BrowseLeaves(IEasyDAClient,ServerDescriptor,DANodeDescriptor,String,String) Method

Browses the specified branch (or root) in OPC server's address space, and returns information about child leaves found. Browse for child leaves. Specify server descriptor, element name filter and vendor filter.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<ElementsNotNullAttribute()>
<NotNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function BrowseLeaves( _
   ByVal client As IEasyDAClient, _
   ByVal serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor, _
   ByVal parentNodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor, _
   ByVal elementNameFilter As String, _
   ByVal vendorFilter As String _
) As DANodeElementCollection

'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyDAClient
Dim serverDescriptor As ServerDescriptor
Dim parentNodeDescriptor As DANodeDescriptor
Dim elementNameFilter As String
Dim vendorFilter As String
Dim value As DANodeElementCollection
 
value = IEasyDAClientExtension.BrowseLeaves(client, serverDescriptor, parentNodeDescriptor, elementNameFilter, vendorFilter)

[Extension()]
[ElementsNotNull()]
[NotNull()]
public static DANodeElementCollection BrowseLeaves( 
   IEasyDAClient client,
   ServerDescriptor serverDescriptor,
   DANodeDescriptor parentNodeDescriptor,
   string elementNameFilter,
   string vendorFilter
)

[Extension()]
[ElementsNotNull()]
[NotNull()]
public:
static DANodeElementCollection^ BrowseLeaves( 
   IEasyDAClient^ client,
   ServerDescriptor^ serverDescriptor,
   DANodeDescriptor^ parentNodeDescriptor,
   String^ elementNameFilter,
   String^ vendorFilter
)

Parameters

client: The client object that will perform the operation.
serverDescriptor: The OPC server involved in the operation.
parentNodeDescriptor: Descriptor for the parent branch to be browsed (can be the root).
elementNameFilter: A wildcard string to filter the returned element names (empty string for no filtering)
vendorFilter: A server specific filter string (empty string for no filtering)

Return Value

The method returns a keyed collection of OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace.DANodeElement values, each containing information about a particular leaf found. The keys of the keyed collection are the names of the leaves.

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.

Example

CSharp
VBScript

// This example shows how to obtain all leaves under the "Simulation" branch of the address space. For each leaf, it displays 
// the ItemID of the node.

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.AddressSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    class BrowseLeaves
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();
            DANodeElementCollection leafElements;
            try
            {
                leafElements = client.BrowseLeaves("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation");
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            foreach (DANodeElement leafElement in leafElements)
                Console.WriteLine($"LeafElements(\"{leafElement.Name}\").ItemId: {leafElement.ItemId}");
        }


