OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
IsAbsolute Method (_BrowsePathParser)



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Navigation.Parsing.ComTypes Namespace > _BrowsePathParser Interface : IsAbsolute Method
The browse path string to be tested.

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

Determines whether a given browse path string determines an absolute browse path.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Function IsAbsolute( _
   ByVal value As String _
) As Boolean
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _BrowsePathParser
Dim value As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.IsAbsolute(value)
bool IsAbsolute( 
   string value
)
bool IsAbsolute( 
   String^ value
) 

Parameters

value
The browse path string to be tested.

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

Return Value

true when the given string denotes an absolute browse path; false otherwise.
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
A string denotes an absolute browse path when it starts with a forward slash ('/').

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

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.

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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