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AFDatabase.ElementCategories Property

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AFDatabase.ElementCategories Property

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Gets the collection of element categories maintained by the AFDatabase.

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

Syntax

public AFCategories ElementCategories { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property ElementCategories As AFCategories
	Get

Dim instance As AFDatabase
Dim value As AFCategories

value = instance.ElementCategories

public:
property AFCategories^ ElementCategories {
	AFCategories^ get ();
}

member ElementCategories : AFCategories with get

Property Value

Type: AFCategories
The collection of element categories maintained by the AFDatabase.

Remarks

This collection contains all the available categories on the AFDatabase that can be values for the AFBaseElement.Categories or AFElementTemplate.Categories collection. You can add a new category to this list by calling the Add method for this collection.

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