QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
ReadValue(IEasyUAClient,UAEndpointDescriptor,UANodeDescriptor,UAIndexRangeList) Method



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OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA Namespace > IEasyUAClientExtension Class > ReadValue Method : ReadValue(IEasyUAClient,UAEndpointDescriptor,UANodeDescriptor,UAIndexRangeList) Method
The client object that will perform the operation.
Endpoint descriptor. Identifies the OPC-UA server.
Node descriptor. Identifies the node in OPC server's address space.
List of index ranges.
Reads an attribute from an OPC server. Only the attribute's value is returned (status code and timestamps are not returned). Reads a value of Value attribute of a node, node Id and an index range list.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function ReadValue( _
   ByVal client As IEasyUAClient, _
   ByVal endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor, _
   ByVal nodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor, _
   ByVal indexRangeList As UAIndexRangeList _
) As Object
 
'Usage
 
Dim client As IEasyUAClient
Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor
Dim nodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor
Dim indexRangeList As UAIndexRangeList
Dim value As Object
 
value = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client, endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor, indexRangeList)

Parameters

client
The client object that will perform the operation.
endpointDescriptor
Endpoint descriptor. Identifies the OPC-UA server.
nodeDescriptor
Node descriptor. Identifies the node in OPC server's address space.
indexRangeList
List of index ranges.

Return Value

If successful, the method returns the actual value of OPC attribute requested.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Remarks
The status code must be 'good' for this method to succeed; otherwise, a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException is thrown.

You can obtain nodeDescriptor e.g. by calling one of the browsing methods on EasyUAClientCore object.

Only the attribute's value is returned (status code and timestamps are not returned). The status code must be 'good' for this method to succeed; otherwise, a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException is thrown.

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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