QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
AsStructuredData Method (GenericDataExtension)



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel.Extensions Namespace > GenericDataExtension Class : AsStructuredData Method
The current generic data expressed as data of structured data type.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Public Shared Function AsStructuredData( _
   ByVal genericData As GenericData _
) As StructuredData
'Usage
 
Dim genericData As GenericData
Dim value As StructuredData
 
value = GenericDataExtension.AsStructuredData(genericData)
[Extension()]
[CanBeNull()]
public static StructuredData AsStructuredData( 
   GenericData genericData
)
[Extension()]
[CanBeNull()]
public:
static StructuredData^ AsStructuredData( 
   GenericData^ genericData
) 

Parameters

genericData
Remarks

Returns null if the current generic data is not of structured data type.

This method has been introduced primarily for languages like PHP that do not allow down-casting.

Classes derived from OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel.GenericData form following class hierarchy:

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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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