DevicesToDeviceType Method

Extension method that converts a string device name to a DeviceType enum value.

Namespace: ASCOM.DeviceInterface
Assembly: ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces (in ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.6.9999.9999)

Syntax

public static DeviceType ToDeviceType(
	this string device
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ToDeviceType ( 
	device As String
) As DeviceType

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static DeviceType ToDeviceType(
	String^ device
)

DeviceType
DeviceTypes enum value corresponding to the given string device name

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type String. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidValueException	If the supplied device type is not valid.