WiFiDirect

Since: BlackBerry 10.2.0

#include <bb/device/WiFiDirect>

To link against this class, add the following line to your .pro file: LIBS += -lbbdevice

The WiFiDirect class provides the entry point to accessing information about WiFiDirect devices, or establishing connections with those devices.

Overview

Public Functions Index

WiFiDirect (QObject *parent=0)
virtual ~WiFiDirect ()
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::TypecancelConnectRequest ()
Q_INVOKABLE QStringListconnectedDevices () const
bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState::TypeconnectionState () const
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::TypedeviceType (const QString &hardwareAddress) const
Q_INVOKABLE QStringipAddress (const QString &hardwareAddress) const
boolisEnabled () const
boolisScanning () const
QDateTimelastUpdate () const
Q_INVOKABLE QStringname (const QString &hardwareAddress) const
QStringnetworkInterfaceName () const
QStringnetworkOwnerHardwareAddress () const
QStringnetworkOwnerIpAddress () const
QStringnetworkPassword () const
bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::TypenetworkRole () const
QStringnetworkSsid () const
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::TyperequestConnect (const QString &hardwareAddress, bb::device::WiFiDirectIntent::Type intent, bb::device::WiFiDirectWpsMethod::Type wpsMethod, const QString &wpsPin)
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::TyperequestScan ()
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::TyperequestStartSession ()
Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::TyperequestStopSession (const QString &session)
Q_INVOKABLE QStringListvisibleDevices () const

Static Public Functions Index

boolisSupported ()

Signals Index

voidconnectionStateChanged (bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState::Type connectionState)
voiddeviceConnected (const QString &name, const QString &hardwareAddress, bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::Type type, const QString &ipAddress, bb::device::WiFiDirectIntent::Type intent)
voiddeviceDisconnected (const QString &hardwareAddress)
voiddeviceDiscovered (const QString &name, const QString &hardwareAddress, bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::Type type, bb::device::WiFiDirectSecondaryDeviceType::Types secondaryTypes, bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::Type role)
voiddeviceFound (const QString &name, const QString &hardwareAddress, bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::Type type)
voiddeviceLost (const QString &hardwareAddress)
voidenabledChanged (bool enabled)
voidlastUpdateChanged (QDateTime lastUpdate)
voidnetworkInterfaceNameChanged (QString networkInterfaceName)
voidnetworkOwnerHardwareAddressChanged (QString networkHardwareAddress)
voidnetworkOwnerIpAddressChanged (QString networkIpAddress)
voidnetworkPasswordChanged (QString networkPassword)
voidnetworkRoleChanged (bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::Type networkRole)
voidnetworkSsidChanged (QString networkSsid)
voidscanCompleted ()
voidscanningChanged (bool scanning)
voidsessionStarted (const QString &session)
voidsessionStopped ()

Properties

bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState::Type connectionState[read-only]

The current state of the connection to the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bool enabled[read-only]

Indicates if the WiFi Direct service is enabled or not.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QDateTime lastUpdate[read-only]

The timestamp of the last time the current list of discovered devices has been updated.

If no scan has been performed or if the list of discovered devices is unavailable (or being updated), lastUpdate will be invalid (lastUpdate.isValid() is false).

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkInterfaceName[read-only]

The name of the network interface used to connect to the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkOwnerHardwareAddress[read-only]

The MAC address of the network group owner.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkOwnerIpAddress[read-only]

The IP address of the network group owner.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkPassword[read-only]

The password for the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::Type networkRole[read-only]

Your role within the network group.

See bb::device::WiFiDirectRole for more details.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkSsid[read-only]

The SSID for the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bool scanning[read-only]

Indicates if WiFi Direct is currently scanning for available devices or not.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bool supported[read-only]

Indicates if the WiFi Direct service is supported on this device or not.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Public Functions

WiFiDirect (

Construct a WiFiDirect instance.

Parameters
parent

If not 0, the supplied parent is responsible for deleting this instance.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

virtual~WiFiDirect ()

Destructor.

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type cancelConnectRequest ()

Attempts to abort a connection attempt that is in progress.

Return:

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectResult, indicating the result of the attempt.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE QStringList connectedDevices ()

Returns the hardwareAddress for each connected device.

Return:

A QStringList containing the hardware address for each device currently connected to the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState::Type connectionState ()

The current state of the connection to a network group.

See bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState for more details.

Return:

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectConnectionState.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::Type deviceType (

Obtains the type of the device specified by the supplied hardware address.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device.
Return:

A bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType containing the type of the device specified by hardwareAddress, if it could be obtained, otherwise bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType::Unknown is returned.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE QString ipAddress (

Obtains the IP address for the device specified by the supplied hardware address.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device.
Return:

A QString containing the IP address of the device specified by hardwareAddress, if it could be obtained, otherwise an empty string is returned.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bool isEnabled ()

Indicates if the WiFi Direct service is enabled or not.

Return:

True if the service is enabled, False otherwise.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bool isScanning ()

Indicates if a WiFi Direct scan is currently being performed.

Return:

True if the device is currently scanning, False otherwise.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QDateTime lastUpdate ()

The timestamp of the last time the current list of discovered devices has been updated.

If no scan has been performed or if the list of discovered devices is unavailable (or being updated), the QDateTime returned will have isValid() set to false.

Return:

A QDateTime indicating the last time a WiFi Direct scan has been performed or an invalid QDateTime if not applicable.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE QString name (

Obtains the name of the device specified by the supplied hardware address.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device.
Return:

A QString containing the name of the device specified by hardwareAddress, if it could be obtained, otherwise an empty string is returned.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkInterfaceName ()

The name of the network interface for this group.

