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AFModel.GetConnections Method (AFElement, AFPortType)

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AFModel.GetConnections Method (AFElement, AFPortType)

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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This method returns a collection of AFConnection objects with the specified port type representing a connection between the specified element (or child element) and another element within the model.

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

Syntax

public AFCollectionList<AFConnection> GetConnections(
	AFElement element,
	AFPortType portType
)

Public Function GetConnections ( 
	element As AFElement,
	portType As AFPortType
) As AFCollectionList(Of AFConnection)

Dim instance As AFModel
Dim element As AFElement
Dim portType As AFPortType
Dim returnValue As AFCollectionList(Of AFConnection)

returnValue = instance.GetConnections(element, 
	portType)

public:
AFCollectionList<AFConnection^>^ GetConnections(
	AFElement^ element, 
	AFPortType portType
)

member GetConnections : 
        element : AFElement * 
        portType : AFPortType -> AFCollectionList<AFConnection>

Parameters

element: Type: OSIsoft.AF.AssetAFElement
The element associated with the connections being returned. It (or one of its child elements) could be either a source or destination of the connection. Only child elements with a direct ownership through the Parent property will be checked.
portType: Type: OSIsoft.AF.ModelingAFPortType
The port type of the desired connections to be returned.

Return Value

Type: AFCollectionListAFConnection
Returns a collection of AFConnection objects with the specified port type representing a connection between the specified element (or child element) and another element within the model.

Remarks

This is a subset of the collection returned by the Connections property plus any connections between a child element and another element within the model. It is also a subset of the collection returned by the GetConnections(AFElement) method.

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