'Declaration
Public Function New()
'Usage
Dim instance As New UANodeId()
public UANodeId()
public:
UANodeId();
'Declaration
Public Function New()
'Usage
Dim instance As New UANodeId()
public UANodeId()
public:
UANodeId();
This method or property does not throw any exceptions, aside from execution exceptions such as System.Threading.ThreadAbortException or System.OutOfMemoryException.
OPC UA node Id, represented by the UANodeId class, directly identifies a node in a server's address space.
// This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. // // 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 // a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. using System; using OpcLabs.BaseLib; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.Extensions; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel; namespace UACommonDocExamples._UANodeId { class _Construction { // A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. // The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. public static void Main1() { // A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). // The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). UANodeId nodeId1 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId1); // Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). UANodeId nodeId2 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId2); // Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though). UANodeId nodeId3 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId3); // Notice that the output is normalized - the "s=" is added again. // Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...). UANodeId nodeId4 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId4); // Notice that the output is normalized - uppercase letters in the GUI are converted to lowercase, etc. // Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). UANodeId nodeId5 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8="); Console.WriteLine(nodeId5); // Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace // indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of // namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. UANodeId nodeId6 = new UANodeId("ns=2;i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId6); // Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be // a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking // it up. UANodeId nodeId7 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId7); // When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace // with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are // many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will // be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. UANodeId nodeId8 = new UANodeId("i=2254"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId8); // If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, // a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. try { UANodeId nodeId9 = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId9); } catch (UANodeIdFormatException nodeIdFormatException) { Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure {nodeIdFormatException.Message}"); } // There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. UANodeIdParser nodeIdParser10 = new UANodeIdParser(); UANodeId nodeId10 = nodeIdParser10.Parse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId10); // The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want // exceptions be thrown. UANodeIdParser nodeIdParser11 = new UANodeIdParser(); IStringParsingError stringParsingError = nodeIdParser11.TryParse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger", out UANodeId nodeId11); if (stringParsingError is null) Console.WriteLine(nodeId11); else Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {stringParsingError.Message}"); // You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different // from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". UANodeIdParser nodeIdParser12 = new UANodeIdParser("http://test.org/UA/Data/"); UANodeId nodeId12 = nodeIdParser12.Parse("i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId12); // The namespace URI string (or the namespace index, or both) and the identifier can be passed to the // constructor separately. UANodeId nodeId13 = new UANodeId("http://test.org/UA/Data/", 10853); Console.WriteLine(nodeId13); // You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but // is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. UANodeId nodeId14 = new UANodeId(); Console.WriteLine(nodeId14); // Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do // not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. UANodeId nodeId15 = new UANodeId(); nodeId15.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId15.Identifier = 10853; Console.WriteLine(nodeId15); // The same as above, but using an object initializer list. UANodeId nodeId16 = new UANodeId { NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/", Identifier = 10853 }; Console.WriteLine(nodeId16); // If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond // to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. UANodeId nodeId17 = new UANodeId(); nodeId17.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId17.NumericIdentifier = 10853; Console.WriteLine(nodeId17); // Similarly, with a string identifier. UANodeId nodeId18 = new UANodeId(); nodeId18.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId18.StringIdentifier = "someIdentifier"; Console.WriteLine(nodeId18); // Similarly, with a GUID identifier. UANodeId nodeId19 = new UANodeId(); nodeId19.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId19.GuidIdentifier = Guid.Parse("BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId19); // If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. UANodeId nodeId20 = new UANodeId(); nodeId20.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId20.GuidIdentifierString = "BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10"; Console.WriteLine(nodeId20); // And, with an opaque identifier. UANodeId nodeId21 = new UANodeId(); nodeId21.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; nodeId21.OpaqueIdentifier = new byte[] {0x00, 0xFF}; Console.WriteLine(nodeId21); // Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding // properties accordingly. UANodeId nodeId22 = new UANodeId(); nodeId22.