Connectivity Software User's Guide and Reference
FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor(SparkplugConnectionDescriptor) Method



OpcLabs.EasySparkplug Assembly > OpcLabs.EasySparkplug.System Namespace > EasySparkplugInfrastructure Class > FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor Method : FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor(SparkplugConnectionDescriptor) Method
The Sparkplug connection descriptor.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Finds a Sparkplug system by its connection descriptor.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Function FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor( _
   ByVal connectionDescriptor As SparkplugConnectionDescriptor _
) As EasySparkplugSystem
'Usage
 
Dim instance As EasySparkplugInfrastructure
Dim connectionDescriptor As SparkplugConnectionDescriptor
Dim value As EasySparkplugSystem
 
value = instance.FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor(connectionDescriptor)
[JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNull()]
public EasySparkplugSystem FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor( 
   SparkplugConnectionDescriptor connectionDescriptor
)
[JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNull()]
public:
EasySparkplugSystem^ FindSystemByConnectionDescriptor( 
   SparkplugConnectionDescriptor^ connectionDescriptor
) 

Parameters

connectionDescriptor
The Sparkplug connection descriptor.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Returns the Sparkplug system object found, or null where no Sparkplug system satisfying the criteria has been found.

This method can return null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Remarks

The method searches for a system with any Sparkplug version. If multiple such systems exist, the first one found is returned (the order of systems is not defined).

 

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Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

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