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ReadItemValue<TValue>(IEasyDAClient,ServerDescriptor,DANodeDescriptor) Method



OpcLabs.EasyOpcClassicCore Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.Extensions Namespace > IEasyDAClientExtension2 Class > ReadItemValue Method : ReadItemValue<TValue>(IEasyDAClient,ServerDescriptor,DANodeDescriptor) Method
The type of item value.
The client object that will perform the operation.
The OPC server involved in the operation.
The OPC item involved in the operation.
Reads a typed named item from an OPC server. Only the item's typed value is returned (quality and timestamp are not returned). Reads a value of typed named item using descriptor objects for the OPC server and OPC-DA item.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<NotNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function ReadItemValue(Of TValue)( _
   ByVal client As IEasyDAClient, _
   ByVal serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor, _
   ByVal nodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor _
) As TValue
'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyDAClient
Dim serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor
Dim nodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor
Dim value As TValue
 
value = IEasyDAClientExtension2.ReadItemValue(Of TValue)(client, serverDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
[Extension()]
[NotNull()]
public:
static TValue^ ReadItemValuegeneric<typename TValue>
( 
   IEasyDAClient^ client,
   ServerDescriptor^ serverDescriptor,
   DANodeDescriptor^ nodeDescriptor
) 

Parameters

client
The client object that will perform the operation.
serverDescriptor
The OPC server involved in the operation.
nodeDescriptor
The OPC item involved in the operation.

Type Parameters

TValue
The type of item value.

Return Value

If successful, the function returns the actual, typed value of OPC item requested.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

The OPC "Classic" (or OPC XML-DA) operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Remarks

The server can be local or can be remotely accessed via DCOM. Optionally, an access path can be specified or a specific data type can be requested.

Use this method if you are only interested in the actual typed value of the OPC item. Use ReadItem method if you also need the quality or timestamp. The ReadItemValue method makes it very easy to obtain the actual typed data value with just one function call.

The ReadItemValue method waits until the quality becomes "good", or the timeout elapses.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

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