InformationModel.MakeObjectType<T>(browseName, superTypeId)

Creates a project object type derived from the type indicated in the second argument (supertype) and returns a C# object of the specified
<T>
 type.
TIP: At design time, the API functions only if the specified type is a predefined type (contained in the FTOptix modules).
static T MakeObjectType<T>(QualifiedName 
browseName
, NodeId 
superTypeId
);

Arguments

T
An
IUAObject
 C# class that corresponds to the class of the C# object to return.
browseName
 (QualifiedName)
The
BrowseName
 of the new object.
superTypeId
 (NodeId)
The
NodeID
 of the type from which the new object is derived.

Returns

T
A C# object that corresponds to the project object created.

Example

The following example shows an API that creates a
NewMotorType
 object of the
Motor
 type, searched with the
Find
 method, and then specified using
NodeID
 that returns a
MotorType
 C# object:
var supertype = Project.Current.Find("Motor");
var myObj = InformationModel.MakeObjectType<MotorType>("NewMotorType", supertype.NodeId);
Owner.Add(myObj);
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