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# XtfConsoleManager (API contents)

> XtfConsoleManager

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

## Interfaces

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

## Functions

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

## Structures

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

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

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


## Related topics

- [IXtfConsoleManager Interface (Interface contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManager/ixtfconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t.md)
- [IXtfConsoleManagerCallback Interface (Interface contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfConsoleManagerCallback/ixtfconsolemanagercallback-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t.md)
- [XtfConsoleControl (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolecontrol/xtfconsolecontrol_members.md)
- [IXtfEnumerateConsolesCallback Interface (Interface contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/classes/IXtfEnumerateConsolesCallback/ixtfenumerateconsolescallback-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-t.md)
- [XtfCreateConsoleManager](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfconsolemanager/methods/xtfcreateconsolemanager-xtfconsolemanager-xbox-microsoft-m.md)