WifiAdapterGetType function (wificx.h)

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Gets the Wi-Fi adapter type.

Syntax

WIFI_ADAPTER_TYPE WifiAdapterGetType(
  NETADAPTER Adapter
);

Parameters

Adapter

[In] A handle to a NETADAPTER object that the client driver obtained from a previous call to NetAdapterCreate.

Return value

Returns a WIFI_ADAPTER_TYPE object that defines the Wi-Fi adapter type.

Remarks

If the client driver needs to query the adapter type from the NETADAPTER_INIT object before the adapter is created, call WifiAdapterInitGetType instead.

For a code example that uses WifiAdapterGetType during adapter creation, see Event callback for adapter creation.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 11
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2022
Header wificx.h
IRQL PASSIVE_LEVEL

See also

WifiAdapterInitGetType

WIFI_ADAPTER_TYPE