AFAttribute.FindTransferAttributes Method (AFDatabase, AFSearchMode, Object, Object, String, AFBaseElement, AFBaseElement, AFCategory, AFElementTemplate, String, AFCategory, TypeCode, AFSortField, AFSortOrder, Int32)
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Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.Asset
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182
Syntax
public static AFAttributeList FindTransferAttributes( AFDatabase database, AFSearchMode searchMode, Object startTime, Object endTime, string nameFilter, AFBaseElement sourceFilter, AFBaseElement destinationFilter, AFCategory elemCategory, AFElementTemplate elemTemplate, string attrNameFilter, AFCategory attrCategory, TypeCode attrType, AFSortField sortField, AFSortOrder sortOrder, int maxCount )
Public Shared Function FindTransferAttributes ( database As AFDatabase, searchMode As AFSearchMode, startTime As Object, endTime As Object, nameFilter As String, sourceFilter As AFBaseElement, destinationFilter As AFBaseElement, elemCategory As AFCategory, elemTemplate As AFElementTemplate, attrNameFilter As String, attrCategory As AFCategory, attrType As TypeCode, sortField As AFSortField, sortOrder As AFSortOrder, maxCount As Integer ) As AFAttributeList Dim database As AFDatabase Dim searchMode As AFSearchMode Dim startTime As Object Dim endTime As Object Dim nameFilter As String Dim sourceFilter As AFBaseElement Dim destinationFilter As AFBaseElement Dim elemCategory As AFCategory Dim elemTemplate As AFElementTemplate Dim attrNameFilter As String Dim attrCategory As AFCategory Dim attrType As TypeCode Dim sortField As AFSortField Dim sortOrder As AFSortOrder Dim maxCount As Integer Dim returnValue As AFAttributeList returnValue = AFAttribute.FindTransferAttributes(database, searchMode, startTime, endTime, nameFilter, sourceFilter, destinationFilter, elemCategory, elemTemplate, attrNameFilter, attrCategory, attrType, sortField, sortOrder, maxCount)
public: static AFAttributeList^ FindTransferAttributes( AFDatabase^ database, AFSearchMode searchMode, Object^ startTime, Object^ endTime, String^ nameFilter, AFBaseElement^ sourceFilter, AFBaseElement^ destinationFilter, AFCategory^ elemCategory, AFElementTemplate^ elemTemplate, String^ attrNameFilter, AFCategory^ attrCategory, TypeCode attrType, AFSortField sortField, AFSortOrder sortOrder, int maxCount )
static member FindTransferAttributes : database : AFDatabase * searchMode : AFSearchMode * startTime : Object * endTime : Object * nameFilter : string * sourceFilter : AFBaseElement * destinationFilter : AFBaseElement * elemCategory : AFCategory * elemTemplate : AFElementTemplate * attrNameFilter : string * attrCategory : AFCategory * attrType : TypeCode * sortField : AFSortField * sortOrder : AFSortOrder * maxCount : int -> AFAttributeList
Parameters
- database
- Type: OSIsoft.AFAFDatabase
The AFDatabase to search for the requested objects. - searchMode
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFSearchMode
Determines how the startTime and endTime parameters are treated when searching for event frame objects to be included in the returned collection. - startTime
- Type: SystemObject
An object representing the earliest starting time for the event frames to be returned. The value may be an AFTime, DateTime, PITime, String, or numeric. A DateTime (or a DATE will be treated as UTC time if its Kind property is set to Unspecified. Because DATE values from COM or VB6 clients are marshalled as Unspecified, these client applications must convert to UTC prior to marshalling. An integer numeric represents the number of ticks (100-nanosecond intervals) since January 1, 0001. A floating point numeric represents the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC. A String is interpreted as local time, unless it contains a time zone indicator such as a trailing "Z" or "GMT". Strings will be interpreted with the AFTime.Parse Overload methods so that relative formats with intervals ("*", "T+3h", etc.) are also supported. Relative time intervals are based on the object's QueryDate. - endTime
- Type: SystemObject
An object representing the latest ending time for the event frames to be returned. When the specified startTime is earlier than the endTime, the items in the resulting list will be indexed in time ascending direction. If the startTime is more recent than the endTime, the items in the resulting list will be indexed in time descending direction. The value may be an AFTime, DateTime, PITime, String, or numeric. A DateTime (or a DATE will be treated as UTC time if its Kind property is set to Unspecified. Because DATE values from COM or VB6 clients are marshalled as Unspecified, these client applications must convert to UTC prior to marshalling. An integer numeric represents the number of ticks (100-nanosecond intervals) since January 1, 0001. A floating point numeric represents the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC. A String is interpreted as local time, unless it contains a time zone indicator such as a trailing "Z" or "GMT". Strings will be interpreted with the AFTime.Parse Overload methods so that relative formats with intervals ("*", "T+3h", etc.) are also supported. Relative time intervals are based on the object's QueryDate. - nameFilter
- Type: SystemString
The transfer name filter string used for finding objects.The query string (or match pattern) can include regular characters and wildcard characters. Regular characters must match exactly the characters specified in the query string. Wildcard characters can be matched with arbitrary fragments of the query string. Wildcard characters can be escaped using the single backslash (\) character. Use a double backslash (\\) to match a single backslash. The syntax of the query string has the following rules:
- If or empty string, then everything will be matched.
