OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
AsOpaqueDataType Method (_UnionDataType)



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.DataTypeModel.ComTypes Namespace > _UnionDataType Interface : AsOpaqueDataType Method
The current data type expressed as opaque data type.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Function AsOpaqueDataType() As OpaqueDataType
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _UnionDataType
Dim value As OpaqueDataType
 
value = instance.AsOpaqueDataType()
[CanBeNull()]
OpaqueDataType AsOpaqueDataType()
[CanBeNull()]
OpaqueDataType^ AsOpaqueDataType(); 
Remarks

Returns null if the current data type is not an opaque data type.

This method has been introduced primarily for languages like PHP that do not allow down-casting.

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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