// Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
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using System;
using System.Linq;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComplexData;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;
namespace UADocExamples.ComplexData._DataType
{
class Kind
{
public static void Main1()
{
// Define which server and node we will work with.
UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
// or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
// or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor =
"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239"; // [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
// Instantiate the client object.
var client = new EasyUAClient();
// Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
UAGenericObject genericObject;
try
{
genericObject = (UAGenericObject)client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor);
}
catch (UAException uaException)
{
Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
return;
}
// The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
DataType dataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType;
// Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
ProcessDataType(dataType, maximumDepth: 3);
}
// Process the data type. It can be recursive in itself, so if you do not know the data type you are dealing with,
// it is recommended to make safeguards against infinite looping or recursion - here, the maximumDepth.
public static void ProcessDataType(DataType dataType, int maximumDepth)
{
if (maximumDepth == 0)
return;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("dataType.Name: {0}", dataType.Name);
switch (dataType.Kind)
{
case DataTypeKind.Enumeration:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is an enumeration.");
var enumerationDataType = (EnumerationDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} enumeration members.", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the enumeration members are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Select(member => member.Name)));
// Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
break;
case DataTypeKind.Opaque:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is opaque.");
var opaqueDataType = (OpaqueDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its size is {0} bits.", opaqueDataType.SizeInBits);
// There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
// other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
break;
case DataTypeKind.Primitive:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is primitive.");
var primitiveDataType = (PrimitiveDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its .NET value type is \"{0}\".", primitiveDataType.ValueType);
// There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
break;
case DataTypeKind.Sequence:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is a sequence.");
var sequenceDataType = (SequenceDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its length is {0} (-1 means that the length can vary).", sequenceDataType.Length);
Console.WriteLine("A dump of the element data type follows.");
ProcessDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, maximumDepth - 1);
break;
case DataTypeKind.Structured:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is structured.");
var structuredDataType = (StructuredDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", structuredDataType.DataFields.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", structuredDataType.DataFields.Select(field => field.Name)));
Console.WriteLine("A dump of each of the data fields follows.");
foreach (DataField dataField in structuredDataType.DataFields)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("dataField.Name: {0}", dataField.Name);
// Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
// be of interest, but we are not dumping them here.
ProcessDataType(dataField.DataType, maximumDepth - 1);
}
break;
case DataTypeKind.Union:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is union.");
var unionDataType = (UnionDataType)dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", unionDataType.DataFields.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", unionDataType.DataFields.Select(field => field.Name)));
break;
}
}
}
}
' Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' 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 System
Imports System.Linq
Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComplexData
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel
Namespace ComplexData._DataType
Friend Class Kind
Public Shared Sub Main1()
' Define which server we will work with.
Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
' Define which node we will work with.
Dim nodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor = _
"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239" ' [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
' Instantiate the client object.
Dim client = New EasyUAClient
' Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
Dim genericObject As UAGenericObject
Try
genericObject = CType(client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor), UAGenericObject)
Catch uaException As UAException
Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
Exit Sub
End Try
' The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
Dim dataType As DataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType
' Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
ProcessDataType(dataType, maximumDepth:=2)
End Sub
' Process the data type. It can be recursive in itself, so if you do not know the data type you are dealing with,
' it is recommended to make safeguards against infinite looping or recursion - here, the maximumDepth.
Public Shared Sub ProcessDataType(dataType As DataType, ByVal maximumDepth As Integer)
If (maximumDepth = 0) Then
Return
End If
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("dataType.Name: {0}", dataType.Name)
Select Case (dataType.Kind)
Case DataTypeKind.Enumeration
Console.WriteLine("The data type is an enumeration.")
Dim enumerationDataType = CType(dataType, EnumerationDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} enumeration members.", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the enumeration members are: {0}.", _
String.Join(", ", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Select(Function(member) member.Name)))
' Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
Case DataTypeKind.Opaque
Console.WriteLine("The data type is opaque.")
Dim opaqueDataType = CType(dataType, OpaqueDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its size is {0} bits.", opaqueDataType.SizeInBits)
' There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
' other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
Case DataTypeKind.Primitive
Console.WriteLine("The data type is primitive.")
