IStringType Interface

Interface representing a string IDataType

Namespace:  TwinCAT.TypeSystem
Assembly:  TwinCAT.Ads (in TwinCAT.Ads.dll) Version: 4.3.0.0

Syntax

C#

public interface IStringType : IDataType, 
    IBitSize

VB

Public Interface IStringType
    Inherits IDataType, IBitSize

The IStringType type exposes the following members.

Properties

 

Name

Description

Attributes

Gets the attributes of the IDataType (Inherited from IDataType.)

BitSize

Gets the size of the IDataType in bits. (Inherited from IBitSize.)

ByteSize

Gets the (aligned) size of of the Type/Instance in Bytes (Inherited from IBitSize.)

Category

Gets the Data Type category (Inherited from IDataType.)

Comment

Gets the comment behind the variable declaration. (Inherited from IDataType.)

Encoding

Gets the encoding of the String (Encoding.Default (STRING) or Encoding.UNICODE (WSTRING))

FullName

Gets the full name of the IDataType (Namespace + Name) (Inherited from IDataType.)

Id

Gets the ID of the DataType (Inherited from IDataType.)

IsBitType

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is not basing on a full DataType but instead of some sort of bit mapping (Inherited from IBitSize.)

IsByteAligned

Indicates that the Size of the Object is Byte aligned (BitSize % 8 == 0) (Inherited from IBitSize.)

IsContainer

Gets a value indicating whether this IDataType is a container type (Inherited from IDataType.)

IsFixedLength

Gets a value indicating whether the string is of fixed length.

IsPointer

Gets a value indicating whether this IDataType is a pointer type (Inherited from IDataType.)

IsPrimitive

Gets a value indicating whether this IDataType is primitive (Inherited from IDataType.)

IsReference

Gets a value indicating whether this IDataType is a reference type (Inherited from IDataType.)

Length

Gets the number of characters within the string (when fixed length).

Name

Gets the name of the Data Type (without namespace) (Inherited from IDataType.)

Namespace

Gets the namespace string within the IDataType exists. (Inherited from IDataType.)

Size

Gets the size of the object in bytes or Bits dependant on IsBitType (Inherited from IBitSize.)

Reference

TwinCAT.TypeSystem Namespace