DataType Class |
Describes a data type, either a .Net System.Type or dynamic type that may have no .Net Type equivalent.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Demo3D.PLC.Comms
Assembly: PLC (in PLC.dll) Version: 15.0.2.11458
SyntaxC#
public sealed class DataType
The DataType type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | Dimensions |
For an array, returns the dimensions of the array.
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| ElementFullName |
The full name of the element type.
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| ElementName |
The name of the element type.
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| ElementSizeBits |
The size of the type (in bits, or -1 for variable sized types).
If the type is an array, returns the size of the base element of the array.
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| ElementType |
The .Net System.Type.
If the type is an array, this is the System.Type of the base element of the array.
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| FullName |
Printable string describing the type.
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| IsArray |
Is an array type.
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| IsDataArray |
The base element is a DataArrayT.
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| IsDynamicStruct |
The base element is a DataStruct.
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| IsStruct |
The base element has a dynamic data structure definition.
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| Name |
Printable string describing the type.
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| SizeBits |
The total size (in bits, or -1).
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| SystemType |
The system type.
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Methods| Name | Description | |
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 | CreateArray |
Create an instance of an array data type.
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| CreateArray(IList, IDataContextProvider, ConversionDelegate) |
Create an instance of an array data type.
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| CreateInstance |
Create an instance of this data type.
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 | FindSystemType |
Parse .Net data type.
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| FindType |
Parse data type.
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| GetBaseElementType |
Gets the base element type of an array.
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| GetElementType |
Returns the type of the array.
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| GetFields |
The fields of the structure (ordered, or null).
Fields are ordered on FieldOffsetBits first and then on Position.
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| GetMemoryLayout |
Returns the memory layout of the fields in a structure.
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| GetSystemType |
Parse .Net data type.
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| GetType |
Parse data type.
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| IsAssignableFrom(DataType) |
Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be assigned to an instance of the current type.
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| IsAssignableFrom(Object) |
Determines whether a specified value can be assigned to an instance of the current type.
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| IsAssignableFrom(Type) |
Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be assigned to an instance of the current type.
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| IsConvertible |
Determines whether an instance of a specified type (the source) can be converted to an instance of
a different type (the destination).
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| IsConvertibleFrom |
Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be converted to an instance of the current type.
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| IsEquivalent |
Determines whether an instance of a specified type is equivalent to an instance of the current type.
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| IsNullOrObject |
Returns true if the dataType is null or the Object type.
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| MakeArray(Int32) |
Makes a (single dimension) array type with the specified length.
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| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListInt32) |
Makes a multi-dimensional array type with the specified dimensions.
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| SetDimensions(Int32) |
Sets the dimensions of a (single dimension) array type with the specified length.
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| SetDimensions(IReadOnlyListInt32) |
Sets the dimensions using the specified dimensions.
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| TryCreateInstance |
Create an instance of this data type.
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| TryTypeof |
Returns the DataType for a .Net System.Type.
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| TypeFromSize |
Returns a best guess DataType given a buffer of a given size.
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Fields| Name | Description | |
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 | BinaryString |
Demo3D.IO.BinaryString.
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| Bit |
One bit.
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| Boolean |
One bit.
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| Buffer |
Demo3D.IO.Buffer.
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| BufferSegment |
Demo3D.IO.BufferSegment.
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| Byte |
System.Byte.
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| Char |
System.Char.
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| DateTime |
System.DateTime.
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| Double |
System.Double.
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| Int16 |
System.Int16.
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| Int32 |
System.Int32.
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| Int64 |
System.Int64.
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| Object |
System.Object.
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| SByte |
System.SByte.
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| Single |
System.Single.
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| String |
System.String.
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| UInt16 |
System.UInt16.
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| UInt32 |
System.UInt32.
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| UInt64 |
System.UInt64.
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