. Enjoy!
Code:
private bool IsConnectedToInternet() { bool connected = false; ConnectionProfile cp = NetworkInformation.GetInternetConnectionProfile(); if (cp != null) { NetworkConnectivityLevel cl = cp.GetNetworkConnectivityLevel(); connected = cl == NetworkConnectivityLevel.InternetAccess; } return connected; }
Usage:
if(!IsConnectedToInternet()) { //some kind of error handling here } else { //we're good to go, so do something with it! }
If you find a better way of doing it, please let me know in the comments.