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AFSecurityRightsExtension.CanWrite Method

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AFSecurityRightsExtension.CanWrite Method

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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This extension method determines if the current user has Write access to the object.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182

Syntax

public static bool CanWrite(
	this AFSecurityRights item
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CanWrite ( 
	item As AFSecurityRights
) As Boolean

Dim item As AFSecurityRights
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = item.CanWrite()

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static bool CanWrite(
	AFSecurityRights item
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member CanWrite : 
        item : AFSecurityRights -> bool

Parameters

item: Type: OSIsoft.AFAFSecurityRights
The AFSecurityRights that are be checked for Write access.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
Returns if the current user has Write access to the object.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type AFSecurityRights. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

For objects that are part of a database, the user must have write privileges to the database as well.

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