Return:

A QString containing the network interface name for the established network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkOwnerHardwareAddress ()

The MAC address of the group owner for the network group.

Return:

A QString containing the MAC address of the network group owner.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkOwnerIpAddress ()

The IP address of the network group owner.

Return:

A QString containing the IP address of the network group owner.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkPassword ()

The password for the network group.

Return:

A QString containing the password for the network group.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::Type networkRole ()

Your role within the network group.

Return:

The role indicated for the network group, otherwise bb::device::WiFiDirectRole::Unknown. See bb::device::WiFiDirectRole for more details.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

QString networkSsid ()

The SSID of the network group.

Return:

A QString containing the network group SSID.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type requestConnect (

Attempts to connect to the specified device using the supplied method.

The target device must not be part of a WiFiDirect group, otherwise the connection will fail.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier of the device to which the connection will be attempted.

intent

See bb::device::WiFiDirectIntent for more details.

wpsMethod

See bb::device::WiFiDirectWpsMethod for more details.

wpsPin

The PIN to use for the connection attempt. Leave blank for none. The PIN will only be used for connections with bb::device::WiFiDirectWpsMethod::PresetPin.
Return:

Returns one of bb::device::WiFiDirectResult.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type requestScan ()

Enables scanning mode on the device, scanning for new visible devices every 5 seconds.

The scan lasts for 60 seconds. A device must call the requestScan() method in order to be visible for discovery.

Return:

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectResult, indicating the result of the attempt to enable scanning mode.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type requestStartSession ()

Creates a session with the WiFiDirect service.

The requestStartSession() should be called once the device is connected.

Without a registered session, the underlying service will close any connections after 20 seconds.

Return:

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type. If WiFiDirectResult::Success is returned the session key will be delivered by the sessionStarted signal.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type requestStopSession (

Destroys a session established with the WiFiDirect service.

Parameters
session

The identifier for the established session to be torn down.
Return:

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectResult::Type. If WiFiDirectResult::Success is returned the session will be gone when the sessionStopped signal is emitted.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Q_INVOKABLE QStringList visibleDevices ()

Returns the hardwareAddress for each device currently visible.

Return:

A QStringList containing the hardware addresses for all devices currently visible to the WiFi Direct service.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Static Public Functions

bool isSupported ()

Indicates if the WiFi Direct service is supported on this device or not.

Return:

True if the service is supported, False otherwise.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Signals

void connectionStateChanged (

Emitted when the network group connection state changes.

Parameters
connectionState

Indicates the new state of the connection to the network group.
Since:

Blackberry 10.2.0

void deviceConnected (

Emitted when a device joins the network group.

Parameters
name

The name of the device that has joined.

hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the new device.

type

See bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType for details.

ipAddress

The IP address of the new device.

intent

See bb::device::WiFiDirectIntent for details.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void deviceDisconnected (

Emitted when a previously connected device is removed from the list of connected devices.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device that disconnected.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void deviceDiscovered (

Emitted when a WiFi Direct device is discovered during a scan.

Parameters
name

The device-assigned human readable name for the device.

hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device.

type

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType.

secondaryType

Zero, one or more of bb::device::WiFiDirectSecondaryDeviceType.

role

One of bb:device::WiFiDirectRole.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.3.0

void deviceFound (

Emitted when a WiFi Direct device is discovered during a scan.

This signal has been deprecated. Please use the deviceDiscovered signal instead.

Parameters
name

The device-assigned human readable name for the device.

hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device.

type

One of bb::device::WiFiDirectDeviceType.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void deviceLost (

Emitted when a device held in the visibleDevices list is determined to be no longer visible.

Since the visibleDevices list is only updated after a scan, it is possible to have this signal be raised for devices that were no longer available a considerable time ago.

Parameters
hardwareAddress

The unique identifier for the device that is no longer visible.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void enabledChanged (
  • boolenabled)

Emitted when the state of the WiFi Direct service changes.

Parameters
enabled

True if the service is enabled, False otherwise.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void lastUpdateChanged (

Emitted whenever the list of visible devices is updated.

Parameters
lastUpdate

The timestamp when the list of visible devices has been updated last.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkInterfaceNameChanged (

Emitted when the interface associated with the network group changes.

Parameters
networkInterfaceName

The name of the network interface.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkOwnerHardwareAddressChanged (

Emitted when the Group Owner hardware address changes.

Parameters
networkHardwareAddress

The unique identifier of the hardware of the group owner
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkOwnerIpAddressChanged (

Emitted when the IP address of the network group owner changes.

Parameters
networkIpAddress

The new IP address of the group owner.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkPasswordChanged (

Emitted when the network group password changes.

Parameters
networkPassword

The new network group password.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkRoleChanged (

Emitted when your role within the network group has changed.

Parameters
networkRole

Your new role within the network group.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void networkSsidChanged (

Emitted when the SSID of the network group changes.

Parameters
networkSsid

The new SSID of the network group.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void scanCompleted ()

Emitted when the device is no longer scanning for visible devices.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void scanningChanged (
  • boolscanning)

Emitted when the device changes its scanning mode.

Parameters
scanning

True if the device is now scanning, False otherwise.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void sessionStarted (

Emitted when a session is established on a connection.

Parameters
session

The identifier for the session that has been established.
Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

void sessionStopped ()

Emitted when the session identified in requestStopSession is torn down.

Since:

BlackBerry 10.2.0

Last modified: 2015-03-26



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