added xmldoc for LibCecSharp
authorLars Op den Kamp <lars@opdenkamp.eu>
Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:10:27 +0000 (14:10 +0200)
committerLars Op den Kamp <lars@opdenkamp.eu>
Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:10:27 +0000 (14:10 +0200)
project/LibCecSharp.vcproj
src/LibCecSharp/LibCecSharp.cpp

index 39f93b53d507cb2aa34dc2b7464483dd8dcf6b05..7bce4c0b697ab5383ce011f10188a289904bc767 100644 (file)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
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                                RuntimeLibrary="3"
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                                DebugInformationFormat="3"
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index 81c857fb2fed67c2475365eab980289d32aaf21b..bf33d1f43c9d148c5c471499813e0e60a7471314 100644 (file)
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                }
 
        public:
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Try to find all connected CEC adapters.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The path filter for adapters. Leave empty to return all adapters.</param>
+    /// <returns>The adapters that were found.</returns>
                array<CecAdapter ^> ^ FindAdapters(String ^ path)
                {
                        cec_adapter *devices = new cec_adapter[10];
@@ -160,6 +165,12 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return adapters;
                }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Open a connection to the CEC adapter.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <param name="strPort">The COM port of the adapter</param>
+               /// <param name="iTimeoutMs">Connection timeout in milliseconds</param>
+    /// <returns>True when a connection was opened, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool Open(String ^ strPort, int iTimeoutMs)
                {
       CecCallbackMethods::EnableCallbacks(m_callbacks);
@@ -171,12 +182,18 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return bReturn;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Close the connection to the CEC adapter
+    /// </summary>
                void Close(void)
                {
                        DisableCallbacks();
                        m_libCec->Close();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Disable all calls to callback methods.
+    /// </summary>
                virtual void DisableCallbacks(void) override
                {
                        // delete the callbacks, since these might already have been destroyed in .NET
@@ -185,6 +202,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                                m_libCec->EnableCallbacks(NULL, NULL);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Enable or change the callback methods that libCEC uses to send changes to the client application.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="callbacks">The new callback methods to use.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the callbacks were changed, false otherwise</returns>
                virtual bool EnableCallbacks(CecCallbackMethods ^ callbacks) override
                {
                        if (m_libCec && CecCallbackMethods::EnableCallbacks(callbacks))
@@ -193,31 +215,59 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return false;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a ping command to the adapter, to check if it's responding.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>True when the ping was succesful, false otherwise</returns>
                bool PingAdapter(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->PingAdapter();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Start the bootloader of the CEC adapter. Closes the connection when successful.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool StartBootloader(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->StartBootloader();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the minimal version of libCEC that this version of libCEC can interface with.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use LibCECConfiguration instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The minimal version</returns>
                int GetMinLibVersion(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->GetMinLibVersion();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the major version of libCEC.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use LibCECConfiguration instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The major version</returns>
                int GetLibVersionMajor(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->GetLibVersionMajor();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the minor version of libCEC.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use LibCECConfiguration instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The minor version</returns>
                int GetLibVersionMinor(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->GetLibVersionMinor();
                }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the next log message from the buffer, if there is one.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use callback methods instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The next log message in the buffer, or an empty message if there is none</returns>
                CecLogMessage ^ GetNextLogMessage(void)
                {
                        cec_log_message msg;
@@ -229,6 +279,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return gcnew CecLogMessage();
                }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the next keypress from the buffer, if there is one.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use callback methods instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The next keypress in the buffer, or an empty keypress if there is none</returns>
                CecKeypress ^ GetNextKeypress(void)
                {
                        cec_keypress key;
@@ -240,6 +295,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return gcnew CecKeypress();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the next CEC command that was received from the buffer, if there is one.
+    /// </summary>
+               /// <remarks>Deprecated: use callback methods instead</remarks>
+    /// <returns>The next CEC command in the buffer, or an empty CEC command if there is none</returns>
                CecCommand ^ GetNextCommand(void)
                {
                        cec_command command;
@@ -254,6 +314,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return gcnew CecCommand();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Transmit a raw CEC command over the CEC line.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="command">The command to transmit</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the data was sent and acked, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool Transmit(CecCommand ^ command)
                {
                        cec_command ccommand;
@@ -267,56 +332,115 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return m_libCec->Transmit(ccommand);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the logical address on the CEC bus of the CEC adapter. libCEC automatically assigns a logical address, and this method is only available for debugging purposes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The CEC adapter's new logical address.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the logical address was set successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetLogicalAddress(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetLogicalAddress((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the physical address (HDMI port) of the CEC adapter. libCEC will try to autodetect the physical address when connecting. If it did, it's set in libcec_configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="physicalAddress">The CEC adapter's new physical address.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the physical address was set successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetPhysicalAddress(uint16_t physicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetPhysicalAddress(physicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Power on the given CEC capable devices. If CECDEVICE_BROADCAST is used, then wakeDevice in libcec_configuration will be used.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address to power on.