OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
BaseEvent Property (_UAEventData)
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes Namespace > _UAEventData Interface : BaseEvent Property
Base event object.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<NotNullAttribute()>
ReadOnly Property BaseEvent As UABaseEventObject
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _UAEventData
Dim value As UABaseEventObject
 
value = instance.BaseEvent
[NotNull()]
UABaseEventObject BaseEvent {get;}
[NotNull()]
property UABaseEventObject^ BaseEvent {
   UABaseEventObject^ get();
}

Property Value

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

Remarks

This member or type is for use from COM. It is not meant to be used from .NET or Python. Refer to the corresponding .NET member or type instead, if you are developing in .NET or Python.

The BaseEvent property contains a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AlarmsAndConditions.UABaseEventObject object.

This method or property does not throw any exceptions, aside from execution exceptions such as System.Threading.ThreadAbortException or System.OutOfMemoryException.

Example
// This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
//
// 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.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AlarmsAndConditions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.AlarmsAndConditions
{
    class BaseEvent
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer";

            // Instantiate the client object and hook events.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();
            client.EventNotification += client_EventNotification;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            client.SubscribeEvent(endpointDescriptor, UAObjectIds.Server, 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        static void client_EventNotification(object sender, EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Display the event.
            if (e.EventData is null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e);
                return;
            }
            UABaseEventObject baseEventObject = e.EventData.BaseEvent;
            Console.WriteLine($"Source name: {baseEventObject.SourceName}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Message: {baseEventObject.Message}");
            Console.WriteLine($"Severity: {baseEventObject.Severity}");
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in PowerShell on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-PowerShell .
# 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.

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents.dll"

# Define which server we will work with.
[UAEndpointDescriptor]$endpointDescriptor = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyUAClient

# Event notification handler
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $client -EventName EventNotification -Action { 
    Write-Host 

    # Display the event.
    if ($EventArgs.EventData -eq $null) {
        Write-Host $EventArgs
        return
    }
    $baseEventObject = $EventArgs.EventData.BaseEvent
    Write-Host "Source name: $($baseEventObject.SourceName)"
    Write-Host "Message: $($baseEventObject.Message)"
    Write-Host "Severity: $($baseEventObject.Severity)"
}

Write-Host "Subscribing..."
[IEasyUAClientExtension]::SubscribeEvent($client, $endpointDescriptor, [UAObjectIds]::Server, 1000)

Write-Host "Processing event notifications for 30 seconds..."
$stopwatch =  [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 
while ($stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt 30) {    
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}

Write-Host "Unsubscribing..."
$client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

Write-Host "Waiting for 5 seconds..."
Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

Write-Host "Finished."
' This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
'
' 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace AlarmsAndConditions
    Friend Class BaseEvent
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            ' Instantiate the client object and hook events
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()
            AddHandler client.EventNotification, AddressOf client_EventNotification

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
            client.SubscribeEvent( _
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer", _
                UAObjectIds.Server, _
                1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...")
            client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000)
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub client_EventNotification(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs)
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Display the event
            If e.EventData Is Nothing Then
                Console.WriteLine(e)
                Exit Sub
            End If
            Dim baseEventObject = e.EventData.BaseEvent
            Console.WriteLine("Source name: {0}", baseEventObject.SourceName)
            Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", baseEventObject.Message)
            Console.WriteLine("Severity: {0}", baseEventObject.Severity)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
// This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
//
// 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.

type
  TClientEventHandlers12 = class
    procedure Client_EventNotification(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers12.Client_EventNotification(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs);
var
  BaseEventObject: _UABaseEventObject;
begin
  WriteLn;

  // Display the event
  if eventArgs.EventData = nil then
  begin
    WriteLn(eventArgs.ToString);
    Exit;
  end;

  BaseEventObject := eventArgs.EventData.BaseEvent;
  WriteLn('Source name: ', BaseEventObject.SourceName);
  WriteLn('Message: ', BaseEventObject.Message);
  WriteLn('Severity: ', BaseEventObject.Severity);
end;

class procedure BaseEvent.Main;
const
  UAObjectIds_Server = 'nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/;i=2253';
var
  Client: TEasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers12;
  EndpointDescriptor: string;
begin
  EndpointDescriptor := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer';

  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers12.Create;
  Client.OnEventNotification := ClientEventHandlers.Client_EventNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  Client.SubscribeEvent(EndpointDescriptor, UAObjectIds_Server, 1000);

  WriteLn('Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(30*1000);

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

  WriteLn('Waiting for 5 seconds...');
  Sleep(5*1000);

  WriteLn('Finished.');
  FreeAndNil(Client);
  FreeAndNil(ClientEventHandlers);
end;
// This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
//
// 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.


class ClientEvents {
    function EventNotification($Sender, $E)
    {
        printf("\n");

        // Display the event
        if (is_null($E->EventData)) {
            printf("%s\n", $E);
            return;
        }

        $BaseEventObject = $E->EventData->BaseEvent;
        printf("Source name: %s\n", $BaseEventObject->SourceName);
        printf("Message: %s\n", $BaseEventObject->Message);
        printf("Severity: %s\n", $BaseEventObject->Severity);
    }
}

const UAObjectIds_Server = "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/;i=2253";

$EndpointDescriptor = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer";

// Instantiate the client object and hook events
$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient");
$ClientEvents = new ClientEvents();
com_event_sink($Client, $ClientEvents, "DEasyUAClientEvents");

printf("Subscribing...\n");
$Client->SubscribeEvent($EndpointDescriptor, UAObjectIds_Server, 1000);

printf("Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...\n");
$startTime = time(); do { com_message_pump(1000); } while (time() < $startTime + 30);

printf("Unsubscribing...\n");
$Client->UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

printf("Waiting for 5 seconds...\n");
$startTime = time(); do { com_message_pump(1000); } while (time() < $startTime + 5);
# This example shows how to display specific fields of incoming events that are derived from base event type.
#
# 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 time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AlarmsAndConditions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


def eventNotification(sender, eventArgs):
    print()
    # Display the event.
    if eventArgs.EventData is None:
        print(eventArgs)
        return
    baseEventObject = eventArgs.EventData.BaseEvent
    print('Source name: ', baseEventObject.SourceName, sep='')
    print('Message: ', baseEventObject.Message, sep='')
    print('Severity: ', baseEventObject.Severity, sep='')


# Define which server we will work with.
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer')

# Instantiate the client object and hook events.
client = EasyUAClient()
client.EventNotification += eventNotification

print('Subscribing...')
IEasyUAClientExtension.SubscribeEvent(
    client,
    endpointDescriptor,
    UANodeDescriptor(UAObjectIds.Server),
    1000)

print('Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...')
time.sleep(30)

print('Unsubscribing...')
client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

print('Waiting for 5 seconds...')
time.sleep(5)

print('Finished.')
Requirements

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

See Also