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# ICDeviceBrowser

An object for finding digital cameras and scanners.

```
class ICDeviceBrowser
```

## Topics

### Creating a Device Browser

[`init()`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/init())

Creates an ImageCaptureCore device browser.

### Managing Device Browsing

[`delegate`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/delegate)

The object that acts as the delegate of the device browser.

[`ICDeviceBrowserDelegate`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowserDelegate)

Methods for managing the addition and removal of devices and responding to device changes.

### Browsing Devices

[`isBrowsing`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/isBrowsing)

A Boolean value indicating whether the device browser is browsing for devices.

[`devices`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/devices)

All devices found by the browser.

[`ICDevice`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDevice)

An abstract object that represents a device.

[`browsedDeviceTypeMask`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/browsedDeviceTypeMask)

A mask whose set bits indicate the type of devices being browsed after the delegate receives the start message.

[`start()`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/start())

Tells the delegate to start looking for devices.

[`stop()`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/stop())

Tells the delegate to stop looking for devices.

### Setting a Preferred Device

[`preferredDevice`](/documentation/ImageCaptureCore/ICDeviceBrowser/preferredDevice)

Returns a device object that the client application should select when it launches.


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