CBCentralManager Class

Definition

Represents the local central device in Bluetooth LE.  Use the CBCentralManager to scan, discover and connect to remote peripherals.

[Foundation.Register("CBCentralManager", true)]
[ObjCRuntime.Introduced(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.WatchOS, 4, 0, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
public class CBCentralManager : CoreBluetooth.CBManager
[Foundation.Register("CBCentralManager", true)]
[ObjCRuntime.Introduced(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.WatchOS, 4, 0, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
[ObjCRuntime.Introduced(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.MacOSX, 10, 7, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
public class CBCentralManager : CoreBluetooth.CBManager
type CBCentralManager = class
    inherit CBManager
Inheritance
CBCentralManager
Attributes

Constructors

CBCentralManager()

Default constructor that initializes a new instance of this class with no parameters.

CBCentralManager(DispatchQueue)

Creates a new CBCentralManager with the specified dispatchQueue.

CBCentralManager(ICBCentralManagerDelegate, DispatchQueue, CBCentralInitOptions)

Creates a new CBCentralManager with the specified central delegate, dispatch queue, and options.

CBCentralManager(ICBCentralManagerDelegate, DispatchQueue, NSDictionary)

Creates a new CBCentralManager with the specified central delegate, dispatch queue, and options.

CBCentralManager(ICBCentralManagerDelegate, DispatchQueue)

Creates a new CBCentralManager with the specified central delegate and dispatch queue.

CBCentralManager(IntPtr)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

CBCentralManager(NSObjectFlag)

Constructor to call on derived classes to skip initialization and merely allocate the object.

Properties

Class (Inherited from NSObject)
ClassHandle

The handle for this class.

DebugDescription

A developer-meaningful description of this object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Delegate

An instance of the CoreBluetooth.ICBCentralManagerDelegate model class which acts as the class delegate.

Description

Description of the object, the Objective-C version of ToString.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Handle

Handle (pointer) to the unmanaged object representation.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsDirectBinding (Inherited from NSObject)
IsProxy (Inherited from NSObject)
IsScanning

Gets a Boolean value that tells whether the manager is currently scanning for peripherals.

OptionNotifyOnConnectionKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBConnectPeripheralOptionNotifyOnConnectionKey

OptionNotifyOnDisconnectionKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBConnectPeripheralOptionNotifyOnDisconnectionKey

OptionNotifyOnNotificationKey

Notification constant for OptionNotifyOnNot

OptionRestoreIdentifierKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerOptionRestoreIdentifierKey

OptionShowPowerAlertKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerOptionShowPowerAlertKey

OptionStartDelayKey
RestoredStatePeripheralsKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerRestoredStatePeripheralsKey

RestoredStateScanOptionsKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerRestoredStateScanOptionsKey

RestoredStateScanServicesKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerRestoredStateScanServicesKey

RetainCount

Returns the current Objective-C retain count for the object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerScanOptionAllowDuplicatesKey

ScanOptionSolicitedServiceUUIDsKey

Represents the value associated with the constant CBCentralManagerScanOptionSolicitedServiceUUIDsKey

Self (Inherited from NSObject)
State

Returns the state of the manager.

Superclass (Inherited from NSObject)
SuperHandle

Handle used to represent the methods in the base class for this NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WeakDelegate

An object that can respond to the delegate protocol for this type

Zone (Inherited from NSObject)

Methods

AddObserver(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using NSString keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSObject, String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using string keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AwakeFromNib()

Called after the object has been loaded from the nib file. Overriders must call base.AwakeFromNib().

(Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes asynchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(NSString, NSObject, String, NSDictionary) (Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(String, NSObject, String, NSDictionary)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingInfo(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingOptionDescriptions(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingValueClass(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
CancelPeripheralConnection(CBPeripheral)

Cancels an active or pending connection to the specified peripheral.

CommitEditing() (Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing(NSObject, Selector, IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)

Invoked to determine if this object implements the specified protocol.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ConnectPeripheral(CBPeripheral, NSDictionary)

Connects to the specified peripheral (weakly typed parameter version).

