Connectivity Software User's Guide and Reference
WritableTimestamp Property
Example 



OpcLabs.EasySparkplug Assembly > OpcLabs.EasySparkplug Namespace > SparkplugMetric Class : WritableTimestamp Property
Determines whether the timestamp of the metric is writable.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Property WritableTimestamp As Boolean
'Usage
 
Dim instance As SparkplugMetric
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.WritableTimestamp = value
 
value = instance.WritableTimestamp
public bool WritableTimestamp {get; set;}
public:
property bool WritableTimestamp {
   bool get();
   void set (    bool value);
}

Property Value

true if the timestamp is writable; otherwise, false.

The default value of this property is False.

Remarks

Setting this to false (the default) restricts write access to the timestamp by host applications, making it read-only.

This method or property does not throw any exceptions, aside from execution exceptions such as System.Threading.ThreadAbortException or System.OutOfMemoryException.

 

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Example
// This example shows how to create a read-write metric that behaves like a register, and also allow writing to its
// timestamp.
//
// You can use any Sparkplug application, including our SparkplugCmd utility and the SparkplugApplicationConsoleDemo
// program, to subscribe to the edge node data. SparkplugCmd, or other capable Sparkplug application, can be used to write
// data into the metric.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Sparkplug examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using OpcLabs.EasySparkplug;
using System;

namespace SparkplugDocExamples.EdgeNode._SparkplugMetric
{
    partial class ReadWriteValue
    {
        static public void FullyWritable()
        {
            // Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            var hostDescriptor = new SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost");

            // Instantiate the edge node object and hook events.
            var edgeNode = new EasySparkplugEdgeNode(hostDescriptor, "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo");
            edgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged += (sender, eventArgs) =>
            {
                // Display the new connection state (such as when the connection to the broker succeeds or fails).
                Console.WriteLine($"{nameof(EasySparkplugEdgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged)}: {eventArgs}");
            };

            // Create a metric that is a read-write register, defining its initial value.
            // Also, allow writing to its timestamp.
            // The type of the metric (Int32, in this case) is inferred from the initial value.
            edgeNode.Add(new SparkplugMetric("MyMetric").ReadWriteValue(42).Writable(true, true));

            // Start the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is starting...");
            edgeNode.Start();

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is started.");
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Let the user decide when to stop.
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to stop the edge node...");
            Console.ReadLine();

            // Stop the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopping...");
            edgeNode.Stop();

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopped.");
        }
    }
}
' This example shows how to create a read-write metric that behaves like a register, and also allow writing to its
' timestamp.
'
' You can use any Sparkplug application, including our SparkplugCmd utility and the SparkplugApplicationConsoleDemo
' program, to subscribe to the edge node data. SparkplugCmd, or other capable Sparkplug application, can be used to write
' data into the metric.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' Sparkplug examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-CSharp .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.EasySparkplug

Namespace Global.SparkplugDocExamples.EdgeNode._SparkplugMetric
    Partial Class ReadWriteValue
        Public Shared Sub FullyWritable()
            ' Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            Dim hostDescriptor = New SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost")

            ' Instantiate the edge node object and hook events.
            Dim edgeNode = New EasySparkplugEdgeNode(hostDescriptor, "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo")
            AddHandler edgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged,
                Sub(sender, eventArgs)
                    ' Display the new connection state (such as when the connection to the broker succeeds or fails).
                    Console.WriteLine($"{NameOf(EasySparkplugEdgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged)}: {eventArgs}")
                End Sub

            ' Create a metric that is a read-write register, defining its initial value.
            ' Also, allow writing to its timestamp.
            ' The type of the metric (Int32, in this case) is inferred from the initial value.
            edgeNode.Add(New SparkplugMetric("MyMetric").ReadWriteValue(42).Writable(True, True))

            ' Start the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is starting...")
            edgeNode.Start()

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is started.")
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Let the user decide when to stop.
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to stop the edge node...")
            Console.ReadLine()

            ' Stop the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopping...")
            edgeNode.Stop()

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopped.")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
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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