get_online


Description:

public bool get_online ()

Returns the online state of this: true if this is online, false if offline.

If the connectable property is non-null, the this will automatically determine whether the network service should be reachable, and hence whether the this is online. But subclasses may override the online state if, for example, a connection attempt fails.

Parameters:

this

an Backend

Returns:

the online state