SimpleOrientationSensor

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sample	csharp cpp cppcx	windows windows-uwp	SimpleOrientationSensor	path target SharedContent SharedContent path target LICENSE LICENSE	Shows how to use the SimpleOrientationSensor class for a simple device orientation sensor.

Simple orientation sensor sample

Shows how to use the Windows.Devices.Sensors.SimpleOrientationSensor class for a simple device orientation sensor.

Note: This sample is part of a large collection of UWP feature samples. You can download this sample as a standalone ZIP file from docs.microsoft.com, or you can download the entire collection as a single ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

This sample allows the user to view the orientation values that reflect the simple device orientation (for example, not rotated, face up, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise). You can choose one of two scenarios:

• Orientation sensor data events
• Polling orientation sensor readings

Simple Orientation Sensor Data Events

When you choose the Enable button for the Data Events option, the app will begin displaying sensor readings in real time.

Polling Simple Orientation Sensor Readings

When you choose the Enable button for the Polling option, the app will retrieve the current sensor readings.

Related topics

Related samples

• SimpleOrientationSensor sample for JavaScript (archived)

System requirements

• Windows 10

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.