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"; Console.WriteLine(nodeId22); // There is an implicit conversion from a string (representing the expanded text) to a node ID. // You can therefore use the expanded text (string) in place of any node ID object directly. UANodeId nodeId23 = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"; Console.WriteLine(nodeId23); // There is a copy constructor as well, creating a clone of an existing node ID. UANodeId nodeId24a = new UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"); Console.WriteLine(nodeId24a); UANodeId nodeId24b = new UANodeId(nodeId24a); Console.WriteLine(nodeId24b); // We have provided static classes with properties that correspond to all standard nodes specified by // OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. // The class names are UADataTypeIds, UAMethodIds, UAObjectIds, UAObjectTypeIds, UAReferenceTypeIds, // UAVariableIds and UAVariableTypeIds. UANodeId nodeId25 = UAObjectIds.TypesFolder; Console.WriteLine(nodeId25); // When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard // name only. // You can also refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). // Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. UANodeId nodeId26 = new UANodeId(); nodeId26.StandardName = "TypesFolder"; Console.WriteLine(nodeId26); // When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that // you can use further. var client27 = new EasyUAClient(); try { UANodeElementCollection nodeElementCollection27 = client27.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, new UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, new[] { UAReferenceTypeIds.References })); if (nodeElementCollection27.Count != 0) { UANodeId nodeId27 = nodeElementCollection27[0].NodeId; Console.WriteLine(nodeId27); } } catch (UAException uaException) { Console.WriteLine("Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message); } // As above, but using a constructor that takes a node element as an input. var client28 = new EasyUAClient(); try { UANodeElementCollection nodeElementCollection28 = client28.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, new UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, new[] { UAReferenceTypeIds.References })); if (nodeElementCollection28.Count != 0) { UANodeId nodeId28 = new UANodeId(nodeElementCollection28[0]); Console.WriteLine(nodeId28); } } catch (UAException uaException) { Console.WriteLine("Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message); } // Or, there is an explicit conversion from a node descriptor as well. var client29 = new EasyUAClient(); try { UANodeElementCollection nodeElementCollection29 = client29.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, new UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, new[] { UAReferenceTypeIds.References })); if (nodeElementCollection29.Count != 0) { UANodeId nodeId29 = (UANodeId) nodeElementCollection29[0]; Console.WriteLine(nodeId29); } } catch (UAException uaException) { Console.WriteLine("Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message); } } } }
' This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. ' ' 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 OpcLabs.BaseLib Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.Extensions Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard Namespace _UANodeId Friend Class _Construction Public Shared Sub Main1() ' A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). ' The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). Dim nodeId1 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId1) ' Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). Dim nodeId2 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier") Console.WriteLine(nodeId2) ' Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though) Dim nodeId3 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier") Console.WriteLine(nodeId3) ' Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...) Dim nodeId4 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10") Console.WriteLine(nodeId4) ' Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). Dim nodeId5 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8=") Console.WriteLine(nodeId5) ' Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace ' indices between sessions, and for this reason, you should avoid the use of namespace indices, and ' rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. Dim nodeId6 = New UANodeId("ns=2;i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId6) ' Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be ' a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking ' it up. Dim nodeId7 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId7) ' When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace ' with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are ' many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will ' be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. Dim nodeId8 = New UANodeId("i=2254") Console.WriteLine(nodeId8) ' If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, ' a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. Try Dim nodeId9 = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger") Console.WriteLine(nodeId9) Catch nodeIdFormatException As UANodeIdFormatException Console.WriteLine(nodeIdFormatException.Message) End Try ' There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded textx of node IDs. Dim nodeIdParser10 = New UANodeIdParser() Dim nodeId10 = nodeIdParser10.Parse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId10) ' The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want ' exceptions be thrown. Dim nodeIdParser11 = New UANodeIdParser() Dim nodeId11 As UANodeId = Nothing Dim stringParsingError As IStringParsingError = nodeIdParser11.TryParse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger", nodeId11) If stringParsingError Is Nothing Then Console.WriteLine(nodeId11) Else Console.WriteLine(stringParsingError.Message) End If ' You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different ' from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". Dim nodeIdParser12 = New UANodeIdParser("http://test.org/UA/Data/") Dim nodeId12 = nodeIdParser12.Parse("i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId12) ' The namespace URI string (or the namespace index, or both) and the identifier can be passed to the ' constructor separately. Dim nodeId13 = New UANodeId("http://test.org/UA/Data/", 10853) Console.WriteLine(nodeId13) ' You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but ' is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. Dim nodeId14 = New UANodeId() Console.WriteLine(nodeId14) ' Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do ' not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. Dim nodeId15 = New UANodeId() nodeId15.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId15.Identifier = 10853 Console.WriteLine(nodeId15) ' The same as above, but using an object initializer list. Dim nodeId16 = New UANodeId With { .NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/", .Identifier = 10853 } Console.WriteLine(nodeId16) ' If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond ' to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. Dim nodeId17 = New UANodeId() nodeId17.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId17.NumericIdentifier = 10853 Console.WriteLine(nodeId17) ' Similarly, with a string identifier. Dim nodeId18 = New UANodeId() nodeId18.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId18.StringIdentifier = "someIdentifier" Console.WriteLine(nodeId18) ' Similarly, with a GUID identifier. Dim nodeId19 = New UANodeId() nodeId19.