Summary:

The SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty function retrieves the specified device property.

This handle is typically returned by the SetupDiGetClassDevs or SetupDiGetClassDevsEx function.

C# Signature:

/// <summary>
/// The SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty function retrieves the specified device property.
/// This handle is typically returned by the SetupDiGetClassDevs or SetupDiGetClassDevsEx function.
/// </summary>
/// <param Name="DeviceInfoSet">Handle to the device information set that contains the interface and its underlying device.</param>
/// <param Name="DeviceInfoData">Pointer to an SP_DEVINFO_DATA structure that defines the device instance.</param>
/// <param Name="Property">Device property to be retrieved. SEE MSDN</param>
/// <param Name="PropertyRegDataType">Pointer to a variable that receives the registry data Type. This parameter can be NULL.</param>
/// <param Name="PropertyBuffer">Pointer to a buffer that receives the requested device property.</param>
/// <param Name="PropertyBufferSize">Size of the buffer, in bytes.</param>
/// <param Name="RequiredSize">Pointer to a variable that receives the required buffer size, in bytes. This parameter can be NULL.</param>
/// <returns>If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.</returns>
[DllImport("setupapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty(
    IntPtr DeviceInfoSet,
    ref SP_DEVINFO_DATA DeviceInfoData,
    uint Property,
    out uint PropertyRegDataType,
    out byte[] PropertyBuffer,
    uint PropertyBufferSize,
    out uint RequiredSize
    );

VB Signature:

TODO

User-Defined Types:

/// <summary>
/// The SP_DEVINFO_DATA structure defines a device instance that is a member of a device information set.
/// </summary>
public struct SP_DEVINFO_DATA
{
    /// <summary>Size of the structure, in bytes.</summary>
    public uint cbSize;
    /// <summary>GUID of the device interface class.</summary>
    public Guid ClassGuid;
    /// <summary>Handle to this device instance.</summary>
    public uint DevInst;
    /// <summary>Reserved; do not use.</summary>
    public uint Reserved;
}

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