GetPropertyValueChar(IEasyDAClient,ServerDescriptor,DANodeDescriptor,DAPropertyDescriptor) Method

Gets a value of OPC property, using descriptor object for the OPC server, and an OPC Item ID, and converts it to System.Char.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function GetPropertyValueChar( _
   ByVal client As IEasyDAClient, _
   ByVal serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor, _
   ByVal nodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor, _
   ByVal propertyDescriptor As DAPropertyDescriptor _
) As Char

'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyDAClient
Dim serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor
Dim nodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor
Dim propertyDescriptor As DAPropertyDescriptor
Dim value As Char
 
value = IEasyDAClientExtension2.GetPropertyValueChar(client, serverDescriptor, nodeDescriptor, propertyDescriptor)

[Extension()]
public static char GetPropertyValueChar( 
   IEasyDAClient client,
   ServerDescriptor serverDescriptor,
   DANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor,
   DAPropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor
)

[Extension()]
public:
static char GetPropertyValueChar( 
   IEasyDAClient^ client,
   ServerDescriptor^ serverDescriptor,
   DANodeDescriptor^ nodeDescriptor,
   DAPropertyDescriptor^ propertyDescriptor
)

Parameters

client: The client object that will perform the operation.
serverDescriptor: The OPC server involved in the operation.
nodeDescriptor: The descriptor of the OPC node involved in the operation.
propertyDescriptor: The property descriptor of the OPC property being obtained.

Return Value

If successful, the function returns the actual value of the OPC property requested, converted to a type indicated by the method name.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel.OpcException	Thrown when the OPC operation fails.
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

Remarks

Using implicit conversions, you can pass an item ID in place of node descriptor.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016; .NET Core, .NET 5, .NET 6: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

IEasyDAClientExtension2 Class
IEasyDAClientExtension2 Members
Overload List