ItemDescriptor Property (DAItemArguments)

Gets or sets the OPC item descriptor that is an argument to the operation.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<DataMemberAttribute()>
Public Property ItemDescriptor As DAItemDescriptor

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DAItemArguments
Dim value As DAItemDescriptor
 
instance.ItemDescriptor = value
 
value = instance.ItemDescriptor

[DataMember()]
public DAItemDescriptor ItemDescriptor {get; set;}

[DataMember()]
public:
property DAItemDescriptor^ ItemDescriptor {
   DAItemDescriptor^ get();
   void set (    DAItemDescriptor^ value);
}

Example

CSharp
VB.NET

// Shows how to write into multiple OPC items using a single method call, specifying their requested data types.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComInterop;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

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

            Console.WriteLine("Writing multiple item values...");
            OperationResult[] resultArray = client.WriteMultipleItemValues(new[] { 
                    new DAItemValueArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I2", 12345) 
                        { ItemDescriptor = { RequestedDataType = VarTypes.I2}}, // <-- the requested data type
                    new DAItemValueArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_R4", 234.56)
                        { ItemDescriptor = { RequestedDataType = VarTypes.R4}}  // <-- the requested data type 
                });


            for (int i = 0; i < resultArray.Length; i++)
            {
                Debug.Assert(resultArray[i] != null);
                if (resultArray[i].Succeeded)
                    Console.WriteLine("Result {0}: success", i);
                else
                {
                    Debug.Assert(!(resultArray[i].Exception is null));
                    Console.WriteLine("Result {0} *** Failure: {1}", i, resultArray[i].ErrorMessageBrief);
                }
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Reading multiple item values...");
            ValueResult[] valueResultArray = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("OPCLabs.KitServer.2",
                new DAItemDescriptor[] { "Simulation.Register_I2", "Simulation.Register_R4" });

            for (int i = 0; i < valueResultArray.Length; i++)
            {
                Debug.Assert(valueResultArray[i] != null);
                Console.WriteLine("valueResultArray[{0}]: {1}", i, valueResultArray[i]);
            }
        }
    }
}

' Shows how to write into multiple OPC items using a single method call, specifying their requested data types.

Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComInterop
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel

Namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class WriteMultipleItemValues
        Public Shared Sub RequestedDataType()
            Dim client = New EasyDAClient()

            Console.WriteLine("Writing multiple item values...")
            Dim resultArray = client.WriteMultipleItemValues(New DAItemValueArguments() { _
                New DAItemValueArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I2", 12345) With _
                {.ItemDescriptor = New DAItemDescriptor() With {.RequestedDataType = VarTypes.I2}}, _
                New DAItemValueArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_R4", 234.56) With _
                {.ItemDescriptor = New DAItemDescriptor() With {.RequestedDataType = VarTypes.R4}} _
            })

            For i = 0 To resultArray.Length - 1
                Debug.Assert(resultArray(i) IsNot Nothing)
                If resultArray(i).Succeeded Then
                    Console.WriteLine("Result {0}: success", i)
                Else
                    Debug.Assert(resultArray(i).Exception IsNot Nothing)
                    Console.WriteLine("Result {0} *** Failure: {1}", i, resultArray(i).ErrorMessageBrief)
                End If
            Next i

            Console.WriteLine("Reading multiple item values...")
            Dim valueResultArray = client.ReadMultipleItemValues("OPCLabs.KitServer.2",
                    New DAItemDescriptor() {"Simulation.Register_I2", "Simulation.Register_R4"})

            For i = 0 To valueResultArray.Length - 1
                Debug.Assert(valueResultArray(i) IsNot Nothing)
                Console.WriteLine("valueResultArray[{0}]: {1}", i, valueResultArray(i))
            Next i
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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

DAItemArguments Class
DAItemArguments Members