Peer Class

This class represents a remote peer.

Namespace:  System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

type Peer =  
        interface IDisposable 
        interface IEquatable<Peer>
        interface ISerializable 

The Peer type exposes the following members.

Protected methodPeerInitializes a new instance of the Peer type.

Public propertyIsOnlineGets a value specifying if the Peer is currently 'online'.
Public propertyPeerEndPointsGets the PeerEndPointCollection associated with the Peer.
Public propertySynchronizingObjectWhen this property value is set, all events not fired as the result of an asynchronous operation will have the associated event handlers called back on the thread that created the specific SynchronizingObject.

Public methodDispose()Releases all resources used by the Peer object.
Protected methodDispose(Boolean)Releases the unmanaged resources used by the Peer object and optionally releases the managed resources.
Public methodEquals(Peer)Performs a case-sensitive comparison of the current Peer and the specified peer.
Protected methodGetObjectDataPopulates a SerializationInfo object with the data needed to serialize the target Peer.
Public methodGetObjects()Gets the collection of data objects from a local cache.
Public methodGetObjects(Guid)Gets the Peer object associated with the supplied Guid from the PeerObjectCollection.
Public methodGetPresenceInfoGets the available presence information for a PeerEndPoint.
Public methodInvite()Sends an invitation to a Peer to start a specific PeerApplication.
Public methodInvite(PeerApplication, String, Byte[])Sends an invitation to a Peer to start a specific PeerApplication.
Public methodInviteAsync(Object)Begins an asynchronous invitation operation which sends an invitation to a Peer to start a specific PeerApplication.
Public methodInviteAsync(PeerApplication, String, Byte[], Object)Begins an asynchronous invitation operation which sends an invitation to a Peer to start a specific PeerApplication.
Public methodInviteAsyncCancelCancels the invitation that was sent with the InviteAsync method.
Protected methodOnInviteCompletedRaises the InviteCompleted event.
Public methodToStringReturns a String representing the PeerName associated with the Peer. (Overrides Object.ToString().)

Public eventInviteCompletedRaised when the invitation process for a remote peer has completed.

Explicit interface implemetationPrivate methodISerializable.GetObjectDataPopulates a SerializationInfo class instance with the data required to serialize the specified PeerObject instance. A derived type must call the base type GetObjectData method.

The purpose of the abstract Peer class is to provide a common base class definition that can be shared by derived classes such as PeerNearMe and PeerContact. It cannot be directly constructed, since it is abstract. Developers should use the subclasses PeerNearMe or PeerContact instead.

Contact, peer, remote peer, PeerNearMe, LocalContact, and PeerContact are synonymous terms, based on context.

"Calling peer" and "remote peer" are commonly synonymous. Calling peer does not refer to the application calling a given method.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5, 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1



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