Builds a Connection from a description string. The description string is used to specify a connection to a specific device over TCP or Bluetooth. More...

Inheritance diagram for LinkOS.Plugin.Abstractions.IConnectionBuilder:

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IConnection	Build (string connectionString)
	Creates a Connection type based on the contents of descriptionString. More...

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Builds a Connection from a description string. The description string is used to specify a connection to a specific device over TCP or Bluetooth.

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IConnection LinkOS.Plugin.Abstractions.IConnectionBuilder.Build ( string connectionString )

Creates a Connection type based on the contents of descriptionString.

Parameters

connectionString

The format of the input string is: [prefix:] address [: port_number(s)]
Prefix is either TCP_MULTI, TCP, TCP_STATUS, BT_MULTI, BT, or BT_STATUS
The format of address depends on the prefix and OS:
BT : Android - address is the printer's BT MAC address. iOS - address is the printer's serial number.
TCP : Android - address is either a DNS name or an IPv4 address. iOS - address is an IPv4 address.
port_number(s) is optional, and only applicable for TCP connections.
iOS Considerations:TCP_MULTI, BT_MULTI, and BT_STATUS are not availible. TCP IPv4 address only, DNS name not supported.
Examples :

TCP:ZBR3054027:9100
TCP_STATUS:10.1.2.3
BT:11:22:33:44:55:66
BT:XXQLJ112000026
10.1.2.3

Returns: Connection derived from connection

Implemented in LinkOS.Plugin.ConnectionBuilderImplementation.

The documentation for this interface was generated from the following file:

C:/repos/xamarin-sdk/Link_OS_SDK_for_Xamarin_Portable/LinkOS/LinkOS.Plugin.Abstractions/IConnectionBuilder.cs

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