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId19.GuidIdentifier = Guid.Parse("BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10") Console.WriteLine(nodeId19) ' If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. Dim nodeId20 = New UANodeId() nodeId20.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId20.GuidIdentifierString = "BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10" Console.WriteLine(nodeId20) ' And, with an opaque identifier. Dim nodeId21 = New UANodeId() nodeId21.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId21.OpaqueIdentifier = {&H0, &HFF} Console.WriteLine(nodeId21) ' Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding ' properties accordingly. Dim nodeId22 = New UANodeId() nodeId22.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853" Console.WriteLine(nodeId22) ' There is an implicit conversion from a string (representing the expanded text) to a node ID. ' You can therefore use the expanded text (string) in place of any node ID object directly. Dim nodeId23 = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853" Console.WriteLine(nodeId23) ' There is a copy constructor as well, creating a clone of an existing node ID. Dim nodeId24a = New UANodeId("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853") Console.WriteLine(nodeId24a) Dim nodeId24b = New UANodeId(nodeId24a) Console.WriteLine(nodeId24b) ' We have provided static classes with properties that correspond to all standard nodes specified by ' OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. ' The class names are UADataTypeIds, UAMethodIds, UAObjectIds, UAObjectTypeIds, UAReferenceTypeIds, ' UAVariableIds and UAVariableTypeIds. Dim nodeId25 = UAObjectIds.TypesFolder Console.WriteLine(nodeId25) ' You can also refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). ' Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. Dim nodeId26 = New UANodeId() nodeId26.StandardName = "TypesFolder" Console.WriteLine(nodeId26) ' When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that ' you can use further. Dim client27 = New EasyUAClient() Dim nodeElementCollection27 = client27.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, New UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, {UAReferenceTypeIds.References})) Dim nodeId27 = nodeElementCollection27(0).NodeId Console.WriteLine(nodeId27) ' As above, but using a constructor that takes a node element as an input. Dim client28 = New EasyUAClient() Dim nodeElementCollection28 = client28.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, New UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, {UAReferenceTypeIds.References})) Dim nodeId28 = New UANodeId(nodeElementCollection28(0)) Console.WriteLine(nodeId28) ' Or, there is an explicit conversion from a node element as well. Dim client29 = New EasyUAClient() Dim nodeElementCollection29 = client29.Browse( "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer", UAObjectIds.Server, New UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, {UAReferenceTypeIds.References})) Dim nodeId29 = CType(nodeElementCollection29(0), UANodeId) Console.WriteLine(nodeId29) End Sub End Class End Namespace
// This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. // // 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 _Construction.Main; var BrowseParameters: _UABrowseParameters; Client27: _EasyUAClient; EndpointDescriptor: _UAEndpointDescriptor; NodeId1, NodeId2, NodeId3, NodeId4, NodeId5, NodeId6, NodeId7, NodeId8, NodeId9, NodeId10, NodeId11, NodeId12, NodeId14, NodeId15, NodeId17, NodeId18, NodeId20, NodeId21, NodeId26, NodeId27, ServerNodeId, ReferencesNodeId: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UANodeId; NodeId11Result: OleVariant; NodeIdParser10, NodeIdParser11, NodeIdParser12: _UANodeIdParser; NodeElements27: _UANodeElementCollection; OpaqueIdentifier21: Variant; ServerNodeDescriptor: _UANodeDescriptor; StringParsingError: _StringParsingError; begin // A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. // The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. // A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). // The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). // Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding // properties accordingly. NodeId1 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId1.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'; WriteLn(NodeId1.ToString); // Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). NodeId2 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId2.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier'; WriteLn(NodeId2.ToString); // Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though) NodeId3 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId3.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier'; WriteLn(NodeId3.ToString); // Notice that the output is normalized - the "s=" is added again. // Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...) NodeId4 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId4.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10'; WriteLn(NodeId4.ToString); // Notice that the output is normalized - uppercase letters in the GUI are converted to lowercase, etc. // Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). NodeId5 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId5.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8='; WriteLn(NodeId5.ToString); // Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace // indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of // namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. NodeId6 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId6.ExpandedText := 'ns=2;i=10853'; WriteLn(NodeId6.ToString); // Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be // a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking // it up. NodeId7 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId7.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853'; WriteLn(NodeId7.ToString); // When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace // with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are // many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will // be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. NodeId8 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId8.ExpandedText := 'i=2254'; WriteLn(NodeId8.ToString); // If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, // a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. NodeId9 := CoUANodeId.Create; try NodeId9.