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool PowerOnDevices(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->PowerOnDevices((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Put the given CEC capable devices in standby mode. If CECDEVICE_BROADCAST is used, then standbyDevices in libcec_configuration will be used.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to put in standby.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool StandbyDevices(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->StandbyDevices((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a POLL message to a device, to check if it's present and responding.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The device to send the message to.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the POLL was acked, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool PollDevice(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->PollDevice((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the active source to a device type handled by libCEC. Use CEC_DEVICE_TYPE_RESERVED to make the default type used by libCEC active.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type">The new active source. Use CEC_DEVICE_TYPE_RESERVED to use the primary type</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetActiveSource(CecDeviceType type)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetActiveSource((cec_device_type) type);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the deck control mode, if this adapter is registered as playback or recording device.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="mode">The new control mode.</param>
+               /// <param name="sendUpdate">True to send the new status over the CEC line.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if set, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetDeckControlMode(CecDeckControlMode mode, bool sendUpdate)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetDeckControlMode((cec_deck_control_mode) mode, sendUpdate);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the deck info, if this adapter is a playback or recording device.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="info">The new deck info.</param>
+               /// <param name="sendUpdate">True to send the new status over the CEC line.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if set, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetDeckInfo(CecDeckInfo info, bool sendUpdate)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetDeckInfo((cec_deck_info) info, sendUpdate);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Broadcast a message that notifies connected CEC capable devices that this device is no longer the active source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetInactiveView(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetInactiveView();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change the menu state. This value is already changed by libCEC automatically if a device is (de)activated.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="state">The new state.</param>
+               /// <param name="sendUpdate">True to send the new status over the CEC line.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if set, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetMenuState(CecMenuState state, bool sendUpdate)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetMenuState((cec_menu_state) state, sendUpdate);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Display a message on the device with the given logical address. Not supported by most TVs.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to display the message on.</param>
+               /// <param name="duration">The duration of the message</param>
+               /// <param name="message">The message to display.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetOSDString(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress, CecDisplayControl duration, String ^ message)
                {
                        marshal_context ^ context = gcnew marshal_context();
@@ -328,16 +452,31 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return bReturn;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Enable or disable monitoring mode, for debugging purposes. If monitoring mode is enabled, libCEC won't respond to any command, but only log incoming data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="enable">True to enable, false to disable.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when switched successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SwitchMonitoring(bool enable)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SwitchMonitoring(enable);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the CEC version of the device with the given logical address
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to get the CEC version for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The version or CEC_VERSION_UNKNOWN when the version couldn't be fetched.</returns>
                CecVersion GetDeviceCecVersion(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return (CecVersion) m_libCec->GetDeviceCecVersion((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the menu language of the device with the given logical address
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to get the menu language for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The requested menu language.</returns>
                String ^ GetDeviceMenuLanguage(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        cec_menu_language lang;
@@ -349,21 +488,38 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return gcnew String("");
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the vendor ID of the device with the given logical address.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to get the vendor ID for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The vendor ID or 0 if it wasn't found.</returns>
                CecVendorId GetDeviceVendorId(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return (CecVendorId)m_libCec->GetDeviceVendorId((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the power status of the device with the given logical address.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to get the power status for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The power status or CEC_POWER_STATUS_UNKNOWN if it wasn't found.</returns>
                CecPowerStatus GetDevicePowerStatus(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return (CecPowerStatus) m_libCec->GetDevicePowerStatus((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Tell libCEC to poll for active devices on the bus.
+    /// </summary>
                void RescanActiveDevices(void)
                {
                        m_libCec->RescanActiveDevices();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the logical addresses of the devices that are active on the bus, including those handled by libCEC.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The logical addresses of the active devices</returns>
                CecLogicalAddresses ^ GetActiveDevices(void)
                {
                        CecLogicalAddresses ^ retVal = gcnew CecLogicalAddresses();
@@ -378,77 +534,154 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return retVal;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether a device is active on the bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The address to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when active, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool IsActiveDevice(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->IsActiveDevice((cec_logical_address)logicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether a device of the given type is active on the bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type">The type to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when active, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool IsActiveDeviceType(CecDeviceType type)
                {
                        return m_libCec->IsActiveDeviceType((cec_device_type)type);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Changes the active HDMI port.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="address">The device to which this libCEC is connected.</param>
+               /// <param name="port">The new port number.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when changed, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetHDMIPort(CecLogicalAddress address, uint8_t port)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SetHDMIPort((cec_logical_address)address, port);
                }
 
