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_UABrowsePathParser Interface
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OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.ComTypes Namespace : _UABrowsePathParser Interface
Exposes OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser to COM clients.
Object Model
_UABrowsePathParser InterfaceUABrowsePath Class
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<GuidAttribute("7535B40D-25FC-4689-93FC-DA9D3C0654FB")>
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)>
Public Interface _UABrowsePathParser 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _UABrowsePathParser
[CLSCompliant(false)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("7535B40D-25FC-4689-93FC-DA9D3C0654FB")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
public interface _UABrowsePathParser 
[CLSCompliant(false)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("7535B40D-25FC-4689-93FC-DA9D3C0654FB")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
public interface class _UABrowsePathParser 
Example

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// Parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

class procedure Parse.Main;
var
  BrowsePath: _UABrowsePath;
  BrowsePathElement: _UABrowsePathElement;
  BrowsePathParser: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UABrowsePathParser;
  Count: Cardinal;
  Element: OleVariant;
  ElementEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
begin
  BrowsePathParser := CoUABrowsePathParser.Create;

  try
    BrowsePath := BrowsePathParser.Parse('[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar');
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;

  // Display results
  WriteLn('StartingNodeId: ', BrowsePath.StartingNodeId.ToString);

  WriteLn('Elements:');
  ElementEnumerator := BrowsePath.Elements.GetEnumerator;
  while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
  begin
    BrowsePathElement := IUnknown(Element) as _UABrowsePathElement;
    WriteLn(BrowsePathElement.ToString);
  end;

  // Example output:
  // StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
  // Elements:
  // /Data
  // /Static
  // /UserScalar

end;
// Parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.


$BrowsePathParser = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser");

try
{
    $BrowsePath = $BrowsePathParser->Parse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar");
}
catch (com_exception $e)
{
    printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage());
    exit();
}

// Display results
printf("StartingNodeId: %s\n", $BrowsePath->StartingNodeId);

printf("Elements:\n");

for ($i = 0; $i < $BrowsePath->Elements->Count; $i++)
{
    printf("%s\n", $BrowsePath->Elements[$i]);
}

// Example output:
// StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
// Elements:
// /Data
// /Static
// /UserScalar
Rem Parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

Private Sub Parse_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim BrowsePathParser As New UABrowsePathParser

    On Error Resume Next
    Dim browsePath As UABrowsePath
    Set browsePath = BrowsePathParser.Parse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar")
    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 & "StartingNodeId: " & browsePath.StartingNodeId & vbCrLf
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Elements:" & vbCrLf
    Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In browsePath.Elements
        OutputText = OutputText & BrowsePathElement & vbCrLf
    Next

    ' Example output:
    'StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
    'Elements:
    '/Data
    '/Static
    '/UserScalar
End Sub
Rem Parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

Option Explicit

Dim BrowsePathParser: Set BrowsePathParser = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser")
On Error Resume Next
Dim BrowsePath: Set BrowsePath = BrowsePathParser.Parse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

' Display results
WScript.Echo "StartingNodeId: " & BrowsePath.StartingNodeId

WScript.Echo "Elements:"
Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePath.Elements
    WScript.Echo BrowsePathElement
Next
// Parses a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

class procedure ParseRelative.Main;
var
  BrowsePathElement: _UABrowsePathElement;
  BrowsePathElements: _UABrowsePathElementCollection;
  BrowsePathParser: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UABrowsePathParser;
  Count: Cardinal;
  Element: OleVariant;
  ElementEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
begin
  BrowsePathParser := CoUABrowsePathParser.Create;

  try
    BrowsePathElements := BrowsePathParser.ParseRelative('/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete');
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;

  // Display results
  ElementEnumerator := BrowsePathElements.GetEnumerator;
  while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
  begin
    BrowsePathElement := IUnknown(Element) as _UABrowsePathElement;
    WriteLn(BrowsePathElement.ToString);
  end;

  // Example output:
  // /Data
  // .Dynamic
  // .Scalar
  // .CycleComplete

end;
// Parses a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.


