Example #1
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        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the value
        /// </summary>
        private Variant WriteValue(Session session, NodeId nodeId)
        {
            // cast the value to a string.
            object value = TypeInfo.Cast(ValueTB.Text, TypeInfo.Scalars.String, m_sourceType.BuiltInType);

            // build list of attributes to read.
            WriteValueCollection nodesToWrite = new WriteValueCollection();

            WriteValue nodeToWrite = new WriteValue();
            nodeToWrite.NodeId = nodeId;
            nodeToWrite.AttributeId = Attributes.Value;

            // using the WrappedValue instead of the Value property because we know the TypeInfo.
            // this makes the assignment more efficient by avoiding reflection to determine type.
            nodeToWrite.Value.WrappedValue = new Variant(value, m_sourceType);

            nodesToWrite.Add(nodeToWrite);

            // override the diagnostic masks (other parameters are set to defaults).
            RequestHeader requestHeader = new RequestHeader();
            requestHeader.ReturnDiagnostics = (uint)DiagnosticsMasks.All;

            // read the attributes.
            StatusCodeCollection results = null;
            DiagnosticInfoCollection diagnosticInfos = null;

            ResponseHeader responseHeader = session.Write(
                requestHeader,
                nodesToWrite,
                out results,
                out diagnosticInfos);

            ClientBase.ValidateResponse(results, nodesToWrite);
            ClientBase.ValidateDiagnosticInfos(diagnosticInfos, nodesToWrite);

            // check status.
            if (StatusCode.IsBad(results[0]))
            {
                // embed the diagnostic information in a exception.
                throw ServiceResultException.Create(results[0], 0, diagnosticInfos, responseHeader.StringTable);
            }

            // return valid value.
            return nodeToWrite.Value.WrappedValue;
        }