Point.GetNext (statement)


Syntax	Point.GetNext
Description	To wait for and get the next value of the point. This method returns when a point update is received for the point, based on a previously submitted OnChange, OnAlarm, OnTimed or OnAlarmAck call. If the point never changes, the call never returns. To wait with a timeout, see the GetNext(function.)
Example	' Calculate the average of the next two point values. Sub main() ??????Dim MyPoint as new Point ??????MyPoint.Id = "TANK_TEMPERATURE"??????' Set the Id ??????MyPoint.OnChange??????????????????????????????????' Request point onchange ??????MyPoint.GetNext????????????????????????????????????' Retrieve the first value. ??????x = MyPoint.Value????????????????????????????????' Record the value. ??????MyPoint.GetNext????????????????????????????????????' Wait for the next value. ??????x1 = MyPoint.Value??????????????????????????????' Record the value ??????ave# = (x + x1 )/ 2????????????????????????????' Calculate the average ??????MsgBox "The average was " & str$(ave) end sub
See Also	Point.OnChange (method); Point.OnAlarm (method); Point.OnTimed (method); Point.OnAlarmAck (method)..