$BrowsePathParser = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser");

try
{
    $BrowsePathElements = $BrowsePathParser->ParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete");
}
catch (com_exception $e)
{
    printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage());
    exit();
}

// Display results
for ($i = 0; $i < $BrowsePathElements->Count; $i++)
{
    printf("%s\n", $BrowsePathElements[$i]);
}

// Example output:
// /Data
// .Dynamic
// .Scalar
// .CycleComplete
Rem Parses a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

Private Sub ParseRelative_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    Dim BrowsePathParser As New UABrowsePathParser

    On Error Resume Next
    Dim BrowsePathElements As UABrowsePathElementCollection
    Set BrowsePathElements = BrowsePathParser.ParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete")
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    ' Display results
    Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePathElements
        OutputText = OutputText & BrowsePathElement & vbCrLf
    Next

    ' Example output:
    '/Data
    '.Dynamic
    '.Scalar
    '.CycleComplete
End Sub
Rem Parses a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

Option Explicit

Dim BrowsePathParser: Set BrowsePathParser = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser")
On Error Resume Next
Dim BrowsePathElements: Set BrowsePathElements = BrowsePathParser.ParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

' Display results
Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePathElements
    WScript.Echo BrowsePathElement
Next
// Attempts to parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

class procedure TryParse.Main;
var
  BrowsePath: _UABrowsePath;
  BrowsePathElement: _UABrowsePathElement;
  BrowsePathParser: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UABrowsePathParser;
  BrowsePathResult: OleVariant;
  Count: Cardinal;
  Element: OleVariant;
  ElementEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
  StringParsingError: _StringParsingError;
begin
  BrowsePathParser := CoUABrowsePathParser.Create;

  StringParsingError := BrowsePathParser.TryParse('[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar', BrowsePathResult);

  // Display results
  if StringParsingError <> nil then
  begin
    WriteLn('*** Error: ', StringParsingError.ToString);
    Exit;
  end;

  BrowsePath := IUnknown(BrowsePathResult) as _UABrowsePath;
  WriteLn('StartingNodeId: ', BrowsePath.StartingNodeId.ToString);

  WriteLn('Elements:');
  ElementEnumerator := BrowsePath.Elements.GetEnumerator;
  while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
  begin
    BrowsePathElement := IUnknown(Element) as _UABrowsePathElement;
    WriteLn(BrowsePathElement.ToString);
  end;

  // Example output:
  // StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
  // Elements:
  // /Data
  // /Static
  // /UserScalar

end;
// Attempts to parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

$BrowsePath = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UABrowsePath");

$BrowsePathParser = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser");

$StringParsingError = $BrowsePathParser->TryParse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar", $BrowsePath);

// Display results
if (!is_null($StringParsingError)) {
    printf("*** Error: %s\n", $StringParsingError);
    exit();
}

printf("StartingNodeId: %s\n", $BrowsePath->StartingNodeId);

printf("Elements:\n");

for ($i = 0; $i < $BrowsePath->Elements->Count; $i++)
{
    printf("%s\n", $BrowsePath->Elements[$i]);
}

// Example output:
// StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
// Elements:
// /Data
// /Static
// /UserScalar
Rem Attempts to parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

Private Sub TryParse_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim BrowsePathParser As New UABrowsePathParser

    Dim stringParsingError As stringParsingError
    Dim browsePath As Variant
    Set stringParsingError = BrowsePathParser.TryParse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar", browsePath)
    
    ' Display results
    If Not stringParsingError Is Nothing Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Error: " & stringParsingError & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "StartingNodeId: " & browsePath.StartingNodeId & vbCrLf
    
    OutputText = OutputText & "Elements:" & vbCrLf
    Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In browsePath.Elements
        OutputText = OutputText & BrowsePathElement & vbCrLf
    Next

    ' Example output:
    'StartingNodeId: ObjectsFolder
    'Elements:
    '/Data
    '/Static
    '/UserScalar
End Sub
Rem Attempts to parses an absolute  OPC-UA browse path and displays its starting node and elements.

