pinvoke.net: Edit: cfgmgr32.CM_Get_Device_ID

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Summary: TODO - a short description

!!!!C# Signature:
 [DllImport("setupapi.dll", SetLastError = true)]
 static extern int CM_Get_Device_ID_List(string filter, byte[] bffr, uint bffrLen, uint ulFlags);

!!!!VB Signature:
 Declare Function CM_Get_Device_ID_List Lib "cfgmgr32.dll" (TODO) As TODO
!!!!User-Defined Types:
None.

!!!!Alternative Managed API:
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!!!!Notes:
None.

!!!!Tips & Tricks:
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!!!!Sample Code:
 const ulong CM_GETIDLIST_FILTER_PRESENT = 0x00000100;

uint idListLen = 0;
 string filter = null;
 List<string> deviceInstanceIdStrs = new List<string>();

int cmRet = CM_Get_Device_ID_List_Size(ref idListLen, 0, (uint)CM_GETIDLIST_FILTER_PRESENT);
 if (0 == cmRet)
 {
    byte[] data = new byte[idListLen];
    cmRet = CM_Get_Device_ID_List(filter, data, idListLen, (uint)CM_GETIDLIST_FILTER_PRESENT);
    if (0 == cmRet)
    {
    deviceInstanceIdStrs = BytesToStrings(data);
    }
 }

return deviceInstanceIdStrs;

// ...

public List<string> BytesToStrings(byte[] rawData)
 {
    List<string> strings = new List<string>();
    int limit = rawData.Length;
    int idx = 0;
    bool processing = (idx < limit);

while (processing)
    {
    int x = idx;
    while (x < limit && 0 != rawData[x])
    {
        ++x;
    }

if (x >= limit)
    {
        break;
    }

int sz = (x - idx);
    byte[] bytes = new byte[sz];
    Array.Copy(rawData, idx, bytes, 0, sz);
    try
    {
        string str = Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes);
        strings.Add(str);
        idx = x + 1;
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(e);
        idx = limit;
    }

processing = (idx < limit);
    }

return strings;
 }
// ...
Modified to return a list of strings instead of chars.
        public static List<string> BytesToStrings(byte[] rawData)
        {
            List<string> strings = new List<string>();
            int limit = rawData.Length;
            int idx = 0;
            bool processing = (idx < limit);
            string str = string.Empty;

while (processing)
            {
                int x = idx;
                while (x < limit && 0 != rawData[x])
                {
                    ++x;
                }

if (x >= limit)
                {
                    break;
                }

int sz = (x - idx);
                byte[] bytes = new byte[sz];
                Array.Copy(rawData, idx, bytes, 0, sz);
                try
                {
                    str += Encoding.Default.GetString(bytes);
                    idx = x + 1;
                    if (rawData[idx] == 0 && str != string.Empty)
                    {
                        strings.Add(str);
                        str = string.Empty;
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(e);
                    idx = limit;
                }

processing = (idx < limit);
            }

return strings;
        }

Documentation: CM_Get_Device_ID_List@msdn on MSDN