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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: 19.01.00
SyntaxC#
public sealed class DataType
The DataType type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dimensions | For an array, returns the dimensions of the array. |
| ElementFullName | The full name of the base element type. |
| ElementIsDynamicStruct | The base element is a DataStruct. |
| ElementIsStruct | The base element has a structure definition. |
| ElementName | The name of the base element type. |
| 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. |
| ElementType | The .Net System.Type. If the type is an array, this is the System.Type of the base element of the array. |
| FullName | Printable string describing the type. |
| IsArray | The type is an array type. |
| IsDataArray | The type is a DataArrayT. |
| IsDynamicStruct | The type is a DataStruct. |
| IsStruct | The type is a structure with a structure definition. |
| Name | Printable string describing the type. |
| SizeBits | The total size (in bits, or -1). |
| SystemType | The system type. |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AsDynamicStruct | Returns a dynamic DataStruct for a struct type. |
 | CreateAndPopulateArray | Convert and populate array. |
| CreateArray | Create an instance of an array data type. |
| CreateArray(IList, DataType) | Create an instance of an array data type. |
| CreateInstance | Create an instance of this data type. |
| DeSerialize | Deserialize xml representation of the data type. |
| FindByPosition | Find field by position. |
| FindFieldByName | Find field by name. |
| FindFieldByOffset | Find structure field by offset (bits); |
| FindSystemType | Parse .Net data type. |
| FindType | Parse data type. |
| GetBaseElementType | Gets the base element type of an array. |
| GetElementType | Returns the type of the array. |
| GetFields | The fields of the structure (ordered, or null). Fields are ordered on FieldOffsetBits first and then on Position. |
| GetMemoryLayout | Returns the memory layout of the fields in a structure. |
| GetSystemType | Parse .Net data type. |
| GetType | Parse data type. |
| IsAssignableFrom(DataType) | Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be assigned to an instance of the current type. |
| IsAssignableFrom(Object) | Determines whether a specified value can be assigned to an instance of the current type. |
| IsAssignableFrom(Type) | Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be assigned to an instance of the current type. |
| IsConvertible | Determines whether an instance of a specified type (the source) can be converted to an instance of a different type (the destination). |
| IsConvertibleFrom | Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be converted to an instance of the current type. |
| IsEquivalent | Determines whether an instance of a specified type is equivalent to an instance of the current type. |
| IsNullOrObject | Returns true if the dataType is null or the Object type. |
| MakeArray(Int64, Boolean) | Makes a (single dimensional) array type with the specified length. |
| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListDataArrayBounds, Boolean) | Makes an array type with the specified dimensions. |
| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListDataArrayBounds, Boolean) | Makes an array of arrays (jagged) type with the specified dimensions. |
| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListInt32, Boolean) | Makes an array of arrays (jagged) type with the specified dimensions. |
| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListInt64, Boolean) | Makes an array type with the specified dimensions. |
| MakeArray(IReadOnlyListInt64, Boolean) | Makes an array of arrays (jagged) type with the specified dimensions. |
| Serialize | Serialize data type to xml. |
| SetDimensions(Int32) | Sets the dimensions of a (single dimensional) array type with the specified length. |
| SetDimensions(IReadOnlyListDataArrayBounds) | Sets the dimensions using the specified dimensions. |
| TryCreateArray | Create an instance of an array data type. |
| TryCreateInstance | Create an instance of this data type. |
| TryTypeof | Returns the DataType for a .Net System.Type. |
| TypeFromSize | Returns a best guess DataType given a buffer of a given size. |
Fields| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | BinaryString | Demo3D.IO.BinaryString. |
| Bit | One bit. |
| Boolean | One bit. |
| Buffer | Demo3D.IO.Buffer. |
| BufferSegment | Demo3D.IO.BufferSegment. |
| Byte | System.Byte. |
| Char | System.Char. |
| DataStruct | Demo3D.PLC.Comms.DataStruct. |
| DateTime | System.DateTime. |
| Double | System.Double. |
| Int16 | System.Int16. |
| Int32 | System.Int32. |
| Int64 | System.Int64. |
| Object | System.Object. |
| SByte | System.SByte. |
| Single | System.Single. |
| String | System.String. |
| UInt16 | System.UInt16. |
| UInt32 | System.UInt32. |
| UInt64 | System.UInt64. |
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