Public Function GetPropertyString( _
   ByVal item As Object, _
   ByVal propertyIdName As String, _
   ByVal propertyId As WiaPropertyId _
) As String

Dim instance As WiaSession
Dim item As Object
Dim propertyIdName As String
Dim propertyId As WiaPropertyId
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetPropertyString(item, propertyIdName, propertyId)

public string GetPropertyString( 
   object item,
   string propertyIdName,
   WiaPropertyId propertyId
)

public:
String^ GetPropertyString( 
   Object^ item,
   String^ propertyIdName,
   WiaPropertyId propertyId
) 

Public Sub GetPropertyStringExample(ByVal parent As IWin32Window)
   If (Not WiaSession.IsAvailable(WiaVersion.Version1)) Then
      MessageBox.Show("WIA version 1.0 not installed.")
      Return
   End If

   Dim session As WiaSession = New WiaSession()
   session.Startup(WiaVersion.Version1)

   Dim res As DialogResult = session.SelectDeviceDlg(parent, WiaDeviceType.DigitalCamera, WiaSelectSourceFlags.NoDefault)
   If res <> DialogResult.OK Then
      MessageBox.Show("Error selecting WIA device.")
      session.Shutdown()
      Return
   End If

   Dim rootItem As Object = session.GetRootItem(Nothing)
   If Not rootItem Is Nothing Then
      ' if you have a digital camera device that supports the EXIF format, you 
      ' can populate the artist field in every EXIF image that it captures.
      Dim stringValue As String = session.GetPropertyString(rootItem, Nothing, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist)
      Console.WriteLine("Old Device Artist: {0}", stringValue)

      ' You can also change the artist field if you want.
      stringValue = "I am the new artist."
      session.SetPropertyString(rootItem, Nothing, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist, stringValue)
      stringValue = wiaSession.GetPropertyString(rootItem, Nothing, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist)
      Console.WriteLine("New Device Artist: {0}", stringValue)
   End If

   session.Shutdown()
End Sub

public void GetPropertyStringExample(IWin32Window parent)
{
   if (!WiaSession.IsAvailable(WiaVersion.Version1))
   {
      MessageBox.Show("WIA version 1.0 not installed.");
      return;
   }

   WiaSession wiaSession = new WiaSession();
   wiaSession.Startup(WiaVersion.Version1);

   DialogResult res = wiaSession.SelectDeviceDlg(parent, WiaDeviceType.DigitalCamera, WiaSelectSourceFlags.NoDefault);
   if (res != DialogResult.OK)
   {
      MessageBox.Show("Error selecting WIA device.");
      wiaSession.Shutdown();
      return;
   }

   object rootItem = wiaSession.GetRootItem(null);
   if (rootItem != null)
   {
      // If you have a digital camera device that supports the EXIF format, you 
      // can populate the artist field in every EXIF image that it captures.
      string stringValue = wiaSession.GetPropertyString(rootItem, null, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist);
      Console.WriteLine("Old Device Artist: {0}", stringValue);

      // You can also change the artist if you want.
      stringValue = "I am the new artist.";
      wiaSession.SetPropertyString(rootItem, null, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist, stringValue);
      stringValue = wiaSession.GetPropertyString(rootItem, null, WiaPropertyId.CameraDeviceArtist);
      Console.WriteLine("New Device Artist: {0}", stringValue);
   }

   wiaSession.Shutdown();
}