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AFBaseElement.GetAttributeByTrait Method

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AFBaseElement.GetAttributeByTrait Method

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Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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Retrieves the child AFAttribute with the specified AFAttributeTrait.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.Asset
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7

Syntax

public AFAttribute GetAttributeByTrait(
	AFAttributeTrait trait
)

Public Function GetAttributeByTrait ( 
	trait As AFAttributeTrait
) As AFAttribute

Dim instance As AFBaseElement
Dim trait As AFAttributeTrait
Dim returnValue As AFAttribute

returnValue = instance.GetAttributeByTrait(trait)

public:
AFAttribute^ GetAttributeByTrait(
	AFAttributeTrait^ trait
)

member GetAttributeByTrait : 
        trait : AFAttributeTrait -> AFAttribute

Parameters

trait: Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFAttributeTrait
The AFAttributeTrait to search for the desired AFAttribute.

Return Value

Type: AFAttribute
Returns the first child AFAttribute identified by the trait parameter. All attributes are searched, including nested child attributes. Returns if an AFAttribute with the specified trait does not exist.

Remarks

The first child AFAttribute with the specified trait is returned.

Version Information

AFSDK

Supported in: 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0.0, 2.10.11, 2.10.5, 2.10.0, 2.10, 2.9.5, 2.9, 2.8.5, 2.8

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