TryParse(BrowsePath,String,Int32,BrowsePath) Method

Attempts to parse a string containing a browse path, optionally given a base for relative paths. Maximum parent depth is also specified.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
<PureAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function TryParse( _
   ByVal basePath As BrowsePath, _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal maximumParentDepth As Integer, _
   ByRef browsePath As BrowsePath _
) As IStringParsingError

'Usage
 
Dim basePath As BrowsePath
Dim value As String
Dim maximumParentDepth As Integer
Dim browsePath As BrowsePath
Dim value As IStringParsingError
 
value = BrowsePath.TryParse(basePath, value, maximumParentDepth, browsePath)

[CanBeNull()]
[Pure()]
public static IStringParsingError TryParse( 
   BrowsePath basePath,
   string value,
   int maximumParentDepth,
   out BrowsePath browsePath
)

[CanBeNull()]
[Pure()]
public:
static IStringParsingError^ TryParse( 
   BrowsePath^ basePath,
   String^ value,
   int maximumParentDepth,
   [Out] BrowsePath^ browsePath
)

Parameters

basePath: The base path for relative input paths. null if none given.
value: The string containing the browse path to be parsed.
maximumParentDepth: How many levels above the base path can be referenced.
browsePath: If successful, the browse path object corresponding to the input string.

Return Value

Returns null if successful; otherwise, some OpcLabs.BaseLib.IStringParsingError indicating the reason of the failure.

Exceptions

Exception Description

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. 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.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method. 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.

System.ArgumentNullException

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.

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.

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.

Requirements

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

Reference

BrowsePath Class
BrowsePath Members
Overload List

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