ReadMultipleItemValues(IEasyDAClient,ServerDescriptor,DAItemDescriptor[],DAReadParameters) Method

Reads multiple named item values from a single OPC server, using descriptor objects for the OPC server and OPC-DA items, and specifying read operation parameters.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<JetBrains.Annotations.ItemNotNullAttribute()>
<JetBrains.Annotations.NotNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function ReadMultipleItemValues( _
   ByVal client As IEasyDAClient, _
   ByVal serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor, _
   ByVal itemDescriptorArray() As DAItemDescriptor, _
   ByVal readParameters As DAReadParameters _
) As ValueResult()

'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyDAClient
Dim serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor
Dim itemDescriptorArray() As DAItemDescriptor
Dim readParameters As DAReadParameters
Dim value() As ValueResult
 
value = IEasyDAClientExtension.ReadMultipleItemValues(client, serverDescriptor, itemDescriptorArray, readParameters)

[Extension()]
[JetBrains.Annotations.ItemNotNull()]
[JetBrains.Annotations.NotNull()]
public static ValueResult[] ReadMultipleItemValues( 
   IEasyDAClient client,
   ServerDescriptor serverDescriptor,
   DAItemDescriptor[] itemDescriptorArray,
   DAReadParameters readParameters
)

[Extension()]
[JetBrains.Annotations.ItemNotNull()]
[JetBrains.Annotations.NotNull()]
public:
static array<ValueResult^>^ ReadMultipleItemValues( 
   IEasyDAClient^ client,
   ServerDescriptor^ serverDescriptor,
   array<DAItemDescriptor^>^ itemDescriptorArray,
   DAReadParameters^ readParameters
)

Parameters

client

The client object that will perform the operation.

This is typically the EasyDAClient object.

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

serverDescriptor

The OPC server involved in the operation.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.ServerDescriptor has an implicit conversion from System.Guid, System.String and OpcLabs.EasyOpc.ServerElement, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a GUID (representing the CLSID of the server), a string (representing the so-called OPC server descriptor string, such as a ProgID or the URL of the server), or a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.ServerElement object (result from OPC browsing), in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC server descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the FromGuid, FromString or FromServerElement static method instead.

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

itemDescriptorArray

Array of OPC items involved in the operation.

Because the DAItemDescriptor has an implicit conversion from System.String and OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace.DANodeElement, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a string (representing the qualified name of the node), or a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace.DANodeElement object (result from OPC browsing), in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC DA item descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the FromString or FromDANodeElement static method instead.

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

The individual elements of the parameter value cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

readParameters

Contains parameters for OPC read operations, such as the data source or value age.

Because the DAReadParameters has an implicit conversion from System.Int32 and DADataSource, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use an integer (representing the value age in milliseconds), or an element of the DADataSource enumeration in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC DA read parameters object will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the DAReadParameters Constructor(Int32) or DAReadParameters Constructor(DADataSource) constructor instead.

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

Return Value

The function returns an array of OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel.ValueResult objects. The indices of elements in the output array are the same as those in the input array, .

This method never returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The individual elements of the returned value are never null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	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.

System.ArgumentNullException

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

The size of the input array will become the size of the output array. The element positions (indices) in the output array are the same as in the input array.

This is an extension method (info: C#, VB.NET). In languages that have support for extensions methods (such as C# and VB.NET), you can use the extension method as if it were a regular method on the object that is its first parameter. In other languages (such as with Python.NET), you will call the extension as a static method, and pass it the object on which it acts as its first parameter.

This is a multiple-operation method. In a properly written program, it does not throw any exceptions. You should therefore not put try/catch statements or similar constructs around calls to this method. The only exceptions thrown by this method are for usage errors, i.e. when your code violates the usage contract of the method, such as passing in invalid arguments or calling the method when the state of the object does not allow it. Any operation-related errors (i.e. errors that depend on external conditions that your code cannot reliably check) are indicated in the result objects returned by the method. For more information, see Multiple-operation Methods and Do not catch any exceptions with asynchronous or multiple-operation methods.

Example

CSharp
PowerShell
VB.NET
Python

// This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
//
// 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 System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    class ReadMultipleItemValues
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            ValueResult[] valueResults = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("OPCLabs.KitServer.2",
                new DAItemDescriptor[]
                {
                    "Simulation.Random", "Trends.Ramp (1 min)", "Trends.Sine (1 min)", "Simulation.Register_I4"
                });

            for (int i = 0; i < valueResults.Length; i++)
            {
                ValueResult valueResult = valueResults[i];
                Debug.Assert(!(valueResult is null));

                if (valueResult.Succeeded)
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}].Value: {valueResult.Value}");
                else
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}] *** Failure: {valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief}");
            }
        }


        // Example output:
        //
        //valueResults[0].Value: 0.00125125888851588
        //valueResults[1].Value: 0.732510924339294
        //valueResults[2].Value: -0.993968485238202
        //valueResults[3].Value: 0
    }
}

# This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
#
# 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.DataAccess

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

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

$valueResults = [IEasyDAClientExtension]::ReadMultipleItemValues($client, 
    "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", @(
        (New-Object DAItemDescriptor("Simulation.Random")),
        (New-Object DAItemDescriptor("Trends.Ramp (1 min)")),
        (New-Object DAItemDescriptor("Trends.Sine (1 min)")),
        (New-Object DAItemDescriptor("Simulation.Register_I4"))
        ))

for ($i = 0; $i -lt $valueResults.Length; $i++) {
    $valueResult = $valueResults[$i]
    if ($valueResult.Succeeded) {
        Write-Host "valueResults($($i)).Value: $($valueResult.Value)"
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "valueResults($($i)) *** Failure: $($valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief)"
    }
}