        // Example output:
        //
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfI2").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI2
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfI4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfI4
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:2 (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:2 (10 s)
        //LeafElements("Constant_VARIANT").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_VARIANT
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:10 (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:10 (1 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_DATE").ItemId: Simulation.Register_DATE
        //LeafElements("Constant_RECORD").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_RECORD
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_DECIMAL").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_DECIMAL
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:360 (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:360 (1 s)
        //LeafElements("Constant_NULL").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_NULL
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfUI2").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfUI2
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfUI1").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfUI1
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfUI4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfUI4
        //LeafElements("Constant_CY").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_CY
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:2 (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:2 (1 min)
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:2 (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:2 (10 min)
        //LeafElements("Square (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Square(10 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfBSTR").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfBSTR
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_I2").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_I2
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_I1").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_I1
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_I4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_I4
        //LeafElements("Ramp (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp(1 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfDATE").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfDATE
        //LeafElements("OnOff (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.OnOff(1 s)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Uncertain (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Uncertain(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_NULL").ItemId: Simulation.Register_NULL
        //LeafElements("Random (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Random(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Random (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Random(10 min)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingError (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingError(10 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfI1").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfI1
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfI2").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfI2
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_UI2").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_UI2
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfI4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfI4
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_UI1").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_UI1
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_UI4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_UI4
        //LeafElements("Weekdays (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Weekdays(1 s)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Uncertain (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Uncertain(1 min)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Uncertain (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Uncertain(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Weekdays (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Weekdays(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Weekdays (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Weekdays(10 min)
        //LeafElements("OnOff (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.OnOff(10 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadWriteCount").ItemId: Simulation.ReadWriteCount
        //LeafElements("Register_UNKNOWN").ItemId: Simulation.Register_UNKNOWN
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Uncertain (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Uncertain(10 s)
        //LeafElements("Constant_BSTR").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_BSTR
        //LeafElements("Constant_ERROR").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_ERROR
        //LeafElements("Constant_UI2").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_UI2
        //LeafElements("Constant_UI1").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_UI1
        //LeafElements("Constant_UI4").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_UI4
        //LeafElements("Constant_R4").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_R4
        //LeafElements("Constant_R8").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_R8
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfBSTR").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfBSTR
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfR4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfR4
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfR8").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfR8
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:360 (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:360 (1 min)
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:360 (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:360 (10 min)
        //LeafElements("RegisterSet_n").ItemId: 
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfUI4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfUI4
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfUI1").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfUI1
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfUI2").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfUI2
        //LeafElements("Register").ItemId: Simulation.Register
        //LeafElements("Constant_EMPTY").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_EMPTY
        //LeafElements("Register_RECORD").ItemId: Simulation.Register_RECORD
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfBOOL").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfBOOL
        //LeafElements("AlternatingError (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingError(1 min)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingError (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingError(10 min)
        //LeafElements("OnOff (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.OnOff(1 min)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_DATE").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_DATE
        //LeafElements("Register_ERROR").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ERROR
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfUINT").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfUINT
        //LeafElements("Incrementing (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Incrementing(10 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfINT").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfINT
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_BOOL").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_BOOL
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfCY").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfCY
        //LeafElements("Incrementing (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Incrementing(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Constant_UINT").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_UINT
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfR4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfR4
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfR8").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfR8
        //LeafElements("Constant_I4").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_I4
        //LeafElements("Constant_I2").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_I2
        //LeafElements("Constant_I1").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_I1
        //LeafElements("Register_BOOL").ItemId: Simulation.Register_BOOL
        //LeafElements("Constant_UNKNOWN").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_UNKNOWN
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:100 (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:100 (1 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_UI4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_UI4
        //LeafElements("Register_UI2").ItemId: Simulation.Register_UI2
        //LeafElements("Register_UI1").ItemId: Simulation.Register_UI1
        //LeafElements("AlternatingError (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingError(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Sine (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine(10 s)
        //LeafElements("Constant_BOOL").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_BOOL
        //LeafElements("Sine -100:100 (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine -100:100 (10 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_UINT").ItemId: Simulation.Register_UINT
        //LeafElements("Constant").ItemId: Simulation.Constant
        //LeafElements("Sine (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_I1").ItemId: Simulation.Register_I1
        //LeafElements("Register_I2").ItemId: Simulation.Register_I2
        //LeafElements("Register_I4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_I4
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_ArrayOfCY").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_ArrayOfCY
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfUINT").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfUINT
        //LeafElements("Incrementing (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Incrementing(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Weekdays (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Weekdays(10 s)
        //LeafElements("Square (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Square(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Sine (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Sine (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Constant_DISPATCH").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_DISPATCH
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:100 (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:100 (1 min)
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:100 (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:100 (10 min)
        //LeafElements("Random (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Random(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:10 (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:10 (1 min)
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:10 (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:10 (10 min)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Bad (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Bad(1 s)
        //LeafElements("Sine -100:100 (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine -100:100 (1 s)
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfDATE").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfDATE
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Bad (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Bad(10 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_R4").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_R4
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_R8").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_R8
        //LeafElements("Ramp (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Ramp (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Register_DISPATCH").ItemId: Simulation.Register_DISPATCH
        //LeafElements("OnOff (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.OnOff(10 min)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_BSTR").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_BSTR
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:10 (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:10 (10 s)
        //LeafElements("Random (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Random(10 s)
        //LeafElements("Incrementing").ItemId: Simulation.Incrementing
        //LeafElements("Register_BSTR").ItemId: Simulation.Register_BSTR
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_UINT").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_UINT
        //LeafElements("Register_CY").ItemId: Simulation.Register_CY
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Bad (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Bad(1 min)
        //LeafElements("AlternatingQuality Bad (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.AlternatingQuality Bad(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Random").ItemId: Simulation.Random
        //LeafElements("Sine -100:100 (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine -100:100 (1 min)
        //LeafElements("Sine -100:100 (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Sine -100:100 (10 min)
        //LeafElements("Ramp (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp(10 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_INT").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_INT
        //LeafElements("Staircase 0:2 (1 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Staircase 0:2 (1 s)
        //LeafElements("ReadValue_CY").ItemId: Simulation.ReadValue_CY
        //LeafElements("Register_R8").ItemId: Simulation.Register_R8
        //LeafElements("Register_R4").ItemId: Simulation.Register_R4
        //LeafElements("Register_DECIMAL").ItemId: Simulation.Register_DECIMAL
        //LeafElements("Incrementing (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Incrementing(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Register_EMPTY").ItemId: Simulation.Register_EMPTY
        //LeafElements("Constant_INT").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_INT
        //LeafElements("Register_INT").ItemId: Simulation.Register_INT
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfBOOL").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfBOOL
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:100 (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:100 (10 s)
        //LeafElements("Ramp 0:360 (10 s)").ItemId: Simulation.Ramp 0:360 (10 s)
        //LeafElements("Square (1 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Square(1 min)
        //LeafElements("Square (10 min)").ItemId: Simulation.Square(10 min)
        //LeafElements("Constant_DECIMAL").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_DECIMAL
        //LeafElements("Register_VARIANT").ItemId: Simulation.Register_VARIANT
        //LeafElements("Constant_DATE").ItemId: Simulation.Constant_DATE
        //LeafElements("Register_ArrayOfINT").ItemId: Simulation.Register_ArrayOfINT
    }
}

Rem This example shows how to obtain all leaves under the "Simulation" branch of the address space. For each leaf, it displays 
Rem the ItemID of the node.

Option Explicit

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
On Error Resume Next
Dim LeafElements: Set LeafElements = Client.BrowseLeaves("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

Dim LeafElement: For Each LeafElement In LeafElements
    WScript.Echo "LeafElements(""" & LeafElement.Name & """).ItemId: " & LeafElement.ItemId
Next

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

IEasyDAClientExtension Class
IEasyDAClientExtension Members
Overload List