OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Implicit Type Conversion(UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor,String) Operator
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub Namespace > UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor Class > Implicit Type Conversion Operator : Implicit Type Conversion(UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor,String) Operator
Descriptor string for the PubSub connection resource.
Converts a descriptor string to a PubSub connection descriptor.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<NotNullAttribute()>
Overloads Public Operator Widening CType( _
   ByVal descriptorString As String _
) As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor
'Usage
 
[NotNull()]
public UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor operator implicit( 
   string descriptorString
)
[NotNull()]
public:
operator UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor^ ( 
   String^ descriptorString
)

Parameters

descriptorString
Descriptor string for the PubSub connection resource.
Remarks

In most common cases, the descriptor string is simply a resource URL string.

Example

.NET

// This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with UDP UADP mapping.
//
// In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
// https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.PubSub._EasyUASubscriber
{
    partial class SubscribeDataSet
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
            UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor pubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1";
            // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
            // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
            //pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet";

            // Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
            var subscriber = new EasyUASubscriber();
            subscriber.DataSetMessage += subscriber_DataSetMessage;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor);

            Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...");
            Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...");
            // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
            Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        static void subscriber_DataSetMessage(object sender, EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs e)
        {
            // Display the dataset.
            if (e.Succeeded)
            {
                // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
                if (!(e.DataSetData is null))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}");
                    foreach (KeyValuePair<string, UADataSetFieldData> pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary)
                        Console.WriteLine(pair);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
            }
        }


        // Example output (truncated):
        //
        //Subscribing...
        //Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=1, class=eae79794-1af7-4f96-8401-4096cd1d8908, fields: 4
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#1, 7945 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#2, 5246 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#3, 9/30/2019 11:19:14 AM {System.DateTime} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=3, class=96976b7b-0db7-46c3-a715-0979884b55ae, fields: 100
        //[#0, 45 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#1, 145 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#2, 245 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#3, 345 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#4, 445 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#5, 545 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#6, 645 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#7, 745 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#8, 845 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#9, 945 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#10, 1045 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //...
    }
}
# This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with UDP UADP mapping.
#
# In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
# http:#kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.BaseLib.Networking
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents.dll"

# Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
[UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor]$pubSubConnectionDescriptor = [ResourceAddress]"opc.udp://239.0.0.1"
# In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
# the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
#$pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet"

# Instantiate the subscriber object.
$subscriber = New-Object EasyUASubscriber

# Event notification handler
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $subscriber -EventName DataSetMessage -Action { 
    # Display the dataset.
    if ($EventArgs.Succeeded) {
        # An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        if ($EventArgs.DataSetData -ne $null) {
            Write-Host 
            Write-Host "Dataset data: $($EventArgs.DataSetData)"
            foreach ($pair in $EventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary.GetEnumerator()) {
                Write-Host $pair
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        Write-Host 
        Write-Host "*** Failure: $($EventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief)"
    }
}

Write-Host "Subscribing..."
[IEasyUASubscriberExtension]::SubscribeDataSet($subscriber, $pubSubConnectionDescriptor)

Write-Host "Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds..."
$stopwatch =  [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 
while ($stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt 20) {    
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}

Write-Host "Unsubscribing..."
$subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

Write-Host "Waiting for 1 second..."
# Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1

Write-Host "Finished."


# Example output (truncated):
#
#Subscribing...
#Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
#
#Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=1, class=eae79794-1af7-4f96-8401-4096cd1d8908, fields: 4
#[#0, True {System.Boolean} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#1, 7945 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#2, 5246 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#3, 9/30/2019 11:19:14 AM {System.DateTime} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#
#Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=3, class=96976b7b-0db7-46c3-a715-0979884b55ae, fields: 100
#[#0, 45 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#1, 145 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#2, 245 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#3, 345 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#4, 445 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#5, 545 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#6, 645 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#7, 745 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#8, 845 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#9, 945 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#10, 1045 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#...
# This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with UDP UADP mapping.
#
# In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
# https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
#
# 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 time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel import *


def dataSetMessage(sender, e):
    # Display the dataset.
    if e.Succeeded:
        # An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        if e.DataSetData is not None:
            print('')
            print('Dataset data: ', e.DataSetData, sep='')
            for pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary:
                print(pair)
    else:
        print('')
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
pubSubConnectionDescriptor = UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor.op_Implicit('opc.udp://239.0.0.1')
# In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
# the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
#pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = 'Ethernet'

# Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
subscriber = EasyUASubscriber()
subscriber.DataSetMessage += dataSetMessage

print('Subscribing...')
IEasyUASubscriberExtension.SubscribeDataSet(subscriber, pubSubConnectionDescriptor)

print('Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...')
time.sleep(20)

print('Unsubscribing...')
subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

print('Waiting for 1 second...')
# Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
time.sleep(1)

subscriber.DataSetMessage -= dataSetMessage

print('Finished.')



# Example output:
#
#Subscribing...
#Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
#
##Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=1, class=eae79794-1af7-4f96-8401-4096cd1d8908, fields: 4
#[#0, True {System.Boolean} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#1, 7945 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#2, 5246 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#3, 9/30/2019 11:19:14 AM {System.DateTime} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#
#Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=3, class=96976b7b-0db7-46c3-a715-0979884b55ae, fields: 100
#[#0, 45 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#1, 145 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#2, 245 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#3, 345 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#4, 445 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#5, 545 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#6, 645 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#7, 745 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#8, 845 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#9, 945 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#[#10, 1045 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
#...
' This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection with UDP UADP mapping.
'
' In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
' https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel

Namespace PubSub._EasyUASubscriber
    Friend Class SubscribeDataSet
        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
            Dim pubSubConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1"
            ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
            ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
            ' pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet"

            ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
            Dim subscriber = New EasyUASubscriber()
            AddHandler subscriber.DataSetMessage, AddressOf subscriber_DataSetMessage

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
            subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor)

            Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...")
            subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...")
            ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Finished...")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub subscriber_DataSetMessage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs)
            ' Display the dataset.
            If e.Succeeded Then
                ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
                If e.DataSetData IsNot Nothing Then
                    Console.WriteLine()
                    Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}")
                    For Each pair As KeyValuePair(Of String, UADataSetFieldData) In e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary
                        Console.WriteLine(pair)
                    Next
                End If
            Else
                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}")
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class



    ' Example output
    '
    'Subscribing...
    'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
    '
    ''Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=1, class=eae79794-1af7-4f96-8401-4096cd1d8908, fields: 4
    '[#0, True {System.Boolean} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#1, 7945 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#2, 5246 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#3, 9/30/2019 11:19:14 AM {System.DateTime} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '
    'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=3, class=96976b7b-0db7-46c3-a715-0979884b55ae, fields: 100
    '[#0, 45 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#1, 145 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#2, 245 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#3, 345 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#4, 445 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#5, 545 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#6, 645 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#7, 745 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#8, 845 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#9, 945 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '[#10, 1045 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
    '...

End Namespace
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