BuiltInType Property (UADataVariable)

The built-in type of this variable.

Syntax

public UABuiltInType BuiltInType {get; set;}

public:
property UABuiltInType BuiltInType {
   UABuiltInType get();
   void set (    UABuiltInType value);
}

'Declaration
 
Public Property BuiltInType As UABuiltInType

'Usage
 
Dim instance As UADataVariable
Dim value As UABuiltInType
 
instance.BuiltInType = value
 
value = instance.BuiltInType

Property Value

The built-in type, represented by the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UABuiltInType enumeration.

The default value of this property is Variant (UABuiltInType.Variant).

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException	An invalid enumeration value was used. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Exception

Description

System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException

An invalid enumeration value was used.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Remarks

The built-in type specifies the fundamental data type of the variable's value in the OPC UA server's address space. It is also used to determine how the data should be encoded and decoded for communication.

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

UADataVariable Class
UADataVariable Members
ArrayDimensions Property
DataTypeId Property

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