-               uint8_t VolumeUp(bool wait)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a volume up keypress to an audiosystem if it's present.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="sendRelease">Send a key release after the keypress.</param>
+    /// <returns>The new audio status.</returns>
+               uint8_t VolumeUp(bool sendRelease)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->VolumeUp(wait);
+                       return m_libCec->VolumeUp(sendRelease);
                }
 
-               uint8_t VolumeDown(bool wait)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a volume down keypress to an audiosystem if it's present.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="sendRelease">Send a key release after the keypress.</param>
+    /// <returns>The new audio status.</returns>
+               uint8_t VolumeDown(bool sendRelease)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->VolumeDown(wait);
+                       return m_libCec->VolumeDown(sendRelease);
                }
 
-               uint8_t MuteAudio(bool wait)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a mute keypress to an audiosystem if it's present.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="sendRelease">Send a key release after the keypress.</param>
+    /// <returns>The new audio status.</returns>
+               uint8_t MuteAudio(bool sendRelease)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->MuteAudio(wait);
+                       return m_libCec->MuteAudio(sendRelease);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Send a keypress to a device on the CEC bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="destination">The logical address of the device to send the message to.</param>
+               /// <param name="key">The key to send.</param>
+               /// <param name="wait">True to wait for a response, false otherwise.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the keypress was acked, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SendKeypress(CecLogicalAddress destination, CecUserControlCode key, bool wait)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SendKeypress((cec_logical_address)destination, (cec_user_control_code)key, wait);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Send a key release to a device on the CEC bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="destination">The logical address of the device to send the message to.</param>
+               /// <param name="wait">True to wait for a response, false otherwise.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the key release was acked, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SendKeyRelease(CecLogicalAddress destination, bool wait)
                {
                        return m_libCec->SendKeyRelease((cec_logical_address)destination, wait);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the OSD name of a device on the CEC bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to get the OSD name for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The OSD name.</returns>
                String ^ GetDeviceOSDName(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        cec_osd_name osd = m_libCec->GetDeviceOSDName((cec_logical_address) logicalAddress);
                        return gcnew String(osd.name);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the logical address of the device that is currently the active source on the CEC bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The active source or CECDEVICE_UNKNOWN when unknown.</returns>
                CecLogicalAddress GetActiveSource()
                {
                        return (CecLogicalAddress)m_libCec->GetActiveSource();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether a device is currently the active source on the CEC bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="logicalAddress">The logical address of the device to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when it is the active source, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool IsActiveSource(CecLogicalAddress logicalAddress)
                {
                        return m_libCec->IsActiveSource((cec_logical_address)logicalAddress);
                }
 
-               uint16_t GetDevicePhysicalAddress(CecLogicalAddress iAddress)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the physical address of the device with the given logical address.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="address">The logical address of the device to get the physical address for.</param>
+    /// <returns>The physical address or 0 if it wasn't found.</returns>
+               uint16_t GetDevicePhysicalAddress(CecLogicalAddress address)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->GetDevicePhysicalAddress((cec_logical_address)iAddress);
+                       return m_libCec->GetDevicePhysicalAddress((cec_logical_address)address);
                }
 
