OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
ConfigurationPartCollection Class
Members  Example 



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract Namespace : ConfigurationPartCollection Class
A collection of untyped configuration parts, keyed by their full type names.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)>
<ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<EditorParameterAttribute(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Design.CollectionEditorParameters, 
   "AttemptToClone", 
   True)>
<GuidAttribute("78173FD0-5146-498B-A111-A14521BEEEC3")>
<TypeConverterAttribute(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ConfigurationPartCollection/ThisTypeConverter)>
<DefaultMemberAttribute("Item")>
<DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute(System.Collections.Generic.Mscorlib_KeyedCollectionDebugView`2)>
<DebuggerDisplayAttribute("Count = {Count}")>
<SerializableAttribute()>
Public Class ConfigurationPartCollection 
   Inherits OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.ObjectModel.KeyedCollection2(Of String,Object)
   Implements OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection(Of Object), System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of Object), System.Collections.Generic.IList(Of Object), System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection(Of Object), System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList(Of Object), System.Collections.ICollection, System.Collections.IEnumerable, System.Collections.IList, System.ICloneable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As ConfigurationPartCollection
[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[EditorParameter(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Design.CollectionEditorParameters, 
   "AttemptToClone", 
   true)]
[Guid("78173FD0-5146-498B-A111-A14521BEEEC3")]
[TypeConverter(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ConfigurationPartCollection/ThisTypeConverter)]
[DefaultMember("Item")]
[DebuggerTypeProxy(System.Collections.Generic.Mscorlib_KeyedCollectionDebugView`2)]
[DebuggerDisplay("Count = {Count}")]
[Serializable()]
public class ConfigurationPartCollection : OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.ObjectModel.KeyedCollection2<string,object>, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<object>, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<object>, System.Collections.Generic.IList<object>, System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<object>, System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<object>, System.Collections.ICollection, System.Collections.IEnumerable, System.Collections.IList, System.ICloneable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable  
[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[EditorParameter(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Design.CollectionEditorParameters, 
   "AttemptToClone", 
   true)]
[Guid("78173FD0-5146-498B-A111-A14521BEEEC3")]
[TypeConverter(OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ConfigurationPartCollection/ThisTypeConverter)]
[DefaultMember("Item")]
[DebuggerTypeProxy(System.Collections.Generic.Mscorlib_KeyedCollectionDebugView`2)]
[DebuggerDisplay("Count = {Count}")]
[Serializable()]
public ref class ConfigurationPartCollection : public OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.ObjectModel.KeyedCollection2<String,Object>, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ComTypes._ConfigurationPartCollection, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Object>, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Object>, System.Collections.Generic.IList<Object>, System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<Object>, System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Object>, System.Collections.ICollection, System.Collections.IEnumerable, System.Collections.IList, System.ICloneable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable  
Example

.NET

COM

// Shows how to configure the OPC UA Complex Data plug-in to use a shared data type model provider.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData;

namespace UADocExamples.ComplexData._UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters
{
    class IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Define which server and node we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
            UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor =
                "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239"; // [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue


            // We will create two instances of EasyUAClient class, and configure each of them to use the shared data type
            // model provider.

            // Configure the first client object.
            var client1 = new EasyUAClient();
            UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters complexDataClientPluginParameters1 =
                client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find<UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters>();
            Debug.Assert(complexDataClientPluginParameters1 != null);
            complexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = false;

            // Configure the second client object.
            var client2 = new EasyUAClient();
            UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters complexDataClientPluginParameters2 =
                client2.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find<UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters>();
            Debug.Assert(complexDataClientPluginParameters2 != null);
            complexDataClientPluginParameters2.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = false;


            // We will now read the same complex data node using the two client objects.
            //
            // There is no noticeable difference in the results from the default state in which the client objects are
            // set to use per-instance data type model provider. But, with the shared data type model provider, the metadata
            // obtained during the read on the first client object and cached inside the data type model provider are reused
            // during the read on the second client object, making this and the subsequent operations more efficient.

            // Read the complex data node using the first client.
            object value1;
            try
            {
                value1 = client1.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            Console.WriteLine(value1);

            // Read the complex data node using the second client.
            object value2;
            try
            {
                value2 = client2.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
            Console.WriteLine(value2);
        }
    }
}
# Shows how to configure the OPC UA Complex Data plug-in to use a shared data type model provider.
#
# 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 .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from System import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData import *


endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'

# [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue
nodeDescriptor = UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239')


# We will create two instances of EasyUAClient class, and configure each of them to use the shared data type
# model provider.

# Configure the first client object.
client1 = EasyUAClient()
complexDataClientPluginParameters1 = (
    client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find[UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters]())
assert complexDataClientPluginParameters1 is not None
complexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False

# Configure the second client object.
client2 = EasyUAClient()
complexDataClientPluginParameters2 = (
    client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find[UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters]())
assert complexDataClientPluginParameters2 is not None
complexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False


# We will now read the same complex data node using the two client objects.
#
# There is no noticeable difference in the results from the default state in which the client objects are
# set to use per-instance data type model provider. But, with the shared data type model provider, the metadata
# obtained during the read on the first client object and cached inside the data type model provider are reused
# during the read on the second client object, making this and the subsequent operations more efficient.