- If no wildcards, then an exact match on the query string is performed.
- Wildcard * can be placed anywhere in the query string and matches zero or more characters.
- Wildcard ? can be placed anywhere in the query string and matches exactly one character.
- One character in a set of characters are matched by placing them within [ ]. For example, a[bc] would match 'ab' or 'ac', but it would not match 'ad' or 'abd'.
- One character in a set of characters are not matched by placing them within [! ]. For example, a[!bc] would match 'ad', but it would not match 'ab', 'ac', or 'abd'.
- A character in a range of characters from first to last are matched using the following syntax: [first - last]. For example, a[a-c] would match 'aa', 'ab', or 'ac', but it would not match 'ad' or 'abc'.
- sourceFilter
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFBaseElement
Specify that the transfer of the returned attributes must have this Source. To not filter by source, then specify for this parameter. - destinationFilter
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFBaseElement
Specify that the transfer of the returned attributes must have this Destination. To not filter by destination, then specify for this parameter. - elemCategory
- Type: OSIsoft.AFAFCategory
Specify that the owner of the returned attributes must have this category. To not filter by element category, then specify for this parameter. - elemTemplate
- Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFElementTemplate
Specify that the owner of the returned attributes must have this template or a template derived from this template. To not filter by element template, then specify for this parameter. - attrNameFilter
- Type: SystemString
The attribute name filter string used for finding objects.
The query string (or match pattern) can include regular characters and wildcard characters. Regular characters must match exactly the characters specified in the query string. Wildcard characters can be matched with arbitrary fragments of the query string. Wildcard characters can be escaped using the single backslash (\) character. Use a double backslash (\\) to match a single backslash. The syntax of the query string has the following rules:
- If or empty string, then everything will be matched.
- If no wildcards, then an exact match on the query string is performed.
- Wildcard * can be placed anywhere in the query string and matches zero or more characters.
- Wildcard ? can be placed anywhere in the query string and matches exactly one character.
- One character in a set of characters are matched by placing them within [ ]. For example, a[bc] would match 'ab' or 'ac', but it would not match 'ad' or 'abd'.
- One character in a set of characters are not matched by placing them within [! ]. For example, a[!bc] would match 'ad', but it would not match 'ab', 'ac', or 'abd'.
- A character in a range of characters from first to last are matched using the following syntax: [first - last]. For example, a[a-c] would match 'aa', 'ab', or 'ac', but it would not match 'ad' or 'abc'.
- attrCategory
- Type: OSIsoft.AFAFCategory
Specify that returned attributes must have this category. To not filter by attribute category, then specify for this parameter. - attrType
- Type: SystemTypeCode
Specify that returned attributes must have this Type. To not filter by attribute type, then specify Empty. If Object is specified, then attributes which do not have a type defined (displayed as Anything in PI System Explorer), will be returned, as well as types which cannot be described by a simpler type code, such as enumeration values, arrays, files, and references to other AF objects. - sortField
- Type: OSIsoft.AFAFSortField
The field or property of the object used to sort the returned collection. - sortOrder
- Type: OSIsoft.AFAFSortOrder
The order that the returned collection is sorted. - maxCount
- Type: SystemInt32
The maximum number of objects to be returned.
Return Value
Type: AFAttributeListReturns a collection containing the specified page of AFAttribute objects which match the specified filters.
Remarks
| Beginning with PI AF Server 2.6, only transfer element template information that is checked in to the permanent storage will be utilized in the search. |