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger'; WriteLn(NodeId9.ToString); except on E: EOleException do begin WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.BaseException.Message])); end; end; // There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. NodeIdParser10 := CoUANodeIdParser.Create; NodeId10 := NodeIdParser10.Parse('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853', False); WriteLn(NodeId10.ToString); // The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want // exceptions be thrown. NodeIdParser11 := CoUANodeIdParser.Create; StringParsingError := NodeIdParser11.TryParse('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger', False, NodeId11Result); if StringParsingError = nil then begin NodeId11 := IUnknown(NodeId11Result) as OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UANodeId; WriteLn(NodeId11.ToString); end else WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [StringParsingError.Message])); // You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different // from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". NodeIdParser12 := CoUANodeIdParser.Create; NodeIdParser12.DefaultNamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; NodeId12 := NodeIdParser12.Parse('i=10853', False); WriteLn(NodeId12.ToString); // You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but // is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. NodeId14 := CoUANodeId.Create; WriteLn(NodeId14.ToString); // Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do // not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. NodeId15 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId15.NamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; NodeId15.Identifier := 10853; WriteLn(NodeId15.ToString); // If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond // to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. NodeId17 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId17.NamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; NodeId17.NumericIdentifier := 10853; WriteLn(NodeId17.ToString); // Similarly, with a string identifier. NodeId18 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId18.NamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; NodeId18.StringIdentifier := 'someIdentifier'; WriteLn(NodeId18.ToString); // If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. NodeId20 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId20.NamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; NodeId20.GuidIdentifierString := 'BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10'; WriteLn(NodeId20.ToString); // And, with an opaque identifier. NodeId21 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId21.NamespaceUriString := 'http://test.org/UA/Data/'; // OpaqueIdentifier21 := VarArrayCreate ([0, 1], varByte); OpaqueIdentifier21 := VarArrayCreate ([0, 1], varVariant); OpaqueIdentifier21[0] := $00; OpaqueIdentifier21[1] := $FF; NodeId21.OpaqueIdentifier := PSafeArray (TVarData (OpaqueIdentifier21).VArray); WriteLn(NodeId21.ToString); // We have built-in a list of all standard nodes specified by OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. // You can refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). // Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. NodeId26 := CoUANodeId.Create; NodeId26.StandardName := 'TypesFolder'; WriteLn(NodeId26.ToString); // When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard name only. // When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that // you can use further. Client27 := CoEasyUAClient.Create; EndpointDescriptor := CoUAEndpointDescriptor.Create; EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer'; // Browse from the Server node. ServerNodeId := CoUANodeId.Create; ServerNodeId.StandardName := 'Server'; ServerNodeDescriptor := CoUANodeDescriptor.Create; ServerNodeDescriptor.NodeId := ServerNodeId; // Browse all References. ReferencesNodeId := CoUANodeId.Create; ReferencesNodeId.StandardName := 'References'; BrowseParameters := CoUABrowseParameters.Create; BrowseParameters.NodeClasses := UANodeClass_All; // this is the default, anyway BrowseParameters.ReferenceTypeIds.Add(ReferencesNodeId); try NodeElements27 := Client27.Browse(EndpointDescriptor, ServerNodeDescriptor, BrowseParameters); if NodeElements27.Count <> 0 then begin NodeId27 := NodeElements27[0].NodeId; WriteLn(NodeId27.ToString); end; except on E: EOleException do begin WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.BaseException.Message])); end; end; end;
// This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. // // A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. // The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. // // Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . // OPC client and subscriber examples in PHP on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PHP . // 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. const UANodeClass_All = 255; // A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). // The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). // Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding // properties accordingly. $NodeId1 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId1->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId1); // Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). $NodeId2 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId2->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId2); // Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though) $NodeId3 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId3->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId3); // Notice that the output is normalized - the "s=" is added again. // Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...) $NodeId4 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId4->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId4); // Notice that the output is normalized - uppercase letters in the GUI are converted to lowercase, etc. // Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). $NodeId5 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId5->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8="; printf("%s\n", $NodeId5); // Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace // indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of // namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. $NodeId6 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId6->ExpandedText = "ns=2;i=10853"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId6); // Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be // a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking // it up. $NodeId7 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId7->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId7); // When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace // with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are // many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will // be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. $NodeId8 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId8->ExpandedText = "i=2254"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId8); // If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, // a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. $NodeId9 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); try { $NodeId9->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId9); } catch (com_exception $e) { printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage()); } // There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. $NodeIdParser10 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser"); $NodeId10 = $NodeIdParser10->Parse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", False); printf("%s\n", $NodeId10); // The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want // exceptions be thrown. $NodeId11 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeIdParser11 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser"); $StringParsingError = $NodeIdParser11->TryParse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger", False, $NodeId11); if (is_null($StringParsingError)) printf("%s\n", $NodeId11); else printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $StringParsingError->Message); // You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different // from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". $NodeIdParser12 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser"); $NodeIdParser12->DefaultNamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $NodeId12 = $NodeIdParser12->Parse("i=10853", False); printf("%s\n", $NodeId12); // You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but // is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. $NodeId14 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); printf("%s\n", $NodeId14); // Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do // not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. $NodeId15 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId15->NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $NodeId15->Identifier = 10853; printf("%s\n", $NodeId15); // If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond // to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. $NodeId17 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId17->NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $NodeId17->NumericIdentifier = 10853; printf("%s\n", $NodeId17); // Similarly, with a string identifier. $NodeId18 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId18->NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $NodeId18->StringIdentifier = "someIdentifier"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId18); // If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. $NodeId20 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId20->NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $NodeId20->GuidIdentifierString = "BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId20); // And, with an opaque identifier. $NodeId21 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId21->NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/"; $OpaqueIdentifier21[0] = 0x00; $OpaqueIdentifier21[1] = 0xFF; $NodeId21->OpaqueIdentifier = $OpaqueIdentifier21; printf("%s\n", $NodeId21); // We have built-in a list of all standard nodes specified by OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. // You can refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). // Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. $NodeId26 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $NodeId26->StandardName = "TypesFolder"; printf("%s\n", $NodeId26); // When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard name only. // When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that // you can use further. $Client27 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient"); $EndpointDescriptor = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor"); $EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"; // Browse from the Server node. $ServerNodeId = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $ServerNodeId->StandardName = "Server"; $ServerNodeDescriptor = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor"); $ServerNodeDescriptor->NodeId = $ServerNodeId; // Browse all References. $ReferencesNodeId = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId"); $ReferencesNodeId->StandardName = "References"; $BrowseParameters = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UABrowseParameters"); $BrowseParameters->NodeClasses = UANodeClass_All; // this is the default, anyway $BrowseParameters->ReferenceTypeIds->Add($ReferencesNodeId); try { $NodeElements27 = $Client27->Browse($EndpointDescriptor, $ServerNodeDescriptor, $BrowseParameters); if ($NodeElements27->Count != 0) { $NodeId27 = $NodeElements27[0]->NodeId; printf("%s\n", $NodeId27); } } catch (com_exception $e) { printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage()); exit(); }
REM This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. REM REM Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . REM OPC client and subscriber examples in Visual Basic on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VB . REM Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own REM a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. Private Sub Construction_Main_Command_Click() OutputText = "" ' A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. ' The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. ' A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). ' The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). ' Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding ' properties accordingly. Dim nodeId1 As New UANodeId nodeId1.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId1 & vbCrLf ' Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). Dim nodeId2 As New UANodeId nodeId2.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId2 & vbCrLf ' Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though) Dim nodeId3 As New UANodeId nodeId3.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId3 & vbCrLf ' Notice that the output is normalized - the "s=" is added again. ' Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...) Dim nodeId4 As New UANodeId nodeId4.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId4 & vbCrLf ' Notice that the output is normalized - uppercase letters in the GUI are converted to lowercase, etc. ' Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). Dim nodeId5 As New UANodeId nodeId5.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8=" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId5 & vbCrLf ' Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace ' indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of ' namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. Dim nodeId6 As New UANodeId nodeId6.expandedText = "ns=2;i=10853" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId6 & vbCrLf ' Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be ' a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking ' it up. Dim nodeId7 As New UANodeId nodeId7.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId7 & vbCrLf ' When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace ' with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are ' many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will ' be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. Dim nodeId8 As New UANodeId nodeId8.expandedText = "i=2254" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId8 & vbCrLf ' If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, ' a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. Dim nodeId9 As New UANodeId On Error Resume Next nodeId9.