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# XtfConsoleManager

> XtfConsoleManager

# XtfConsoleManager

The XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) API that is used to get the default development console or to manage a collection of development consoles.

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## Interfaces

| Interface                                                                                                                                                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [IXtfConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t)                                  | Manages development consoles for XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) apps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [IXtfConsoleManagerCallback](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManagerCallback/ixtfconsolemanagercallback-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t)          | Provides callbacks that are used when a development console in an [IXtfConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t) instance is added or removed, or when the default development console is changed. |
| [IXtfEnumerateConsolesCallback](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfEnumerateConsolesCallback/ixtfenumerateconsolescallback-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t) | Provides callbacks that are used when a development console is found during an [IXtfConsoleManager::EnumerateConsoles](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/methods/enumerateconsoles-ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m) operation.              |

## Functions

| Function                                                                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [XtfCreateConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfcreateconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m) | Initializes a new instance of the [IXtfConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t) interface. |
| [XtfGetDefaultAddress](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfgetdefaultaddress-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-windows-m)         | Returns the IP address of the default development console for this PC.                                                                                                                     |

## Structures

| Structure                                                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [XTFCONSOLEDATA](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/structures/xtfconsoledata-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t) | Contains information about a development console in an [IXtfConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t) instance. |

To create an object that implements the IXtfConsoleManager interface, call [XtfCreateConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfcreateconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m).

To retrieve the IP address of the default console for a development PC, call [XtfGetDefaultAddress](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfgetdefaultaddress-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-windows-m) from that PC.


## Related topics

- [XtfCreateConsoleManager](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfcreateconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)
- [IXtfConsoleManager::EnumerateConsoles method](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/methods/enumerateconsoles-ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)
- [IXtfConsoleManager::GetConsole Method](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/methods/getconsole-ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)
- [IXtfConsoleManager::RemoveConsole Method](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/methods/removeconsole-ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)
- [IXtfConsoleManager::AddConsole method](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/methods/addconsole-ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)