QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
AddAlias Method (IAliasRepository)



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Aliasing.Internal Namespace > IAliasRepository Interface : AddAlias Method
The name of alias to be added.
The value of the alias to be added
The metadata associated with the alias being added.
Adds a new alias to the repository.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<NotNullAttribute()>
Function AddAlias( _
   ByVal aliasName As String, _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByVal aliasMetadata As AliasMetadata _
) As OperationResult
'Usage
 
Dim instance As IAliasRepository
Dim aliasName As String
Dim value As Object
Dim aliasMetadata As AliasMetadata
Dim value As OperationResult
 
value = instance.AddAlias(aliasName, value, aliasMetadata)
[NotNull()]
OperationResult AddAlias( 
   string aliasName,
   object value,
   AliasMetadata aliasMetadata
)
[NotNull()]
OperationResult^ AddAlias( 
   String^ aliasName,
   Object^ value,
   AliasMetadata^ aliasMetadata
) 

Parameters

aliasName
The name of alias to be added.
value
The value of the alias to be added
aliasMetadata
The metadata associated with the alias being added.

Return Value

Returns an operation result object indicating success or failure of the operation.
Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
One of the arguments provided to a method is not valid.
A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.
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

See Also

Reference

IAliasRepository Interface
IAliasRepository Members