// "FacadeDevice" and "Publisher" are used for tests. Maybe someone wants to
// simulate an MCA device to test the application. Let's check it.
String deviceType = deviceTypeName;
try {
DbDatum property = device.get_property("DeviceType");
deviceTypeName = property.extractString();
} catch (DevFailed df) {
// Simply ignore this case: The test device is not configured for this
// application.
deviceTypeName = deviceType;
}