RasDevice.GetDeviceByName Method (String, RasDeviceType, Boolean)

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RasDevice..::..GetDeviceByName Method (String, RasDeviceType, Boolean)

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Returns the first device matching the name and device type specified.

Namespace: DotRas
Assembly: DotRas (in DotRas.dll) Version: 1.3.5166.33435 (1.3.0.0)

Syntax

C#
[ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", false)] public static RasDevice GetDeviceByName( string name, RasDeviceType deviceType, bool exactMatchOnly )

[ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", 
	false)]
public static RasDevice GetDeviceByName(
	string name,
	RasDeviceType deviceType,
	bool exactMatchOnly
)

Visual Basic
<ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", false)> Public Shared Function GetDeviceByName ( name As String, deviceType As RasDeviceType, exactMatchOnly As Boolean ) As RasDevice

Visual Basic

<ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", 
	false)> 
Public Shared Function GetDeviceByName ( 
	name As String,
	deviceType As RasDeviceType,
	exactMatchOnly As Boolean
) As RasDevice

Visual C++
public: [ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", false)] static RasDevice^ GetDeviceByName( String^ name, RasDeviceType deviceType, bool exactMatchOnly )

Visual C++

public:
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", 
	false)]
static RasDevice^ GetDeviceByName(
	String^ name, 
	RasDeviceType deviceType, 
	bool exactMatchOnly
)

F#
[<ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", false)>] static member GetDeviceByName : name : string * deviceType : RasDeviceType * exactMatchOnly : bool -> RasDevice

[<ObsoleteAttribute("This method will be removed in a future version, please use the GetDevices method to find the devices.", 
	false)>]
static member GetDeviceByName : 
        name : string * 
        deviceType : RasDeviceType * 
        exactMatchOnly : bool -> RasDevice

Parameters

name: Type: System..::..String
The name (or partial name) of the device to retrieve.

deviceType: Type: DotRas..::..RasDeviceType
The RasDeviceType of the device to retrieve.

exactMatchOnly: Type: System..::..Boolean
true if the name should be matched exactly; false to allow partial matching.

Return Value

Type: RasDevice
The RasDevice if available, otherwise a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::..ArgumentException	deviceType is an empty string or null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
System..::..ArgumentNullException	name is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).