Option Explicit

Dim BrowsePathParser: Set BrowsePathParser = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser")
Dim BrowsePath
Dim StringParsingError: Set StringParsingError = BrowsePathParser.TryParse("[ObjectsFolder]/Data/Static/UserScalar", BrowsePath)

' Display results
If Not (StringParsingError Is Nothing) Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Error: " & StringParsingError
    WScript.Quit
End If

WScript.Echo "StartingNodeId: " & BrowsePath.StartingNodeId

WScript.Echo "Elements:"
Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePath.Elements
    WScript.Echo BrowsePathElement
Next
// Attempts to parse a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

class procedure TryParseRelative.Main;
var
  BrowsePathElement: _UABrowsePathElement;
  BrowsePathElements: _UABrowsePathElementCollection;
  BrowsePathParser: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UABrowsePathParser;
  Count: Cardinal;
  Element: OleVariant;
  ElementEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
  StringParsingError: _StringParsingError;
begin
  BrowsePathElements := CoUABrowsePathElementCollection.Create;

  BrowsePathParser := CoUABrowsePathParser.Create;
  StringParsingError := BrowsePathParser.TryParseRelative('/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete', BrowsePathElements);

  // Display results
  if StringParsingError <> nil then
  begin
    WriteLn('*** Error: ', StringParsingError.ToString);
    Exit;
  end;

  ElementEnumerator := BrowsePathElements.GetEnumerator;
  while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
  begin
    BrowsePathElement := IUnknown(Element) as _UABrowsePathElement;
    WriteLn(BrowsePathElement.ToString);
  end;

  // Example output:
  // /Data
  // .Dynamic
  // .Scalar
  // .CycleComplete

end;
// Attempts to parse a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

$BrowsePathElements = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UABrowsePathElementCollection");

$BrowsePathParser = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser");

$StringParsingError = $BrowsePathParser->TryParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete", $BrowsePathElements);

// Display results
if (!is_null($StringParsingError)) {
    printf("*** Error: %s\n", $StringParsingError);
    exit();
}

printf("StartingNodeId: %s\n", $BrowsePath->StartingNodeId);

printf("Elements:\n");

for ($i = 0; $i < $BrowsePathElements->Count; $i++)
{
    printf("%s\n", $BrowsePathElements[$i]);
}

// Example output:
// /Data
// .Dynamic
// .Scalar
// .CycleComplete
Rem Attempts to parse a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

Private Sub TryParseRelative_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim BrowsePathElements As New UABrowsePathElementCollection
    
    Dim BrowsePathParser As New UABrowsePathParser

    Dim stringParsingError As stringParsingError
    Set stringParsingError = BrowsePathParser.TryParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete", BrowsePathElements)
    
    ' Display results
    If Not stringParsingError Is Nothing Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Error: " & stringParsingError & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePathElements
        OutputText = OutputText & BrowsePathElement & vbCrLf
    Next

    ' Example output:
    '/Data
    '.Dynamic
    '.Scalar
    '.CycleComplete
End Sub
Rem Attempts to parse a relative OPC-UA browse path and displays its elements.

Option Explicit

Dim BrowsePathElements: Set BrowsePathElements = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UABrowsePathElementCollection")

Dim BrowsePathParser: Set BrowsePathParser = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.Parsing.UABrowsePathParser")
Dim StringParsingError: Set StringParsingError = BrowsePathParser.TryParseRelative("/Data.Dynamic.Scalar.CycleComplete", BrowsePathElements)

' Display results
If Not (StringParsingError Is Nothing) Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Error: " & StringParsingError
    WScript.Quit
End If

Dim BrowsePathElement: For Each BrowsePathElement In BrowsePathElements
    WScript.Echo BrowsePathElement
Next
Requirements

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

See Also