Dim primitiveDataType = CType(dataType, PrimitiveDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its .NET value type is ""{0}"".", primitiveDataType.ValueType)
' There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
Case DataTypeKind.Sequence
Console.WriteLine("The data type is a sequence.")
Dim sequenceDataType = CType(dataType, SequenceDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its length is {0} (-1 means that the length can vary).", sequenceDataType.Length)
Console.WriteLine("A dump of the element data type follows.")
ProcessDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, (maximumDepth - 1))
Case DataTypeKind.Structured
Console.WriteLine("The data type is structured.")
Dim structuredDataType = CType(dataType, StructuredDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", structuredDataType.DataFields.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.", _
String.Join(", ", structuredDataType.DataFields.Select(Function(field) field.Name)))
Console.WriteLine("A dump of each of the data fields follows.")
For Each dataField As DataField In structuredDataType.DataFields
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("dataField.Name: {0}", dataField.Name)
' Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
' be of interest but we are not dumping them here.
ProcessDataType(dataField.DataType, (maximumDepth - 1))
Next
Case DataTypeKind.Union
Console.WriteLine("The data type is union.")
Dim unionDataType = CType(dataType, UnionDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", unionDataType.DataFields.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", unionDataType.DataFields.Select(Function(field) field.Name)))
End Select
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
// Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-OP .
// 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.
class procedure Kind.Main;
var
Client: _EasyUAClient;
DataType: OpcLabs_BaseLib_TLB._DataType;
EndpointDescriptor: string;
GenericObject: _UAGenericObject;
NodeDescriptor: string;
begin
// Define which server and node we will work with.
EndpointDescriptor :=
//'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
//'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
NodeDescriptor := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239'; // [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
// Instantiate the client object
Client := CoEasyUAClient.Create;
// Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
try
GenericObject := IUnknown(Client.ReadValue(EndpointDescriptor, NodeDescriptor)) as _UAGenericObject;
except
on E: EOleException do
begin
WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
Exit;
end;
end;
// The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
DataType := genericObject.GenericData.DataType;
// Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
ProcessDataType(DataType, 2);
end;
// Process the data type. It can be recursive in itself, so if you do not know the data type you are dealing with,
// it is recommended to make safeguards against infinite looping or recursion - here, the maximumDepth.
class procedure Kind.ProcessDataType(DataType: OpcLabs_BaseLib_TLB._DataType; MaximumDepth: Cardinal);
var
Count: Cardinal;
DataField: _DataField;
Element: OleVariant;
ElementEnumerator: IEnumVARIANT;
EnumerationMember: _EnumerationMember;
EnumerationDataType: _EnumerationDataType;
FieldNames: string;
First: boolean;
MemberNames: string;
OpaqueDataType: _OpaqueDataType;
PrimitiveDataType: _PrimitiveDataType;
SequenceDataType: _SequenceDataType;
StructuredDataType: _StructuredDataType;
TypeName: WideString;
begin
if MaximumDepth = 0 then
Exit;
WriteLn;
WriteLn('dataType.Name: ', DataType.Name);
case DataType.Kind of
DataTypeKind_Enumeration:
begin
WriteLn('The data type is an enumeration.');
EnumerationDataType := DataType as _EnumerationDataType;
WriteLn(Format('It has %s enumeration members.', [EnumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count]));
ElementEnumerator := EnumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.GetEnumerator;
MemberNames := '';
First := True;
while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
begin
EnumerationMember := IUnknown(Element) as _EnumerationMember;
if First then
First := False
else
MemberNames := MemberNames + ', ';
MemberNames := MemberNames + EnumerationMember.Name;
end;
WriteLn(Format('The names of the enumeration members are: %s.', [MemberNames]));
// Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
end;
DataTypeKind_Opaque:
begin
WriteLn('The data type is opaque.');
OpaqueDataType := DataType as _OpaqueDataType;
WriteLn(Format('Its size is %s bits.', [OpaqueDataType.SizeInBits]));
// There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
// other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
end;
DataTypeKind_Primitive:
begin
WriteLn('The data type is primitive.');
PrimitiveDataType := DataType as _PrimitiveDataType;
PrimitiveDataType.ValueType.Get_ToString(TypeName);
WriteLn(Format('Its .NET value type is "%s".', [TypeName]));
