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titleDescription

Calls a method in an OPC UA server. To make the most of this function, you'll need to be familiar with methods in the OPC UA server.


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titleSyntax

system.opcua.callMethod(connectionName, objectId, methodId, inputs)

  • Parameters

String connectionName - The name of the OPC UA connection to the server that the method resides in.

String objectId - The NodeId of the Object Node the Method is a member of.

String methodId - The NodeId of the Method Node to call.

List inputs - A list of input values expected by the method.

  • Returns

Tuple - A tuple containing the following:

Index OrderDescription
0Resulting StatusCode for the call
1A list of StatusCode objects corresponding to each input argument
2A list of output values.
  • Scope

Gateway, Perspective Session


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titleThe StatusCode Object

This function returns multiple StatusCode objects. StatusCode is a tuple, containing the following:

Index OrderDescription
0The value of the code
1The name of the code
2A description of the code




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titleCode Examples


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languagepy
titleCode Snippet
# Call the Server object's GetMonitoredItems method.
result = system.opcua.callMethod(
        "Ignition OPC UA Server",
        "ns=0;i=2253",
        "ns=0;i=11492",
        [1]
    )

# Below we print the various elements in the results. The print statements could easily be replaced by something more useful.

# printsPrints the StatusCode for the call    .
print result[0]

# printsPrints the list of StatusCodes, one for each input argument passed to system.opcua.callMethod.
print result[1]

# printsPrints the output values from the call.
print result[2]



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titleKeywords

system opcua callMethod, opcua.callMethod