OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
TryParse Method (BrowsePathParser)



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Navigation.Parsing Namespace > BrowsePathParser Class : TryParse Method
The string containing the absolute browse path to be parsed.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

If successful, the browse path object corresponding to the input string.

The value of this parameter can be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Attempts to parse a string containing an absolute browse path.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
<PureAttribute()>
Public Function TryParse( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByRef browsePath As BrowsePath _
) As IStringParsingError
'Usage
 
Dim instance As BrowsePathParser
Dim value As String
Dim browsePath As BrowsePath
Dim value As IStringParsingError
 
value = instance.TryParse(value, browsePath)
[CanBeNull()]
[Pure()]
public IStringParsingError TryParse( 
   string value,
   out BrowsePath browsePath
)
[CanBeNull()]
[Pure()]
public:
IStringParsingError^ TryParse( 
   String^ value,
   [Out] BrowsePath^ browsePath
) 

Parameters

value
The string containing the absolute browse path to be parsed.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

browsePath
If successful, the browse path object corresponding to the input string.

The value of this parameter can be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

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

This method can return null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

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.

Remarks

This method is pure, i.e. it does not have observable side effects.

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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