devices.deviceAlreadyExists

Boolean devices.deviceAlreadyExists(String deviceId)

Returns true if a device with the same authority string already exists in the list of devices

Params

parameter	type	description
deviceId	String	Id string used to look up a specific device

Output

type	description
Boolean	Returns true if a device with the same authority string already exists in the list of devices

Examples

Devices devices = new Devices();
Device device = new Device("10.10.10.10", "80", false, "username", "password");

if (devices.deviceAlreadyExists(device.authority)) {
  Console.WriteLine("device already in list")
} else {
  Console.WriteLine("device not in list") // This will print
}

devices.addDevice(device);

if (devices.deviceAlreadyExists(device.authority)) {
  Console.WriteLine("device already in list") // This will print
} else {
  Console.WriteLine("device not in list")
}