# Example output:
#
#valueResults(0).Value: 0.00125125888851588
#valueResults(1).Value: 0.732510924339294
#valueResults(2).Value: -0.993968485238202
#valueResults(3).Value: 0

' This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
'
' 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.BaseLib.OperationModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess

Namespace DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class ReadMultipleItemValues
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            ' Instantiate the client object.
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Dim valueResults() As ValueResult = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("OPCLabs.KitServer.2",
                New DAItemDescriptor() {"Simulation.Random", "Trends.Ramp (1 min)", "Trends.Sine (1 min)", "Simulation.Register_I4"})

            For i = 0 To valueResults.Length - 1
                Dim valueResult As ValueResult = valueResults(i)
                Debug.Assert(valueResult IsNot Nothing)

                If valueResult.Succeeded Then
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}].Value: {valueResult.Value}")
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}] *** Failure: {valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief}")
                End If
            Next i
        End Sub

        ' Example output:
        '
        'valueResults[0].Value: 0.00125125888851588
        'valueResults[1].Value: 0.732510924339294
        'valueResults[2].Value: -0.993968485238202
        'valueResults[3].Value: 0
    End Class
End Namespace

# This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
#
# 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

#
valueResultArray = IEasyDAClientExtension.ReadMultipleItemValues(client, [
    DAReadItemArguments(ServerDescriptor('OPCLabs.KitServer.2'), DAItemDescriptor('Simulation.Random')),
    DAReadItemArguments(ServerDescriptor('OPCLabs.KitServer.2'), DAItemDescriptor('Trends.Ramp (1 min)')),
    DAReadItemArguments(ServerDescriptor('OPCLabs.KitServer.2'), DAItemDescriptor('Trends.Sine (1 min)')),
    DAReadItemArguments(ServerDescriptor('OPCLabs.KitServer.2'), DAItemDescriptor('Simulation.Register_I4')),
    ])

for i, valueResult in enumerate(valueResultArray):
    assert valueResult is not None
    if valueResult.Succeeded:
        print('valueResultArray[', i, '].Value: ', valueResult.Value, sep='')
    else:
        print('valueResultArray[', i, '] *** Failure: ', valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')

CSharp
VB.NET
Python

// This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
//
// 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 System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess.Xml
{
    class ReadMultipleItemValues
    {
        public static void Main1Xml()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            ValueResult[] valueResults = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx",
                new DAItemDescriptor[]
                {
                    "Dynamic/Analog Types/Double", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Double[]", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int", "Static/Analog Types/Int"
                });

            for (int i = 0; i < valueResults.Length; i++)
            {
                ValueResult valueResult = valueResults[i];
                Debug.Assert(!(valueResult is null));

                if (valueResult.Succeeded)
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}].Value: {valueResult.Value}");
                else
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}] *** Failure: {valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief}");
            }
        }


        // Example output:
        //
        //valueResults[0].Value: 50
        //valueResults[1].Value: System.Double[]
        //valueResults[2].Value: 100
        //valueResults[3].Value: 12345
    }
}

' This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
'
' 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.BaseLib.OperationModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess

Namespace DataAccess.Xml
    Partial Friend Class ReadMultipleItemValues
        Public Shared Sub Main1Xml()
            ' Instantiate the client object.
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Dim valueResults() As ValueResult = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx",
                New DAItemDescriptor() {"Dynamic/Analog Types/Double", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Double[]", "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int", "Static/Analog Types/Int"})

            For i = 0 To valueResults.Length - 1
                Dim valueResult As ValueResult = valueResults(i)
                Debug.Assert(valueResult IsNot Nothing)

                If valueResult.Succeeded Then
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}].Value: {valueResult.Value}")
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine($"valueResults[{i}] *** Failure: {valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief}")
                End If
            Next i
        End Sub

        ' Example output:
        '
        'valueResults[0].Value: 50
        'valueResults[1].Value System.Double[]
        'valueResults[2].Value: 100
        'valueResults[3].Value: 12345

    End Class
End Namespace

# This example shows how to read values of 4 items at once, and display them.
#
# 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

valueResults = IEasyDAClientExtension.ReadMultipleItemValues(client,
    ServerDescriptor('http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'),
    [
        DAItemDescriptor('Dynamic/Analog Types/Double'),
        DAItemDescriptor('Dynamic/Analog Types/Double[]'),
        DAItemDescriptor('Dynamic/Analog Types/Int'),
        DAItemDescriptor('Static/Analog Types/Int')
    ])

for i, valueResult in enumerate(valueResults):
    assert valueResult is not None
    if valueResult.Succeeded:
        print('valueResults[', i, '].Value: ', valueResult.Value, sep='')
    else:
        print('valueResults[', i, '] *** Failure: ', valueResult.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Example output:
#
#valueResults[0].Value: 0.00125125888851588
#valueResults[1].Value: System.Double[]
#valueResults[2].Value: -0.993968485238202
#valueResults[3].Value: 0

Requirements

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

Reference

IEasyDAClientExtension Class
IEasyDAClientExtension Members
Overload List

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