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AFAttributes.Parent Property

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AFAttributes.Parent Property

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Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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This read-only property returns the AFAttribute that owns this collection of attributes.

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

Syntax

public AFAttribute Parent { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As AFAttribute
	Get

Dim instance As AFAttributes
Dim value As AFAttribute

value = instance.Parent

public:
property AFAttribute^ Parent {
	AFAttribute^ get ();
}

member Parent : AFAttribute with get

Property Value

Type: AFAttribute
Returns the AFAttribute that is the parent of this collection of attributes. If the collection is not contained within another attribute, for example if it is in the top level collection from the AFBaseElement object, then this property will return .

Remarks

Use the Element property to get direct access to the owning element of this attribute collection, regardless of how deep the attribute collection may be within the attribute hierarchy.

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