// There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
end;
DataTypeKind_Sequence:
begin
WriteLn('The data type is a sequence.');
SequenceDataType := DataType as _SequenceDataType;
WriteLn(Format('Its length is %s (-1 means that the length can vary).', [SequenceDataType.Length.ToString]));
WriteLn('A dump of the element data type follows.');
ProcessDataType(SequenceDataType.ElementDataType, MaximumDepth - 1);
end;
DataTypeKind_Structured:
begin
WriteLn('The data type is structured.');
StructuredDataType := DataType as _StructuredDataType;
WriteLn(Format('It has %s data fields.', [StructuredDataType.DataFields.Count.ToString]));
ElementEnumerator := StructuredDataType.DataFields.GetEnumerator;
FieldNames := '';
First := True;
while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
begin
if First then
First := False
else
FieldNames := FieldNames + ', ';
FieldNames := FieldNames + Element.Name;
end;
WriteLn(Format('The names of the data fields are: %s.', [FieldNames]));
WriteLn('A dump of each of the data fields follows.');
ElementEnumerator := StructuredDataType.DataFields.GetEnumerator;
while (ElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
begin
DataField := IUnknown(Element) as _DataField;
WriteLn;
WriteLn(Format('dataField.Name: %s', [DataField.Name]));
// Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
// be of interest but we are not dumping them here.
ProcessDataType(DataField.DataType, MaximumDepth - 1);
end;
end;
end;
end;
# Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
#
# 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 .
# 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.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *
def processDataType(dataType, maximumDepth):
if maximumDepth == 0:
print('* Reached maximum depth *')
return
print()
print('dataType.Name: ', dataType.Name, sep='')
if dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Enumeration:
print('The data type is an enumeration.')
enumerationDataType = dataType
print('It has ', enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count, ' enumeration members.', sep='')
print('The names of the enumeration members are: ', end='')
for i, member in enumerate(enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(member.Name, end='')
print('.')
# Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Opaque:
print('The data type is opaque.')
opaqueDataType = dataType
print('Its size is ', opaqueDataType.SizeInBits, ' bits.', sep='')
# There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
# other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Primitive:
print('The data type is primitive.')
primitiveDataType = dataType
print('Its .NET value type is "', primitiveDataType.ValueType, '".', sep='')
# There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Sequence:
print('The data type is a sequence.')
sequenceDataType = dataType
print('Its length is ', sequenceDataType.Length, ' (-1 means that the length can vary).', sep='')
print('A dump of the element data type follows.')
processDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, maximumDepth - 1)
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Structured:
print('The data type is structured.')
structuredDataType = dataType
print('It has ', structuredDataType.DataFields.Count, ' data fields.', sep='')
print('The names of the data fields are: ', end='')
for i, field in enumerate(structuredDataType.DataFields):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(field.Name, end='')
print('.')
print('A dump of each of the data fields follows.')
for dataField in structuredDataType.DataFields:
print()
print('dataField.Name: ', dataField.Name, sep='')
# Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
# be of interest, but we are not dumping them here.
processDataType(dataField.DataType, maximumDepth - 1)
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Union:
print('The data type is union.')
unionDataType = dataType
print('It has ', unionDataType.DataFields.Count, ' data fields.', sep='')
print('The names of the data fields are: ', end='')
for i, field in enumerate(unionDataType.DataFields):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(field.Name, end='')
print('.')
# Define which server and node we will work with.
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'
# [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
nodeDescriptor = UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239')
# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()
# Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
try:
print('Reading...')
genericObject = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client, endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
except UAException as uaException:
print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
exit()
print('Reading successful.')
# The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
dataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType
# Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
processDataType(dataType, 3)
print()
print('Finished.')