Examples - OPC XML-DA - Browse for properties

// This example shows how to enumerate all properties of an OPC XML-DA item. For each property, it displays its Id and description.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess.Xml
{
    class BrowseProperties
    {
        public static void Main1Xml()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();
            DAPropertyElementCollection propertyElements;
            try
            {
                propertyElements = client.BrowseProperties("http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int");
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            foreach (DAPropertyElement propertyElement in propertyElements)
                Console.WriteLine($"PropertyElements(\"{propertyElement.PropertyId.NumericalValue}\").Description: {propertyElement.Description}");
        }


        // Example output:
        //
        //PropertyElements("1").Description: Item Canonical DataType
        //PropertyElements("2").Description: Item Value
        //PropertyElements("3").Description: Item Quality
        //PropertyElements("4").Description: Item Timestamp
        //PropertyElements("5").Description: Item Access Rights
        //PropertyElements("6").Description: Server Scan Rate
        //PropertyElements("7").Description: Item EU Type
        //PropertyElements("8").Description: Item EU Info
        //PropertyElements("102").Description: High EU
        //PropertyElements("103").Description: Low EU
    }
}

# This example shows how to enumerate all properties of an OPC XML-DA item. For each property, it displays its Id and description.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *

# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

try:
    propertyElements = client.BrowseProperties(ServerDescriptor('http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'), DANodeDescriptor('Dynamic/Analog Types/Int'))
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='')
    exit()

for propertyElement in propertyElements:
    print('PropertyElements("', propertyElement.PropertyId.NumericalValue, '").Description: ', propertyElement.Description, sep='')

# Example output:
#
#PropertyElements("1").Description: Item Canonical DataType
#PropertyElements("2").Description: Item Value
#PropertyElements("3").Description: Item Quality
#PropertyElements("4").Description: Item Timestamp
#PropertyElements("5").Description: Item Access Rights
#PropertyElements("6").Description: Server Scan Rate
#PropertyElements("7").Description: Item EU Type
#PropertyElements("8").Description: Item EU Info
#PropertyElements("102").Description: High EU
#PropertyElements("103").Description: Low EU

' This example shows how to enumerate all properties of an OPC XML-DA item. For each property, it displays its Id and description.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess.Xml
    Partial Friend Class BrowseProperties
        Shared Sub Main1Xml()
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Dim propertyElements As DAPropertyElementCollection
            Try
                propertyElements = client.BrowseProperties("http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int")
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            For Each propertyElement In propertyElements
                Console.WriteLine($"PropertyElements(""{propertyElement.PropertyId.NumericalValue}"").Description: {propertyElement.Description}")
            Next propertyElement

        End Sub

        ' Example output
        '
        'PropertyElements("1").Description: Item Canonical DataType
        'PropertyElements("2").Description: Item Value
        'PropertyElements("3").Description: Item Quality
        'PropertyElements("4").Description: Item Timestamp
        'PropertyElements("5").Description: Item Access Rights
        'PropertyElements("6").Description: Server Scan Rate
        'PropertyElements("7").Description: Item EU Type
        'PropertyElements("8").Description: Item EU Info
        'PropertyElements("102").Description: High EU
        'PropertyElements("103").Description: Low EU
    End Class
End Namespace

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