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This VariableType defines a generic multi-dimensional ArrayItem.

This approach minimizes the number of types however it may be proved more difficult to utilize for control system interactions.

NDimensionArrayItemType is formally defined in Table 13.

Table 13 – NDimensionArrayItemType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	NdimensionArrayItemType
IsAbstract	False
ValueRank	0 (0 = OneOrMoreDimensions)
DataType	BaseDataType
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the ArrayItemType defined in 5.3.4.1
HasProperty	Variable	AxisDefinition	AxisInformation []	PropertyType	Mandatory

The DataType of this VariableType is restricted to SByte, Int16, Int32, Int64, Float, Double, ComplexNumberType and DoubleComplexNumberType.

AxisDefinition Property holds the information about the Engineering Units and Range for all axis.

The StatusCode SemanticsChanged bit shall be set if any of the InstrumentRange, EURange, EngineeringUnits, Title or AxisDefinition Properties are changed (see 5.2 for additional information).