isAnswer()

The function isAnswer() checks whether the workFunction() of a dpConnect() is called the first time after the connection was established via dpConnect().

In case of a redundancy switch the workFunction is only triggered if the CTRL manager is connected to both event managers (see [all sections] connectToRedundantHosts).

The work function is called as follows:

dpConnect

without answer

dpConnect with answer

dpQueryConnectSingle/-All

without answer

dpQueryConnectSingle/-All with answer
First answer No Yes(1) No Yes
Hotlinks Yes Yes Yes Yes
System lost No Yes(3) Yes(2) Yes(2)
System connected No Yes(4) Yes(5) Yes(4)
Redundancy switch No Yes(4) Yes(5) Yes(4)

(1) isAnswer() returns TRUE (otherwise FALSE).

(2) getLastError() returns an errClass with getErrorCode() == 144 (system lost) and getErrorDpName() the system name. The dyn_dyn_anytype is empty.

(3) Only when the _original.._invalid, _original.._bad, _original.._status, _online.._invalid, _online.._bad, _online.._status are queried, thegetLastError() returns an errClass with getErrorCode() == 144 and getErrorDpName() the system name. _invalid, _bad bits are TRUE , the invalid bits are set for _status, and _stime is the current time. All other values are dummy values (0, FALSE ).

In all other cases the work function is not called.

(4) isRefresh() returns TRUE (otherwise FALSE ).

(5) getLastError() returns an errorClass with getErrorCode() == 157 and getErrorDpName() the system name.

When executing dpQueryConnectSingle()/-All with remote all (a dpQueryConnectSingle or dpQueryConnectAll to all systems), only the first answer that is returned (generally the answer from the own system) will be considered as an answer (first row). All other answers are considered as refresh (system comes or a redundancy switch). This means that the isAnswer() returns TRUE only the first time (and isRefresh() returns FALSE ). Afterwards, the isAnswer() returns FALSE (and isRefresh()TRUE ).

Synopsis

bool isAnswer();

Return value

Bool. TRUE(1) if the workFunction() of a dpConnect() is called the first time after the connection has been established with dpConnect() and FALSE if this is not the first time.

Error

Description

The function isAnswer() checks whether the WorkFunction of a dpConnect() has been called for the first time.

Assignment

Administration of managers.

Availability

CTRL