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId9 & vbCrLf If Err.Number <> 0 Then OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf End If On Error GoTo 0 ' There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. Dim nodeIdParser10 As New UANodeIdParser Dim nodeId10 As UANodeId Set nodeId10 = nodeIdParser10.Parse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", False) OutputText = OutputText & nodeId10 & vbCrLf ' The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want ' exceptions be thrown. Dim nodeIdParser11 As New UANodeIdParser Dim stringParsingError As stringParsingError Dim nodeId11 As UANodeId Set stringParsingError = nodeIdParser11.TryParse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger", False, nodeId11) If stringParsingError Is Nothing Then OutputText = OutputText & nodeId11 & vbCrLf Else OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & stringParsingError.Message & vbCrLf End If ' You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different ' from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". Dim nodeIdParser12 As New UANodeIdParser nodeIdParser12.DefaultNamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" Dim nodeId12 As UANodeId Set nodeId12 = nodeIdParser12.Parse("i=10853", False) OutputText = OutputText & nodeId12 & vbCrLf ' You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but ' is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. Dim nodeId14 As New UANodeId OutputText = OutputText & nodeId14 & vbCrLf ' If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond ' to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. Dim nodeId17 As New UANodeId nodeId17.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId17.NumericIdentifier = 10853 OutputText = OutputText & nodeId17 & vbCrLf ' Similarly, with a string identifier. Dim nodeId18 As New UANodeId nodeId18.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId18.StringIdentifier = "someIdentifier" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId18 & vbCrLf ' If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. Dim nodeId20 As New UANodeId nodeId20.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" nodeId20.GuidIdentifierString = "BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId20 & vbCrLf ' And, with an opaque identifier. Dim nodeId21 As New UANodeId nodeId21.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" Dim opaqueIdentifier21(1) As Byte opaqueIdentifier21(0) = &H0& opaqueIdentifier21(1) = &HFF& nodeId21.SetOpaqueIdentifier opaqueIdentifier21 OutputText = OutputText & nodeId21 & vbCrLf ' We have built-in a list of all standard nodes specified by OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. ' You can refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). ' Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. Dim nodeId26 As New UANodeId nodeId26.StandardName = "TypesFolder" OutputText = OutputText & nodeId26 & vbCrLf ' When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard name only. ' When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that ' you can use further. Dim client27 As New EasyUAClient Dim endpointDescriptor As New UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer" ' Browse from the Server node. Dim serverNodeId As New UANodeId serverNodeId.StandardName = "Server" Dim serverNodedescriptor As New UANodeDescriptor Set serverNodedescriptor.NodeId = serverNodeId ' Browse all References. Dim referencesNodeId As New UANodeId referencesNodeId.StandardName = "References" Dim browseParameters As New UABrowseParameters browseParameters.NodeClasses = UANodeClass_All ' this is the default, anyway browseParameters.ReferenceTypeIds.Add referencesNodeId On Error Resume Next Dim nodeElements27 As UANodeElementCollection Set nodeElements27 = client27.Browse(endpointDescriptor, serverNodedescriptor, browseParameters) If Err.Number <> 0 Then OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf Exit Sub End If On Error GoTo 0 If nodeElements27.Count <> 0 Then Dim nodeId27 As UANodeId Set nodeId27 = nodeElements27(0).NodeId OutputText = OutputText & nodeId27 & vbCrLf End If End Sub
Rem This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. Rem Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript . Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. Option Explicit ' A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. ' The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. Const UANodeClass_All = 255 ' A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). ' The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). ' Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding ' properties accordingly. Dim NodeId1: Set NodeId1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId1.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853" WScript.Echo NodeId1 ' Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). Dim NodeId2: Set NodeId2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId2.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier" WScript.Echo NodeId2 ' Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though) Dim NodeId3: Set NodeId3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId3.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier" WScript.Echo NodeId3 ' Notice that the output is normalized - the "s=" is added again. ' Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...) Dim NodeId4: Set NodeId4 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId4.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10" WScript.Echo NodeId4 ' Notice that the output is normalized - uppercase letters in the GUI are converted to lowercase, etc. ' Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). Dim NodeId5: Set NodeId5 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId5.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8=" WScript.Echo NodeId5 ' Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace ' indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of ' namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. Dim NodeId6: Set NodeId6 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId6.ExpandedText = "ns=2;i=10853" WScript.Echo NodeId6 ' Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be ' a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking ' it up. Dim NodeId7: Set NodeId7 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId7.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853" WScript.Echo NodeId7 ' When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace ' with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are ' many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will ' be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. Dim NodeId8: Set NodeId8 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId8.ExpandedText = "i=2254" WScript.Echo NodeId8 ' If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, ' a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. Dim NodeId9: Set NodeId9 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") On Error Resume Next NodeId9.