UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery Class

An OPC UA discovery query for applications on a network.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)>
<ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<GuidAttribute("5F63AD5A-6C88-4B97-93CC-A4E630C9FB9A")>
<TypeConverterAttribute(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)>
<ValueControlAttribute("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Common.ObjectSerializationControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.81.455.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409", 
   DefaultReadWrite=False, 
   Export=True, 
   PageId=10001)>
<SerializableAttribute()>
Public NotInheritable Class UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery 
   Inherits UALdsDiscoveryQuery
   Implements LINQPad.ICustomMemberProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UAApplicationDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UALdsDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

'Usage
 
Dim instance As UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery

[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("5F63AD5A-6C88-4B97-93CC-A4E630C9FB9A")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[ValueControl("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Common.ObjectSerializationControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.81.455.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409", 
   DefaultReadWrite=false, 
   Export=true, 
   PageId=10001)]
[Serializable()]
public sealed class UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery : UALdsDiscoveryQuery, LINQPad.ICustomMemberProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UAApplicationDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UALdsDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

[CLSCompliant(true)]
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("5F63AD5A-6C88-4B97-93CC-A4E630C9FB9A")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[ValueControl("OpcLabs.BaseLib.Forms.Common.ObjectSerializationControl, OpcLabs.BaseLibForms, Version=5.81.455.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6faddca41dacb409", 
   DefaultReadWrite=false, 
   Export=true, 
   PageId=10001)]
[Serializable()]
public ref class UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery sealed : public UALdsDiscoveryQuery, LINQPad.ICustomMemberProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Info, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComTypes._Object2, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UAApplicationDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UALdsDiscoveryQuery, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.ComTypes._UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery, System.ICloneable, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable

Remarks

The query is performed using a FindServersOnNetwork service of an OPC UA Local Discovery Server (LDS) residing on the specified host.

The various kinds of OPC UA discovery can be generalized into just one method, Discover. This method is given a discovery query argument (of UADiscoveryQuery type) that tells it the requirements for the discovery. The specific kinds of OPC UA discovery described earlier are, in fact, implemented by constructing the discovery query appropriately, and then calling the Discover method.

The UADiscoveryQuery type is an abstract class which is at the root of a structured class hierarchy, with several concrete subclasses:

UAGlobalApplicationDiscoveryQuery is for searching the applications globally in the administrative domain. With this query, you need to specify the GDS endpoint, and optionally a filter (UAQueryServerFilter), used to find servers that meet the specified criteria.
UALocalApplicationDiscoveryQuery is used when you know the LDS endpoints, and want to perform discovery on these endpoints (usually in parallel). This is a specialized kind of local discovery.
UALocalApplicationDiscoveryQuery is for finding applications local to a specified host.
UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery is for finding servers on a multicast subnet (or more connected subnets) using LDS-ME (Local Discovery Server with Multicast Extensions).

This generalized discovery mechanism allows for flexibility both on the component and developer sides, and possible future expansion with other kinds of discovery, without a need to introduce new methods into the IEasyUAClient interface.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   OpcLabs.BaseLib.Object2
      OpcLabs.BaseLib.Info
         OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryQuery
            OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationDiscoveryQuery
               OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UALdsDiscoveryQuery
                  OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery

Requirements

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

Reference

UANetworkServerDiscoveryQuery Members
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery Namespace

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