system.tag.browseTagsSimple

​ This function is used in Python Scripting. ​

Description

Returns a sorted array of tags from a specific folder. ​

Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions. ​

Syntax

system.tag.browseTagsSimple(parentPath, sort) ​

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Description
String	parentPath	The parent folder path. Leave blank for the root folder. Note: You can specify the tag provider name in square brackets at the beginning of the parentPath string. For example, [myTagProvider]MyTagsFolder. If the tag provider name is left off then the project default provider will be used.
String	sort	Sets the sort order, possible values are ASC and DESC.

Returns

BrowseTag[] - An array of BrowseTag. BrowseTag has the following variables: name, path, fullPath, type, dataType, and the following functions: isFolder(), isUDT(), isOPC(), isMemory(), isExpression(), isQuery().

Scope

All ​

caution

If called in the Gateway scope, a tag provider must be specified.

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Code Examples

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Example #1

# This script will print out the names of all tags and the tag type
tags = system.tag.browseTagsSimple("", "ASC")
for tag in tags:
    print "Name:",tag.name, "\tType:", tag.dataType