/**
* <summary>
* Retrieves a generic sensor for a given identifier.
* <para>
* The identifier can be specified using several formats:
* </para>
* <para>
* </para>
* <para>
* - FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionIdentifier
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleLogicalName.FunctionIdentifier
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleLogicalName.FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* </para>
* <para>
* This function does not require that the generic sensor is online at the time
* it is invoked. The returned object is nevertheless valid.
* Use the method <c>YGenericSensor.isOnline()</c> to test if the generic sensor is
* indeed online at a given time. In case of ambiguity when looking for
* a generic sensor by logical name, no error is notified: the first instance
* found is returned. The search is performed first by hardware name,
* then by logical name.
* </para>
* </summary>
* <param name="func">
* a string that uniquely characterizes the generic sensor
* </param>
* <returns>
* a <c>YGenericSensor</c> object allowing you to drive the generic sensor.
* </returns>
*/
public static YGenericSensor FindGenericSensor(string func)
{
YGenericSensor obj;
obj = (YGenericSensor)YFunction._FindFromCache("GenericSensor", func);
if (obj == null)
{
obj = new YGenericSensor(func);
YFunction._AddToCache("GenericSensor", func, obj);
}
return(obj);
}
/**
* <summary>
* Retrieves a generic sensor for a given identifier.
* <para>
* The identifier can be specified using several formats:
* </para>
* <para>
* </para>
* <para>
* - FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionIdentifier
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleSerialNumber.FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleLogicalName.FunctionIdentifier
* </para>
* <para>
* - ModuleLogicalName.FunctionLogicalName
* </para>
* <para>
* </para>
* <para>
* This function does not require that the generic sensor is online at the time
* it is invoked. The returned object is nevertheless valid.
* Use the method <c>YGenericSensor.isOnline()</c> to test if the generic sensor is
* indeed online at a given time. In case of ambiguity when looking for
* a generic sensor by logical name, no error is notified: the first instance
* found is returned. The search is performed first by hardware name,
* then by logical name.
* </para>
* </summary>
* <param name="func">
* a string that uniquely characterizes the generic sensor
* </param>
* <returns>
* a <c>YGenericSensor</c> object allowing you to drive the generic sensor.
* </returns>
*/
public static YGenericSensor FindGenericSensor(string func)
{
YGenericSensor obj;
obj = (YGenericSensor)YFunction._FindFromCache("GenericSensor", func);
if (obj == null)
{
obj = new YGenericSensor(func);
YFunction._AddToCache("GenericSensor", func, obj);
}
return obj;
}