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger" If Err.Number = 0 Then WScript.Echo NodeId9 Else WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description End If On Error Goto 0 ' There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. Dim NodeIdParser10: Set NodeIdParser10 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser") Dim NodeId10: Set NodeId10 = NodeIdParser10.Parse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", False) WScript.Echo NodeId10 ' The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want ' exceptions be thrown. Dim NodeIdParser11: Set NodeIdParser11 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser") Dim NodeId11 Dim StringParsingError: Set StringParsingError = NodeIdParser11.TryParse("nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger", False, NodeId11) If StringParsingError Is Nothing Then WScript.Echo NodeId11 Else WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & StringParsingError.Message End If ' You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different ' from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". Dim NodeIdParser12: Set NodeIdParser12 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.UANodeIdParser") NodeIdParser12.DefaultNamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" Dim NodeId12: Set NodeId12 = NodeIdParser12.Parse("i=10853", False) WScript.Echo NodeId12 ' You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but ' is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. Dim NodeId14: Set NodeId14 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") WScript.Echo NodeId14 ' Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do ' not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. Dim NodeId15: Set NodeId15 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId15.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" NodeId15.Identifier = 10853 WScript.Echo NodeId15 ' If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond ' to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. Dim NodeId17: Set NodeId17 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId17.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" NodeId17.NumericIdentifier = 10853 WScript.Echo NodeId17 ' Similarly, with a string identifier. Dim NodeId18: Set NodeId18 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId18.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" NodeId18.StringIdentifier = "someIdentifier" WScript.Echo NodeId18 ' If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. Dim NodeId20: Set NodeId20 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId20.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" NodeId20.GuidIdentifierString = "BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10" WScript.Echo NodeId20 ' And, with an opaque identifier. Dim NodeId21: Set NodeId21 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId21.NamespaceUriString = "http://test.org/UA/Data/" NodeId21.OpaqueIdentifier = Array(&H00, &HFF) WScript.Echo NodeId21 ' We have built-in a list of all standard nodes specified by OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. ' You can refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). ' Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. Dim NodeId26: Set NodeId26 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") NodeId26.StandardName = "TypesFolder" WScript.Echo NodeId26 ' When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard name only. ' When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that ' you can use further. Dim Client27: Set Client27 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient") Dim EndpointDescriptor: Set EndpointDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor") EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer" ' Browse from the Server node. Dim ServerNodeId: Set ServerNodeId = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") ServerNodeId.StandardName = "Server" Dim ServerNodeDescriptor: Set ServerNodeDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor") ServerNodeDescriptor.NodeId = ServerNodeId ' Browse all References. Dim ReferencesNodeId: Set ReferencesNodeId = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId") ReferencesNodeId.StandardName = "References" ' Dim BrowseParameters: Set BrowseParameters = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UABrowseParameters") BrowseParameters.NodeClasses = UANodeClass_All ' this is the default, anyway BrowseParameters.ReferenceTypeIds.Add ReferencesNodeId ' On Error Resume Next Dim NodeElementCollection27: Set NodeElementCollection27 = Client27.Browse( _ EndpointDescriptor, ServerNodeDescriptor, BrowseParameters) If Err.Number = 0 Then If NodeElementCollection27.Count <> 0 Then Dim NodeId27: Set NodeId27 = NodeElementCollection27(0).NodeId WScript.Echo NodeId27 End If Else WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description End If On Error Goto 0
# This example shows different ways of constructing OPC UA node IDs. # # 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.EasyOpc.UA import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Parsing.Extensions import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard import * # A node ID specifies a namespace (either by an URI or by an index), and an identifier. # The identifier can be numeric (an integer), string, GUID, or opaque. # # A node ID can be specified in string form (so-called expanded text). # The code below specifies a namespace URI (nsu=...), and an integer identifier (i=...). nodeId1 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853') print(nodeId1) # Similarly, with a string identifier (s=...). nodeId2 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;s=someIdentifier') print(nodeId2) # Actually, "s=" can be omitted (not recommended, though). nodeId3 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;someIdentifier') print(nodeId3) # Similarly, with a GUID identifier (g=...). nodeId4 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;g=BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10') print(nodeId4) # Similarly, with an opaque identifier (b=..., in Base64 encoding). nodeId5 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;b=AP8=') print(nodeId5) # Namespace index can be used instead of namespace URI. The server is allowed to change the namespace # indices between sessions (except for namespace 0), and for this reason, you should avoid the use of # namespace indices, and rather use the namespace URIs whenever possible. nodeId6 = UANodeId('ns=2;i=10853') print(nodeId6) # Namespace index can be also specified together with namespace URI. This is still safe, but may be # a bit quicker to perform, because the client can just verify the namespace URI instead of