UpdateGdsRegistration Method (AbstractEasyUAClientApplication)

Updates an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID. A new registration is created if the application is not yet registered in the GDS. Preexisting registrations with the same application URI are removed.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function UpdateGdsRegistration( _
   ByVal gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor _
) As UANodeId

'Usage
 
Dim instance As AbstractEasyUAClientApplication
Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor
Dim value As UANodeId
 
value = instance.UpdateGdsRegistration(gdsEndpointDescriptor)

public UANodeId UpdateGdsRegistration( 
   UAEndpointDescriptor gdsEndpointDescriptor
)

public:
UANodeId^ UpdateGdsRegistration( 
   UAEndpointDescriptor^ gdsEndpointDescriptor
)

Parameters

gdsEndpointDescriptor: The endpoint of OPC UA Global Discovery Server (GDS).

Return Value

Returns the preexisting (if available) or new application ID.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException	The OPC UA operation has failed.

Remarks

The difference between the RegisterToGds and UpdateGdsRegistration methods is that the RegisterToGds method always obtains a new application ID, whereas the UpdateGdsRegistration method attempts to reuse the existing application ID, if known. Neither of these methods requires the GDS registration be in any particular state for it to succeed, and both methods assure that after a successful execution, there is one and only one registration in the given GDS for this application.

The identity of the application itself is carried by its application URI, as given by the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement.ApplicationUriString returned by the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions.IEasyUAApplicationExtension.GetApplicationElement. Methods on this interface that manipulate or inspect the GDS registration use the application URI to identify the registration records belonging to this application.

Example

CSharp
Object Pascal
PHP
Visual Basic (VB 6.0)
VB.NET

// Shows how to update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.

using System;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.Application._IEasyUAClientApplication
{
    class UpdateGdsRegistration
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Define which GDS we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor gdsEndpointDescriptor =
                ((UAEndpointDescriptor)"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer")
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appadmin", "demo");

            // Obtain the client application service.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();
            IEasyUAClientApplication clientApplication = client.GetService<IEasyUAClientApplication>();

            // Display which application we are about to work with.
            Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}",
                clientApplication.GetApplicationElement().ApplicationUriString);

            // Update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.
            UANodeId applicationId;
            try
            {
                applicationId = clientApplication.UpdateGdsRegistration(gdsEndpointDescriptor);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // Display results
            Console.WriteLine("Application ID: {0}", applicationId);
        }
    }
}

// Shows how to update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.

class procedure UpdateGdsRegistration.Main;
var
  ApplicationId: _UANodeId;
  Client: _EasyUAClient;
  ClientApplication: _EasyUAClientApplication;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor: _UAEndpointDescriptor;
begin
  // Define which GDS we will work with.
  GdsEndpointDescriptor := CoUAEndpointDescriptor.Create;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName := 'appadmin';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password := 'demo';

  // Obtain the client application service.
  Client := CoEasyUAClient.Create;
  ClientApplication := IInterface(Client.GetServiceByName('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.IEasyUAClientApplication, OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA')) as _EasyUAClientApplication;

  // Display which application we are about to work with.
  WriteLn('Application URI string: ', ClientApplication.GetApplicationElement.ApplicationUriString);

  // Update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.
  try
    ApplicationId := ClientApplication.UpdateGdsRegistration(gdsEndpointDescriptor);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
    end;
  end;

  // Display results
  WriteLn('Application ID: ', ApplicationId.ToString);
end;

// Shows how to update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.

// Define which GDS we will work with.
$GdsEndpointDescriptor = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor");
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer";
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UserIdentity->UserNameTokenInfo->UserName = "appadmin";
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UserIdentity->UserNameTokenInfo->Password = "demo";

// Obtain the client application service.
$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient");
$ClientApplication = $Client->GetServiceByName("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.IEasyUAClientApplication, OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA");

// Display which application we are about to work with.
printf("Application URI string: %s\n", $ClientApplication->GetApplicationElement->ApplicationUriString);

// Update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.
try
{
    $ApplicationId = $ClientApplication->UpdateGdsRegistration($GdsEndpointDescriptor);
}
catch (com_exception $e)
{
    printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage());
    exit();
}

// Display results
printf("Application ID: %s\n", $ApplicationId);

Rem Shows how to update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.

Private Sub IEasyUAClientApplication_UpdateGdsRegistration_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    ' Define which GDS we will work with.
    Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As New UAEndpointDescriptor
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer"
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName = "appadmin"
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password = "demo"
    
    ' Obtain the client application service.
    Dim client As New EasyUAClient
    Dim clientApplication As AbstractEasyUAClientApplication
    Set clientApplication = client.GetServiceByName("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.IEasyUAClientApplication, OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA")
    
    ' Display which application we are about to work with.
    OutputText = OutputText & "Application URI string: " & clientApplication.GetApplicationElement.applicationUriString & vbCrLf

    ' Update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim applicationId As UANodeId
    Set applicationId = clientApplication.UpdateGdsRegistration(gdsEndpointDescriptor)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0

    ' Display results
    OutputText = OutputText & "Application ID: " & applicationId & vbCrLf
End Sub

' Shows how to update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.

Imports Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace UADocExamples.Application._IEasyUAClientApplication
    Friend Class UpdateGdsRegistration
        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' Define which GDS we will work with.
            Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                New UAEndpointDescriptor("opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer") _
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appadmin", "demo")

            ' Obtain the client application service.
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()
            Dim clientApplication = client.GetService(Of IEasyUAClientApplication)()

            ' Display which application we are about to work with.
            Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}",
                clientApplication.GetApplicationElement().ApplicationUriString)

            ' Update an application registration in the GDS, keeping its application ID if possible.
            Dim applicationId As UANodeId
            Try
                applicationId = clientApplication.UpdateGdsRegistration(gdsEndpointDescriptor)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            Console.WriteLine("Application ID: {0}", applicationId)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016; .NET Core, .NET 6: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

AbstractEasyUAClientApplication Class
AbstractEasyUAClientApplication Members

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