Tag description

[smolenak]

Hello,

is there any possibility to show the tag description on the screen?
Thanks!

[Edmund]

Hi Smolenak!

Yes you can, You access it via the Description property.

Create a textfield and try this.

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void Screen1_Opened(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
       Text1.Text = Globals.Tags.Tag1.Description;
}

The Description property is not visible in the script editor in iX but if you switch over to Visual Studio you will see it.

Best Regards

Edmund

[wlederer]

As I understand, Visual C# must be installed ?
If yes, which version, release..?
regards, Waldemar

[mark.monroe]

iX Developer has a C# compiler, and it installs it by default. You do not need to install Microsoft Visual Studio.

[wlederer]

Thank You Mark,
how can I make the "Description" option for a tag in the:
Text1.Text = Globals.Tags.Tag1.Description;
visible?

[mark.monroe]

You code works to do what you want. Maybe you do not have a description for that tag.

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		void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			Text1.Text = Globals.Tags.Tag1.Description;
		}

[wlederer]

I put some description to a tag.
But, when I put dot after the tag's name, no "Description" option is seen. Is it normal? Where all available options can be seen? May be, in Visual C# manual?

[mark.monroe]

Only properties that are marked as "visible" can be seen. When you are in your script, you can press F1 and it will bring up the script help which has all of the properties and methods an object has.

Just because the autocomplete doesn't display a properties doesn't mean it is not there.