// Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
using System;
using System.Linq;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComplexData;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;
namespace UADocExamples.ComplexData._DataType
{
class Kind
{
public static void Main1()
{
// Define which server and node we will work with.
UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
// or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
// or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor =
"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239"; // [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
// Instantiate the client object.
var client = new EasyUAClient();
// Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
UAGenericObject genericObject;
try
{
genericObject = (UAGenericObject)client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor);
}
catch (UAException uaException)
{
Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
return;
}
// The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
DataType dataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType;
// Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
ProcessDataType(dataType, maximumDepth: 3);
}
// Process the data type. It can be recursive in itself, so if you do not know the data type you are dealing with,
// it is recommended to make safeguards against infinite looping or recursion - here, the maximumDepth.
public static void ProcessDataType(DataType dataType, int maximumDepth)
{
if (maximumDepth == 0)
return;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("dataType.Name: {0}", dataType.Name);
switch (dataType.Kind)
{
case DataTypeKind.Enumeration:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is an enumeration.");
var enumerationDataType = (EnumerationDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} enumeration members.", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the enumeration members are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Select(member => member.Name)));
// Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
break;
case DataTypeKind.Opaque:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is opaque.");
var opaqueDataType = (OpaqueDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its size is {0} bits.", opaqueDataType.SizeInBits);
// There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
// other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
break;
case DataTypeKind.Primitive:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is primitive.");
var primitiveDataType = (PrimitiveDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its .NET value type is \"{0}\".", primitiveDataType.ValueType);
// There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
break;
case DataTypeKind.Sequence:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is a sequence.");
var sequenceDataType = (SequenceDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("Its length is {0} (-1 means that the length can vary).", sequenceDataType.Length);
Console.WriteLine("A dump of the element data type follows.");
ProcessDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, maximumDepth - 1);
break;
case DataTypeKind.Structured:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is structured.");
var structuredDataType = (StructuredDataType) dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", structuredDataType.DataFields.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", structuredDataType.DataFields.Select(field => field.Name)));
Console.WriteLine("A dump of each of the data fields follows.");
foreach (DataField dataField in structuredDataType.DataFields)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("dataField.Name: {0}", dataField.Name);
// Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
// be of interest, but we are not dumping them here.
ProcessDataType(dataField.DataType, maximumDepth - 1);
}
break;
case DataTypeKind.Union:
Console.WriteLine("The data type is union.");
var unionDataType = (UnionDataType)dataType;
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", unionDataType.DataFields.Count);
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", unionDataType.DataFields.Select(field => field.Name)));
break;
}
}
}
}
# Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *
def processDataType(dataType, maximumDepth):
if maximumDepth == 0:
print('* Reached maximum depth *')
return
print()
print('dataType.Name: ', dataType.Name, sep='')
if dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Enumeration:
print('The data type is an enumeration.')
enumerationDataType = dataType
print('It has ', enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count, ' enumeration members.', sep='')
print('The names of the enumeration members are: ', end='')
for i, member in enumerate(enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(member.Name, end='')
print('.')
# Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Opaque:
print('The data type is opaque.')
opaqueDataType = dataType
print('Its size is ', opaqueDataType.SizeInBits, ' bits.', sep='')
# There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
# other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Primitive:
print('The data type is primitive.')
primitiveDataType = dataType
print('Its .NET value type is "', primitiveDataType.ValueType, '".', sep='')
# There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Sequence:
print('The data type is a sequence.')
sequenceDataType = dataType
print('Its length is ', sequenceDataType.Length, ' (-1 means that the length can vary).', sep='')
print('A dump of the element data type follows.')
processDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, maximumDepth - 1)
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Structured:
print('The data type is structured.')
structuredDataType = dataType
print('It has ', structuredDataType.DataFields.Count, ' data fields.', sep='')
print('The names of the data fields are: ', end='')
for i, field in enumerate(structuredDataType.DataFields):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(field.Name, end='')
print('.')
print('A dump of each of the data fields follows.')
for dataField in structuredDataType.DataFields:
print()
print('dataField.Name: ', dataField.Name, sep='')
# Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
# be of interest, but we are not dumping them here.
processDataType(dataField.DataType, maximumDepth - 1)
elif dataType.Kind == DataTypeKind.Union:
print('The data type is union.')
unionDataType = dataType
print('It has ', unionDataType.DataFields.Count, ' data fields.', sep='')
print('The names of the data fields are: ', end='')
for i, field in enumerate(unionDataType.DataFields):
if i != 0:
print(', ', end='')
print(field.Name, end='')
print('.')
