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# IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor

The structure for the platform capability descriptor.

```
struct IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor;
```

## Overview

See USB 3.1 9.6.2.4: Platform Descriptor.

## Topics

### Accessing the Descriptor Properties

[`uint8_t bLength;`](/documentation/USBDriverKit/IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor/bLength)

[`uint8_t bDescriptorType;`](/documentation/USBDriverKit/IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor/bDescriptorType)

[`uint8_t bDevCapabilityType;`](/documentation/USBDriverKit/IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor/bDevCapabilityType)

[`uint8_t bReserved;`](/documentation/USBDriverKit/IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor/bReserved)

[`uuid_t PlatformCapabilityUUID;`](/documentation/USBDriverKit/IOUSBPlatformCapabilityDescriptor/PlatformCapabilityUUID)


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