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AF SDK Reference

PIPoint.TryFindPIPoint Method

  • Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
  • 2 minute read
PIPoint.TryFindPIPoint Method
Find a PIPoint on the current PIServer using the specified point name without throwing an exception.

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

Syntax

public static bool TryFindPIPoint(
	PIServer piServer,
	string pointName,
	out PIPoint piPoint
)
Public Shared Function TryFindPIPoint ( 
	piServer As PIServer,
	pointName As String,
	<OutAttribute> ByRef piPoint As PIPoint
) As Boolean

Dim piServer As PIServer
Dim pointName As String
Dim piPoint As PIPoint
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = PIPoint.TryFindPIPoint(piServer, 
	pointName, piPoint)
public:
static bool TryFindPIPoint(
	PIServer^ piServer, 
	String^ pointName, 
	[OutAttribute] PIPoint^% piPoint
)
static member TryFindPIPoint : 
        piServer : PIServer * 
        pointName : string * 
        piPoint : PIPoint byref -> bool 

Parameters

piServer
Type: OSIsoft.AF.PIPIServer
The PIServer to search for the desired PIPoint objects.
pointName
Type: SystemString
The name of the desired PIPoint on the current PIServer.
piPoint
Type: OSIsoft.AF.PIPIPoint
The returned PIPoint identified by the specified pointName.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
Returns if the PIPoint identified by the specified pointName was found. Returns if it was not found.

Version Information

AFSDK


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