Checking if User is connected to Internet or Not using Win32 API and C#

In application like Messenger or Application that provides automatic update need to check that user is connected to internet or not before proceeding further.

so we need to check whether he is connected to internet or not we can check that with use of WIN32 API.

we can use Win32 API Wininet.dll 'sInternetGetConnectedState() method to check Internet Status

for working with Pinvoke we need to add name space

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

now we need to write prototyping of the function like below

[DllImport("wininet.dll")]

private extern static bool InternetGetConnectedState(outint connectionDescription, int reservedValue);

Now simply we can use this function to check internet connectivity

take one button and label on form In buttons's click even write following code

private void btnCheckConnection_Click(objectsender, EventArgs e)

{

int Description=0;

bool isConnected = InternetGetConnectedState(out Description, 0);

if (isConnected == true)

{

label1.Text = "User is Connected to Internet ";

}

else

{

label1.Text = "Disconnected";

}

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Here is how complete code look like
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public partial class Form1 : Form

{

[DllImport("wininet.dll")]

private extern static bool InternetGetConnectedState(out int connectionDescription,int reservedValue);

public Form1()

{

InitializeComponent();

}

private void btnCheckConnection_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{