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4/8/2010

This structure is used by functions for tracking smart cards within readers.

Syntax 

typedef struct {
  LPCTSTR 
szReader;
  LPVOID 
pvUserData;
  DWORD 
dwCurrentState;
  DWORD 
dwEventState;
  DWORD 
cbAtr;
  BYTE 
rgbAtr[36];
} SCARD_READERSTATE, *PSCARD_READERSTATE, *LPSCARD_READERSTATE;

Members

szReader

Points to the name of the reader being monitored.

pvUserData

Not used by the smart card subsystem but is used by the application.

dwCurrentState

Supplies the current state of the reader, as seen by the application. This field can take on any of the following values, in combination, as a bit mask.

Value Description

SCARD_STATE_UNAWARE

The application is unaware of the current state and would like to know it. The use of this value results in an immediate return from state transition monitoring services. This is represented by all bits set to zero.

SCARD_STATE_IGNORE

The application is not interested in this reader, and it should not be considered during monitoring operations. If this bit value is set, all other bits are ignored.

SCARD_STATE_UNAVAILABLE

The application believes that this reader is not available for use. If this bit is set, then all the following bits are ignored.

SCARD_STATE_EMPTY

The application believes that there is not a card in the reader. If this bit is set, all the following bits are ignored.

SCARD_STATE_PRESENT

The application believes that there is a card in the reader.

SCARD_STATE_ATRMATCH

The application believes that there is a card in the reader with an ATR matching one of the target cards. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT is assumed. This bit has no meaning to SCardGetStatusChangebeyond SCARD_STATE_PRESENT.

SCARD_STATE_EXCLUSIVE

The application believes that the card in the reader is allocated for exclusive use by another application. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT is assumed.

SCARD_STATE_INUSE

The application believes that the card in the reader is in use by one or more other applications, but it may be connected to in shared mode. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT is assumed.

SCARD_STATE_MUTE

The application believes that there is an unresponsive card in the reader.
dwEventState

Receives the current state of the reader, as known by the Smart Card Resource Manager. This field can take on any of the following values, in combination, as a bit mask.

Value Description

SCARD_STATE_IGNORE

This reader should be ignored.

SCARD_STATE_CHANGED

There is a difference between the state believed by the application and the state known by the resource manager. When this bit is set, the application may assume a significant state change has occurred on this reader.

SCARD_STATE_UNKNOWN

The given reader name is not recognized by the resource manager. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_CHANGED and SCARD_STATE_IGNORE will also be set.

SCARD_STATE_UNAVAILABLE

The actual state of this reader is not available. If this bit is set, all the following bits are clear.

SCARD_STATE_EMPTY

There is no card in the reader. If this bit is set, all the following bits are be clear.

SCARD_STATE_PRESENT

There is a card in the reader.

SCARD_STATE_ATRMATCH

There is a card in the reader with an ATR matching one of the target cards. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT will also be set. This bit is only returned on the SCardLocateCardsfunction.

SCARD_STATE_EXCLUSIVE

The card in the reader is allocated for exclusive use by another application. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT will also be set.

SCARD_STATE_INUSE

The card in the reader is in use by one or more other applications, but it may be connected to in shared mode. If this bit is set, SCARD_STATE_PRESENT will also be set.

SCARD_STATE_MUTE

There is an unresponsive card in the reader.
cbAtr

Number of bytes in the returned ATR.

rgbAtr

ATR of the inserted card, with extra alignment bytes.

Requirements

Header winscard.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also