# Define which server and node we will work with.
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'
# [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
nodeDescriptor = UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239')
# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()
# Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
try:
print('Reading...')
genericObject = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client, endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
except UAException as uaException:
print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
exit()
print('Reading successful.')
# The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
dataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType
# Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
processDataType(dataType, 3)
print()
print('Finished.')
' Shows how to process a data type, displaying some of its properties, recursively.
Imports System
Imports System.Linq
Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComplexData
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel
Namespace ComplexData._DataType
Friend Class Kind
Public Shared Sub Main1()
' Define which server we will work with.
Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
' Define which node we will work with.
Dim nodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor = _
"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239" ' [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
' Instantiate the client object.
Dim client = New EasyUAClient
' Read a node. We know that this node returns complex data, so we can type cast to UAGenericObject.
Dim genericObject As UAGenericObject
Try
genericObject = CType(client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor), UAGenericObject)
Catch uaException As UAException
Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
Exit Sub
End Try
' The data type is in the GenericData.DataType property of the UAGenericObject.
Dim dataType As DataType = genericObject.GenericData.DataType
' Process the data type. We will inspect some of its properties, and dump them.
ProcessDataType(dataType, maximumDepth:=2)
End Sub
' Process the data type. It can be recursive in itself, so if you do not know the data type you are dealing with,
' it is recommended to make safeguards against infinite looping or recursion - here, the maximumDepth.
Public Shared Sub ProcessDataType(dataType As DataType, ByVal maximumDepth As Integer)
If (maximumDepth = 0) Then
Return
End If
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("dataType.Name: {0}", dataType.Name)
Select Case (dataType.Kind)
Case DataTypeKind.Enumeration
Console.WriteLine("The data type is an enumeration.")
Dim enumerationDataType = CType(dataType, EnumerationDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} enumeration members.", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the enumeration members are: {0}.", _
String.Join(", ", enumerationDataType.EnumerationMembers.Select(Function(member) member.Name)))
' Here you can process the members, or inspect SizeInBits etc.
Case DataTypeKind.Opaque
Console.WriteLine("The data type is opaque.")
Dim opaqueDataType = CType(dataType, OpaqueDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its size is {0} bits.", opaqueDataType.SizeInBits)
' There isn't much more you can learn about an opaque data type (well, it may have Description and
' other common members). It is, after all, opaque...
Case DataTypeKind.Primitive
Console.WriteLine("The data type is primitive.")
Dim primitiveDataType = CType(dataType, PrimitiveDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its .NET value type is ""{0}"".", primitiveDataType.ValueType)
' There isn't much more you can learn about the primitive data type.
Case DataTypeKind.Sequence
Console.WriteLine("The data type is a sequence.")
Dim sequenceDataType = CType(dataType, SequenceDataType)
Console.WriteLine("Its length is {0} (-1 means that the length can vary).", sequenceDataType.Length)
Console.WriteLine("A dump of the element data type follows.")
ProcessDataType(sequenceDataType.ElementDataType, (maximumDepth - 1))
Case DataTypeKind.Structured
Console.WriteLine("The data type is structured.")
Dim structuredDataType = CType(dataType, StructuredDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", structuredDataType.DataFields.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.", _
String.Join(", ", structuredDataType.DataFields.Select(Function(field) field.Name)))
Console.WriteLine("A dump of each of the data fields follows.")
For Each dataField As DataField In structuredDataType.DataFields
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("dataField.Name: {0}", dataField.Name)
' Note that every data field also has properties like IsLength, IsOptional, IsSwitch which might
' be of interest but we are not dumping them here.
ProcessDataType(dataField.DataType, (maximumDepth - 1))
Next
Case DataTypeKind.Union
Console.WriteLine("The data type is union.")
Dim unionDataType = CType(dataType, UnionDataType)
Console.WriteLine("It has {0} data fields.", unionDataType.DataFields.Count)
Console.WriteLine("The names of the data fields are: {0}.",
String.Join(", ", unionDataType.DataFields.Select(Function(field) field.Name)))
End Select
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace