FwupdPlugin.Device.get_alternate_id

### Method

# FwupdPlugin Deviceget_alternate_id

#### Declaration [src]

    const gchar*
    fu_device_get_alternate_id (
      FuDevice* self
    )

#### Description [src]

Gets any alternate device ID. An alternate device may be linked to the primary device in some way.

Available since: | 1.1.0

#### Return value

Returns: | `const gchar*`
| A device or `NULL`.
| The data is owned by the instance.
| The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.