ConnectPeripheral(CBPeripheral, PeripheralConnectionOptions)

Connects to the specified peripheral.

Copy()

Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousAutorelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRetain() (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates a change occurred to the indexes for a to-many relationship.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChangeValue(String)

Indicates that a change occurred on the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose()

Releases the resources used by the NSObject object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the resources used by the CBCentralManager object.

DoesNotRecognizeSelector(Selector)

Indicates that this object does not recognize the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Equals(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
Equals(Object) (Inherited from NSObject)
ExposedBindings() (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingInfo(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingOptionDescriptions(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingValueClass(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetDictionaryOfValuesFromKeys(NSString[])

Retrieves the values of the specified keys.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetHashCode()

Generates a hash code for the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetMethodForSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeField(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeHash() (Inherited from NSObject)
Init() (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr, String) (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, Double) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, TimeSpan) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes synchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsEqual(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsKindOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsMemberOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
MarkDirty()

Promotes a regular peer object (IsDirectBinding is true) into a toggleref object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
MutableCopy()

Creates a mutable copy of the specified NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr)

Indicates that the value at the specified keyPath relative to this object has changed.

(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double)

Invokes the selector on the current instance and if the obj is not null, it passes this as its single parameter.

(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
PrepareForInterfaceBuilder() (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RespondsToSelector(Selector)

Whether this object recognizes the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RetrieveConnectedPeripherals()

Developers should not use this deprecated method. Developers should use 'RetrievePeripheralsWithIdentifiers' instead.

RetrieveConnectedPeripherals(CBUUID[])

Returns all connected peripherals that have services that are identified by the specified serviceUUIDs.

RetrievePeripherals(CBUUID)

Returns all peripherals that have services that are identified by the specified serviceUUIDs.

RetrievePeripherals(CBUUID[])

Returns all peripherals that have services that are identified by the specified serviceUUIDs.

RetrievePeripheralsWithIdentifiers(NSUuid[])

Returns all peripherals that are identified by the specified identifiers.

ScanForPeripherals(CBUUID, NSDictionary)

Scans for peripherals that are advertising the specified serviceUuid with the specified options.

ScanForPeripherals(CBUUID)

Scans for peripherals that are advertising the specified serviceUuid.

ScanForPeripherals(CBUUID[], NSDictionary)

Scans for peripherals that are advertising any of the specified serviceUuids with the specified options.

ScanForPeripherals(CBUUID[], PeripheralScanningOptions)

Scans for peripherals that are advertising any of the specified serviceUuids with the specified options.

ScanForPeripherals(CBUUID[])

Scans for peripherals that are advertising any of the specified serviceUuids.

SetNativeField(String, NSObject)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
SetNilValueForKey(NSString)

Sets the value of the specified key to null.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKey(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of the property specified by the key to the specified value.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(IntPtr, NSString)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(NSObject, NSString)

Indicates an attempt to write a value to an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Sets the values of this NSObject to those in the specified dictionary.

(Inherited from NSObject)
StopScan()

Tells the manager to stop scanning for peripherals.

ToString()

Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKey(NSString)

Returns the value of the property associated with the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)

Indicates an attempt to read a value of an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates that the values of the specified indices in the specified key are about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
WillChangeValue(String)

Indicates that the value of the specified key is about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)

Events

ConnectedPeripheral

Event raised by the object.

DisconnectedPeripheral

Event raised by the object.

DiscoveredPeripheral

Event raised by the object.

FailedToConnectPeripheral

Event raised by the object.

RetrievedConnectedPeripherals

Event raised by the object.

RetrievedPeripherals

Event raised by the object.

UpdatedState

Event raised by the object.

WillRestoreState

Event raised by the object.

Extension Methods

ObjectDidBeginEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
GetValidModes(NSObject, NSFontPanel)
ValidateToolbarItem(NSObject, NSToolbarItem)
GetDebugDescription(INSObjectProtocol)
AcceptsPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
BeginPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
EndPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
GetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject)

Gets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

SetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject, UIAccessibilityCustomRotor[])

Sets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

Applies to

See also