Version: Deprecated Pages

system.tag.browseTagsSimple

This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Returns a sorted array of tags from a specific folder.

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

system.tag.browseTagsSimple(parentPath, sort)

Parameters
- 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.

The following script will print out the names of all tags and the tag type:

Example #1
tags = system.tag.browseTagsSimple("", "ASC")
for tag in tags:
    print "Name:",tag.name, "\tType:", tag.dataType