# OpcName Class
- Namespace
- Opc.UaFx
- Assembly
- Opc.UaFx.Advanced.dll
- Package
- Opc.UaFx.Advanced v2.59.0
- Members
- OpcName Members
- Also in
- Opc.UaFx.Client
Represents the name of any kind of OPC UA entity through qualifying its nominal information with a reference to the namespace within the name is used.
## Syntax
```csharp
public class OpcName
```
```vbnet
Public Class OpcName
```
## Inheritance
[Object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) → **OpcName**
## Implements
## Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| [OpcName](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#opcname)3 overloads | Initializes a new instance of the OpcName class using the `value` specified. |
## Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| [IsNull](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#isnull) | Gets a value indicating whether the name is a null name. |
| [Namespace](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#namespace) | Gets the [OpcNamespace](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcnamespace/) used by the OpcName to describe the namespace to that the name belongs. |
| [NamespaceIndex](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#namespaceindex) | Gets the index of the namespace that this name belongs. |
| [NamespaceUri](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#namespaceuri) | Gets the uniform resource identifier (URI) of the namespace referred by the [NamespaceIndex](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#namespaceindex). |
| [Null](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#null)static | Gets the default null name. |
| [Value](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#value) | Gets the name without any namespace information. |
## Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| [CompareTo](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#compareto)2 overloads | Compares the current OpcName with the `other`. |
| [Equals](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#equals)2 overloads | Determines whether the specified `other` is equal to this OpcName. |
| [GetHashCode](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#gethashcode)override | Retrieves a hash code for this OpcName. |
| [IsNullOrEmpty](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#isnullorempty)static · since v2.14 | Indicates whether the specified OpcName is null or its [Value](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#value) is null or an empty string (""). |
| [Parse](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#parse)static | Converts a name string to a OpcName instance. |
| [ToString](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#tostring)override | Returns a string representing the name. |
| [TryParse](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#tryparse)static | Determines whether a string is a valid name. |
## Operators
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| [Equality](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-equality)static | Returns a value indicating whether two instance of OpcName are equal. |
| [Explicit](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-explicit)static | Converts a OpcName to an QualifiedName object. |
| [GreaterThan](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-greaterthan)static | Determines whether the first specified OpcName object is greater than the second specified OpcName object. |
| [GreaterThanOrEqual](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-greaterthanorequal)static | Determines whether the first specified OpcName object is greater than or equal to the second specified OpcName object. |
| [Implicit](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-implicit)static · 2 overloads | Converts a [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) to an OpcName object. |
| [Inequality](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-inequality)static | Returns a value indicating whether two instances of OpcName are not equal. |
| [LessThan](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-lessthan)static | Determines whether the first specified OpcName object is less than the second specified OpcName object. |
| [LessThanOrEqual](https://www.traeger.de/en/docs/development/opcua/api/v2.59/opc.uafx.opcname/members#op-lessthanorequal)static | Determines whether the first specified OpcName object is less than or equal to the second OpcName object. |
## Applies to
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Opc.UaFx.Advanced | v2.5–v2.59 |