GetSystemPowerStatusEx (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/6/2010

This function retrieves the power status of the system. The status indicates whether the system is running on AC or DC power, whether or not the batteries are currently charging, and the remaining life of main and backup batteries.

A remote application interface (RAPI) version of this function exists, and it is called CeGetSystemPowerStatusEx (RAPI).

Syntax

BOOL GetSystemPowerStatusEx(
  PSYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX pstatus,
  BOOL fUpdate
);

Parameters

  • fUpdate
    [in] If this Boolean is set to TRUE, GetSystemPowerStatusEx gets the latest information from the device driver, otherwise it retrieves cached information that may be out-of-date by several seconds.

Return Value

This function returns TRUE if successful; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Remarks

The GetSystemPowerStatusEx function is not supported for emulation.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later

See Also

Reference

System Information Functions
SYSTEM_POWER_STATUS_EX

Other Resources

CeGetSystemPowerStatusEx (RAPI)