looking # it up. nodeId7 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;ns=2;i=10853') print(nodeId7) # When neither namespace URI nor namespace index are given, the node ID is assumed to be in namespace # with index 0 and URI "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/", which is reserved by OPC UA standard. There are # many standard nodes that live in this reserved namespace, but no nodes specific to your servers will # be in the reserved namespace, and hence the need to specify the namespace with server-specific nodes. nodeId8 = UANodeId('i=2254') print(nodeId8) # If you attempt to pass in a string that does not conform to the syntax rules, # a UANodeIdFormatException is thrown. try: nodeId9 = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger') except UANodeIdFormatException as nodeIdFormatException: print('*** Failure: ', nodeIdFormatException.Message, sep='') # There is a parser object that can be used to parse the expanded texts of node IDs. nodeIdParser10 = UANodeIdParser() nodeId10 = IUANodeIdParserExtension.Parse(nodeIdParser10, 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853') print(nodeId10) # The parser can be used if you want to parse the expanded text of the node ID but do not want # exceptions be thrown. nodeIdParser11 = UANodeIdParser() stringParsingError, nodeId11 = IUANodeIdParserExtension.TryParse(nodeIdParser11, 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=notAnInteger', UANodeId()) # placeholder for 'out' if stringParsingError is None: print(nodeId11) else: print('*** Failure: ', stringParsingError.Message, sep='') # You can also use the parser if you have node IDs where you want the default namespace be different # from the standard "http://opcfoundation.org/UA/". nodeIdParser12 = UANodeIdParser('http://test.org/UA/Data/') nodeId12 = IUANodeIdParserExtension.Parse(nodeIdParser12, 'i=10853') print(nodeId12) # The namespace URI string (or the namespace index, or both) and the identifier can be passed to the # constructor separately. nodeId13 = UANodeId('http://test.org/UA/Data/', 10853) print(nodeId13) # You can create a "null" node ID. Such node ID does not actually identify any valid node in OPC UA, but # is useful as a placeholder or as a starting point for further modifications of its properties. nodeId14 = UANodeId() print(nodeId14) # Properties of a node ID can be modified individually. The advantage of this approach is that you do # not have to care about syntax of the node ID expanded text. nodeId15 = UANodeId() nodeId15.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId15.Identifier = 10853 print(nodeId15) # If you know the type of the identifier upfront, it is safer to use typed properties that correspond # to specific types of identifier. Here, with an integer identifier. nodeId17 = UANodeId() nodeId17.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId17.NumericIdentifier = 10853 print(nodeId17) # Similarly, with a string identifier. nodeId18 = UANodeId() nodeId18.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId18.StringIdentifier = 'someIdentifier' print(nodeId18) # Similarly, with a GUID identifier. nodeId19 = UANodeId() nodeId19.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId19.GuidIdentifier = Guid.Parse('BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10') print(nodeId19) # If you have GUID in its string form, the node ID object can parse it for you. nodeId20 = UANodeId() nodeId20.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId20.GuidIdentifierString = 'BAEAF004-1E43-4A06-9EF0-E52010D5CD10' print(nodeId20) # And, with an opaque identifier. nodeId21 = UANodeId() nodeId21.NamespaceUriString = 'http://test.org/UA/Data/' nodeId21.OpaqueIdentifier = [0x00, 0xFF] print(nodeId21) # Assigning an expanded text to a node ID parses the value being assigned and sets all corresponding # properties accordingly. nodeId22 = UANodeId() nodeId22.ExpandedText = 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853' print(nodeId22) # There is a copy constructor as well, creating a clone of an existing node ID. nodeId24a = UANodeId('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853') print(nodeId24a) nodeId24b = UANodeId(nodeId24a) print(nodeId24b) # We have provided static classes with properties that correspond to all standard nodes specified by # OPC UA. You can simply refer to these node IDs in your code. # The class names are UADataTypeIds, UAMethodIds, UAObjectIds, UAObjectTypeIds, UAReferenceTypeIds, # UAVariableIds and UAVariableTypeIds. nodeId25 = UAObjectIds.TypesFolder print(nodeId25) # When the UANodeId equals to one of the standard nodes, it is output in the shortened form - as the standard # name only. # You can also refer to any standard node using its name (in a string form). # Note that assigning a non-existing standard name is not allowed, and throws ArgumentException. nodeId26 = UANodeId() nodeId26.StandardName = "TypesFolder" print(nodeId26) # When you browse for nodes in the OPC UA server, every returned node element contains a node ID that # you can use further. client27 = EasyUAClient() try: nodeElementCollection27 = IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(client27, UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'), UANodeDescriptor(UAObjectIds.Server), UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, UAReferenceTypeIds.References)) if nodeElementCollection27.Count != 0: nodeId27 = nodeElementCollection27.get_Item(0).NodeId print(nodeId27) except UAException as uaException: print('*** Failure: ', uaException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='') # As above, but using a constructor that takes a node element as an input. client28 = EasyUAClient() try: nodeElementCollection28 = IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(client28, UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'), UANodeDescriptor(UAObjectIds.Server), UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, UAReferenceTypeIds.References)) if nodeElementCollection28.Count != 0: nodeId28 = UANodeId(nodeElementCollection28.get_Item(0)) print(nodeId28) except UAException as uaException: print('*** Failure: ', uaException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='') # Or, there is an explicit conversion from a node descriptor as well. client29 = EasyUAClient() try: nodeElementCollection29 = IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(client29, UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'), UANodeDescriptor(UAObjectIds.Server), UABrowseParameters(UANodeClass.All, UAReferenceTypeIds.References)) if nodeElementCollection29.Count != 0: # FromUANodeDescriptor can be used instead of op_Explicit, too. nodeId29 = UANodeId.op_Explicit(UANodeDescriptor(nodeElementCollection29.get_Item(0))) print(nodeId29) except UAException as uaException: print('*** Failure: ', uaException.GetBaseException().Message, sep='') print() print('Finished.')
Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
UANodeId Class
UANodeId Members
Overload List
OPC UA Node IDs
Namespace indices in OPC UA Node Ids