Indirect aliases addressing using suffixes

When building applications, it is sometimes useful to only pass a single "head" element, and the widget should automatically reference all the relevant items, let's assume we imported some UDTs from the controller:

• MyMotor
• MyMotor_Interlock
• MyMotor_Diagnostics

When a faceplate should be called, and show details for such elements, it is much simpler to just pass "MyMotor" (the head element), and the faceplate should automatically know how to reach the other UDTs to display their values.

This example contains a NetLogic called FaceplateAliasesLogic that should be placed in any faceplate where relative addressing is needed, the script will look for the MainAlias which is the only argument that should be passed to the faceplate when opening the DialogBox. Additional aliases can be added to the DialogBox with a specific naming convention:

• Alias_Interlock will be automatically linked to MyMotor_Interlock
• Alias_Diagnostics will be automatically linked to MyMotor_Diagnostics

The script loops in all aliases of the faceplate, retrieve the MainAlias to get the head node, then gets the remaining aliases and searches for the object (in the same tree level of the main object) with the same suffix. If an object with such suffix is not found, an exception is logged.

Cloning the repository

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Clone repository

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2. Select HTTPS and copy the provided URL
3. Open FT Optix IDE
4. Click on Open and select the Remote tab
5. Paste the URL from step 2
6. Click Open button in bottom right corner to start cloning process

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