/**
* <summary>
* Retrieves a watchdog for a given identifier in a YAPI context.
* <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 watchdog is online at the time
* it is invoked. The returned object is nevertheless valid.
* Use the method <c>YWatchdog.isOnline()</c> to test if the watchdog is
* indeed online at a given time. In case of ambiguity when looking for
* a watchdog 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="yctx">
* a YAPI context
* </param>
* <param name="func">
* a string that uniquely characterizes the watchdog, for instance
* <c>WDOGDC01.watchdog1</c>.
* </param>
* <returns>
* a <c>YWatchdog</c> object allowing you to drive the watchdog.
* </returns>
*/
public static YWatchdog FindWatchdogInContext(YAPIContext yctx, string func)
{
YWatchdog obj;
obj = (YWatchdog)YFunction._FindFromCacheInContext(yctx, "Watchdog", func);
if (obj == null)
{
obj = new YWatchdog(yctx, func);
YFunction._AddToCache("Watchdog", func, obj);
}
return(obj);
}
/**
* <summary>
* Retrieves a watchdog 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 watchdog is online at the time
* it is invoked. The returned object is nevertheless valid.
* Use the method <c>YWatchdog.isOnline()</c> to test if the watchdog is
* indeed online at a given time. In case of ambiguity when looking for
* a watchdog 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>
* <para>
* If a call to this object's is_online() method returns FALSE although
* you are certain that the matching device is plugged, make sure that you did
* call registerHub() at application initialization time.
* </para>
* <para>
* </para>
* </summary>
* <param name="func">
* a string that uniquely characterizes the watchdog, for instance
* <c>WDOGDC01.watchdog1</c>.
* </param>
* <returns>
* a <c>YWatchdog</c> object allowing you to drive the watchdog.
* </returns>
*/
public static YWatchdog FindWatchdog(string func)
{
YWatchdog obj;
obj = (YWatchdog)YFunction._FindFromCache("Watchdog", func);
if (obj == null)
{
obj = new YWatchdog(func);
YFunction._AddToCache("Watchdog", func, obj);
}
return(obj);
}