Examples - OPC Data Access - Unsubscribe from a single item

.NET

C#
VB.NET

// This example shows how subscribe to changes of multiple items, and unsubscribe from one of them.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
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using System;
using System.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    class UnsubscribeItem
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            using (var client = new EasyDAClient())
            {
                client.ItemChanged += client_ItemChanged;

                int[] handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems(
                    new[] {
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000, null), 
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Ramp (1 min)", 1000, null), 
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Sine (1 min)", 1000, null),  
                            new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 1000, null)
                        });

                Console.WriteLine("Processing item changed events for 30 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000);

                Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing from the first item...");
                client.UnsubscribeItem(handleArray[0]);

                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("Processing item changed events for 30 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000);
            }
        }

        // Item changed event handler
        static void client_ItemChanged(object sender, EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, e.Vtq);
            else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} *** Failure: {1}", e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, e.ErrorMessageBrief);
        }
    }
}

' This example shows how subscribe to changes of multiple items, and unsubscribe from one of them.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports System.Threading
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel

Namespace DataAccess._EasyDAClient
    Partial Friend Class UnsubscribeItem
        Shared Sub Main1()
            Using client = New EasyDAClient()
                AddHandler client.ItemChanged, AddressOf client_ItemChanged

                Dim handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems(
                        New DAItemGroupArguments() _
                        { _
                            New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000, Nothing),
                            New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Ramp (1 min)", 1000, Nothing),
                            New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Sine (1 min)", 1000, Nothing),
                            New DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 1000, Nothing)
                        })

                Console.WriteLine("Processing item changed events for 30 seconds...")
                Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000)

                Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing from the first item...")
                client.UnsubscribeItem(handleArray(0))

                Console.WriteLine()

                Console.WriteLine("Processing item changed events for 30 seconds...")
                Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000)
            End Using
        End Sub

        ' Item changed event handler
        Private Shared Sub client_ItemChanged(sender As Object, e As EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs)
            If e.Succeeded Then
                Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, e.Vtq)
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} *** Failure: {1}", e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, e.ErrorMessageBrief)
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

VBScript

Rem This example shows how unsubscribe from changes of a single item.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript .
Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Option Explicit

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
WScript.ConnectObject Client, "Client_"

WScript.Echo "Subscribing..."
Dim handle: handle = Client.SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000)

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..."
Client.UnsubscribeItem handle

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000



Sub Client_ItemChanged(Sender, e)
    If Not (e.Succeeded) Then
        WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief
        Exit Sub
    End If

    WScript.Echo e.Vtq
End Sub

Python

Python (.NET)

# This example shows how subscribe to changes of multiple items, and unsubscribe from one of them.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel import *


# Item changed event handler.
def itemChanged(sender, e):
    if e.Succeeded:
        print(e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ': ', e.Vtq, sep='')
    else:
        print(e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ' *** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

client.ItemChanged += itemChanged

print('Subscribing item changes...')
handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems([
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Random', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Trends.Ramp (1 min)', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Trends.Sine (1 min)', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 1000, None),
    ])

for i in range(len(handleArray)):
    print('handleArray[', i, ']: ', handleArray[i], sep='')

print('Processing item change notifications for 30 seconds...')
time.sleep(30)

print('Unsubscribing from the first item...')
IEasyDAClientExtension.UnsubscribeItem(client, handleArray[0])

print('Processing item change notifications for 30 seconds...')
time.sleep(30)

client.ItemChanged -= itemChanged

print('Finished.')

.NET

COM

Python

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