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ILocationPermissions::CheckLocationCapability method (sensorsapi.h)

Important

Use the UWP Sensor API instead.

The COM-based Sensor API is deprecated and should not be used in new applications. No additional features or enhancements are planned, and support will be limited.

Gets the location capability of the Windows Store app of the given thread

Syntax

HRESULT CheckLocationCapability(
  DWORD dwClientThreadId
);

Parameters

dwClientThreadId

Thread Id of the app to check the location capability of

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The method succeeded and the app is location enabled.
E_ACCESSDENIED
 The app has not declared location capability or the user has declined or revoked location access.
E_ILLEGAL_METHOD_CALL
 An invalid client thread was provided.

Remarks

Note  CheckLocationCapability is available in Windows 8.
 
For more information on location settings in Windows 8 see Location settings.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Windows
Header sensorsapi.h

See also

ILocationPermissions