# Read the complex data node using the first client.
try:
    value1 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client1, endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()
print(value1)

# Read the complex data node using the second client.
try:
    value2 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client2, endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()
print(value1)


print()
print('Finished.')
' Shows how to configure the OPC UA Complex Data plug-in to use a shared data type model provider.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports System
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData

Namespace ComplexData._UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters

    Friend Class IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider

        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' Define which server we will work with.
            Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
            ' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            ' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            ' Define which node we will work with.
            Dim nodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor =
                "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239"  ' [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue


            ' We will create two instances of EasyUAClient class, and configure each of them to use the shared data type
            ' model provider.

            ' Configure the first client object.
            Dim client1 = New EasyUAClient
            Dim complexDataClientPluginParameters1 As UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters =
                client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find(Of UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters)()
            Debug.Assert(complexDataClientPluginParameters1 IsNot Nothing)
            complexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False

            ' Configure the second client object.
            Dim client2 = New EasyUAClient
            Dim complexDataClientPluginParameters2 As UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters =
                client2.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find(Of UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters)()
            Debug.Assert(complexDataClientPluginParameters2 IsNot Nothing)
            complexDataClientPluginParameters2.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False


            ' We will now read the same complex data node using the two client objects.
            '
            ' There is no noticeable difference in the results from the default state in which the client objects are
            ' set to use per-instance data type model provider. But, with the shared data type model provider, the metadata
            ' obtained during the read on the first client object and cached inside the data type model provider are reused
            ' during the read on the second client object, making this and the subsequent operations more efficient.

            ' Read the complex data node using the first client.
            Dim value1 As Object
            Try
                value1 = client1.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
            Console.WriteLine(value1)

            ' Read the complex data node using the second client.
            Dim value2 As Object
            Try
                value2 = client2.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
            Console.WriteLine(value2)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
// Shows how to configure the OPC UA Complex Data plug-in to use a shared data type model provider.
//
// Find all latest examples here : https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

class procedure IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider.Main;
var
  Client1, Client2: _EasyUAClient;
  ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1, ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters;
  EndpointDescriptor: string;
  NodeDescriptor: string;
  Value1, Value2: OleVariant;
begin
  // Define which server and node we will work with.
  EndpointDescriptor := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    //'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  NodeDescriptor := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239';  // [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue

  // We will create two instances of EasyUAClient class, and configure each of them to use the shared data type
  // model provider.

  // Configure the first client object.
  Client1 := CoEasyUAClient.Create;
  ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1 := IUnknown(Client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData.UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters')) as OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters;
  ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider := false;

  // Configure the second client object.
  Client2 := CoEasyUAClient.Create;
  ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2 := IUnknown(Client2.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find('OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData.UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters')) as OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters;
  ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider := false;

  // We will now read the same complex data node using the two client objects.
  //
  // There is no noticeable difference in the results from the default state in which the client objects are
  // set to use per-instance data type model provider. But, with the shared data type model provider, the metadata
  // obtained during the read on the first client object and cached inside the data type model provider are reused
  // during the read on the second client object, making this and the subsequent operations more efficient.

  // Read the complex data node using the first client.
  try
    Value1 := Client1.ReadValue(EndpointDescriptor, NodeDescriptor);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;
  WriteLn(Value1);

  // Read the complex data node using the second client.
  try
    Value2 := Client2.ReadValue(EndpointDescriptor, NodeDescriptor);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;
  WriteLn(Value2);

end;
Rem Shows how to configure the OPC UA Complex Data plug-in to use a shared data type model provider.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here : https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Option Explicit

' Define which server and node we will work with.
Dim endpointDescriptor: endpointDescriptor = _
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
    '"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"  
    '"https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
Dim nodeDescriptor: nodeDescriptor = _
    "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10239"  ' [ObjectsFolder]/Data.Static.Scalar.StructureValue


' We will create two instances of EasyUAClient class, and configure each of them to use the shared data type
' model provider.

' Configure the first client object.
Dim Client1: Set Client1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient")
Dim ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1: Set ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1 = Client1.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find( _
    "OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData.UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters")
ComplexDataClientPluginParameters1.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False

' Configure the second client object.
Dim Client2: Set Client2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient")
Dim ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2: Set ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2 = Client2.InstanceParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find( _
    "OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Plugins.ComplexData.UAComplexDataClientPluginParameters")
ComplexDataClientPluginParameters2.IsolatedDataTypeModelProvider = False

' We will now read the same complex data node using the two client objects.
'
' There is no noticeable difference in the results from the default state in which the client objects are
' set to use per-instance data type model provider. But, with the shared data type model provider, the metadata
' obtained during the read on the first client object and cached inside the data type model provider are reused
' during the read on the second client object, making this and the subsequent operations more efficient.

' Read the complex data node using the first client.
On Error Resume Next
Dim Value1: Set Value1 = Client1.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0
WScript.Echo Value1

' Read the complex data node using the second client.
On Error Resume Next
Dim Value2: Set Value2 = Client2.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, nodeDescriptor)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0
WScript.Echo Value2
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection<T>
      System.Collections.ObjectModel.KeyedCollection<TKey,TItem>
            OpcLabs.BaseLib.Configuration.Abstract.ConfigurationPartCollection

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

See Also