-               bool SetStreamPath(CecLogicalAddress iAddress)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the stream path to the device on the given logical address.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="address">The address to activate.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent, false otherwise.</returns>
+               bool SetStreamPath(CecLogicalAddress address)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->SetStreamPath((cec_logical_address)iAddress);
+                       return m_libCec->SetStreamPath((cec_logical_address)address);
                }
 
-               bool SetStreamPath(uint16_t iPhysicalAddress)
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the stream path to the device on the given physical address.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="physicalAddress">The address to activate.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the command was sent, false otherwise.</returns>
+               bool SetStreamPath(uint16_t physicalAddress)
                {
-                       return m_libCec->SetStreamPath(iPhysicalAddress);
+                       return m_libCec->SetStreamPath(physicalAddress);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get the list of logical addresses that libCEC is controlling
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The list of logical addresses that libCEC is controlling</returns>
                CecLogicalAddresses ^GetLogicalAddresses(void)
                {
                        CecLogicalAddresses ^addr = gcnew CecLogicalAddresses();
@@ -459,6 +692,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return addr;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get libCEC's current configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="configuration">The configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the configuration was updated, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool GetCurrentConfiguration(LibCECConfiguration ^configuration)
                {
                        libcec_configuration config;
@@ -472,11 +710,20 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return false;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether the CEC adapter can persist a configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>True when this CEC adapter can persist the user configuration, false otherwise.</returns>
     bool CanPersistConfiguration(void)
                {
                        return m_libCec->CanPersistConfiguration();
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Persist the given configuration in adapter (if supported)
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="configuration">The configuration to store.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the configuration was persisted, false otherwise.</returns>
     bool PersistConfiguration(LibCECConfiguration ^configuration)
                {
                        marshal_context ^ context = gcnew marshal_context();
@@ -489,6 +736,11 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return bReturn;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Change libCEC's configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="configuration">The new configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the configuration was changed successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
                bool SetConfiguration(LibCECConfiguration ^configuration)
                {
                        marshal_context ^ context = gcnew marshal_context();
@@ -501,11 +753,22 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return bReturn;
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Check whether libCEC is the active source on the bus.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>True when libCEC is the active source on the bus, false otherwise.</returns>
     bool IsLibCECActiveSource()
     {
       return m_libCec->IsLibCECActiveSource();
     }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get information about the given CEC adapter.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="port">The COM port to which the device is connected</param>
+               /// <param name="configuration">The device configuration</param>
+               /// <param name="timeoutMs">The timeout in milliseconds</param>
+    /// <returns>True when the device was found, false otherwise</returns>
     bool GetDeviceInformation(String ^ port, LibCECConfiguration ^configuration, uint32_t timeoutMs)
     {
       bool bReturn(false);
@@ -537,13 +800,13 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        const char *retVal = m_libCec->ToString((cec_vendor_id)iVendorId);
                        return gcnew String(retVal);
                }
-         
+
                String ^ ToString(CecVersion iVersion)
                {
                        const char *retVal = m_libCec->ToString((cec_version)iVersion);
                        return gcnew String(retVal);
                }
-         
+
                String ^ ToString(CecPowerStatus iState)
                {
                        const char *retVal = m_libCec->ToString((cec_power_status)iState);
@@ -598,12 +861,23 @@ namespace CecSharp
                        return gcnew String(retVal);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Get a string with information about how libCEC was compiled.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>A string with information about how libCEC was compiled.</returns>
                String ^ GetLibInfo()
                {
                        const char *retVal = m_libCec->GetLibInfo();
                        return gcnew String(retVal);
                }
 
+               /// <summary>
+    /// Calling this method will initialise the host on which libCEC is running.
+               /// On the RPi, it calls bcm_host_init(), which may only be called once per process, and is called by any process using
+    /// the video api on that system. So only call this method if libCEC is used in an application that
+    /// does not already initialise the video api.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Should be called as first call to libCEC, directly after CECInitialise() and before using Open()</remarks>
                void InitVideoStandalone()
                {
                        m_libCec->InitVideoStandalone();