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AF SDK Reference

AFElement.GetParents Method (AFCategory, AFSortField, AFSortOrder, Int32)

AFElement.GetParents Method (AFCategory, AFSortField, AFSortOrder, Int32)

  • Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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AFElement.GetParents Method (AFCategory, AFSortField, AFSortOrder, Int32)
Retrieves a non-paged collection of AFElement objects that reference this element using the specified AFCategory.

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

Syntax

public AFNamedCollectionList<AFElement> GetParents(
	AFCategory category,
	AFSortField sortField,
	AFSortOrder sortOrder,
	int maxCount
)
Public Function GetParents ( 
	category As AFCategory,
	sortField As AFSortField,
	sortOrder As AFSortOrder,
	maxCount As Integer
) As AFNamedCollectionList(Of AFElement)

Dim instance As AFElement
Dim category As AFCategory
Dim sortField As AFSortField
Dim sortOrder As AFSortOrder
Dim maxCount As Integer
Dim returnValue As AFNamedCollectionList(Of AFElement)

returnValue = instance.GetParents(category, 
	sortField, sortOrder, maxCount)
public:
AFNamedCollectionList<AFElement^>^ GetParents(
	AFCategory^ category, 
	AFSortField sortField, 
	AFSortOrder sortOrder, 
	int maxCount
)
member GetParents : 
        category : AFCategory * 
        sortField : AFSortField * 
        sortOrder : AFSortOrder * 
        maxCount : int -> AFNamedCollectionList<AFElement> 

Parameters

category
Type: OSIsoft.AFAFCategory
The AFCategory that an AFElement must have defined to be included in the returned list.
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: AFNamedCollectionListAFElement
Returns a collection containing the first page of AFElement objects which reference this element using the specified AFCategory.

Remarks

If a QueryDate is defined for the current element, then that query date will be used to determine the collection of elements that are returned from this method.

Version Information

AFSDK


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