NewDeviceEx

Purpose

This function creates a new device and sets its name property to the specified name. The house code and unit code of the device are set to A1.  The returned object is a reference to the new device object.  See the DeviceClass for a list of the properties available.

Parameters

Parameter: name
Type: string
Description: This is the name of the new device.

Returns

Return value: reference to DeviceClass
Type: object
Description: This returns a reference to the actual DeviceClass object.  This allows direct access to all the properties of a device.

Example

sub main()

dim dv

set dv = hs.NewDeviceEx("my device")
dv.location = "living room"

end sub