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AF SDK Reference

AFAttribute.GetValue Method (AFTime)

  • Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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AFAttribute.GetValue Method (AFTime)
This method gets the value for an attribute based upon the data reference configuration and the specified AFTime context in the units of the DefaultUOM for the attribute.

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

Syntax

public AFValue GetValue(
	AFTime time
)
Public Function GetValue ( 
	time As AFTime
) As AFValue

Dim instance As AFAttribute
Dim time As AFTime
Dim returnValue As AFValue

returnValue = instance.GetValue(time)
public:
AFValue^ GetValue(
	AFTime time
)
member GetValue : 
        time : AFTime -> AFValue 

Parameters

time
Type: OSIsoft.AF.TimeAFTime
The time context to be used when getting the attribute's value. If the time context is not supported by this attribute's configuration, as indicated by the SupportedContexts property, then the context will be changed to no context.

Return Value

Type: AFValue
Returns the AFValue for the attribute. If AFValue.IsGood returned by the data reference is , then the returned value is converted to the proper UOM and Type.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
InvalidCastException Thrown when the conversion to the desired UOM or configured Type cannot be performed.

Remarks

The data reference configuration specifies how to read the value of the attribute. The AFDataReference.UOM property specifies the actual UOM of the external data value referenced by this attribute.

When obtaining values for multiple attributes, consider using one of the AFAttributes.GetValue Overload methods as it can perform more efficiently in many instances.

Security note Security Note
You must have ReadData security rights to read an attribute value.

If the Element associated with this attribute has more than one AFVersion associated with it and a QueryDate for the element has not been specified, then this method will invoke the call on the version of the element corresponding to the specified context.

Version Information

AFSDK


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