AFAttribute Properties

This is a collection of child attributes that have been added to this attribute.

This is a user-defined collection of categories for the object that can be used for querying and/or reporting purposes.

This read-only property returns the list of categories in a string separated by semicolons.

This property returns the current configuration of the attribute's data reference as a string suitable for displaying to an end-user.

This read-only property returns the data access object for this AFAttribute.

This read-only property returns the AFDatabase where this object is defined.

The instance of the data reference used by the AFAttribute to get and set values in a data source.

The data reference plugin property is used to specify which data reference will be used by the AFAttribute to retrieve and set values in a data source.

This property defines the default unit of measure (UOM) for the attribute's value.

Read/write property that provides a more detailed description of the object.

The DisplayDigits property controls the format of numeric values on displays and in reports.

This property returns the display unit of measure (UOM) for the attribute's value.

This read-only property returns the AFBaseElement that owns this AFAttribute.

This read-only property returns if the attribute has child attributes.

Read-only property that provides a unique identifier for the object to be used for quick access that is not dependent upon the index.

This read-only property contains identity of the object.

Returns if the attribute supports any AFDataMethods. If , data access calls to this AFAttribute can be made via the AFData instance returned by the Data property. If , data access should be performed via GetValue Overload or GetValues Overload.

This property determines whether this attribute is a configuration item for the associated element.

This read-only property indicates if this attribute's DataReference and ConfigString are fully defined by the AFElementTemplate.

This read-only property indicates whether the object has been deleted.

This property indicates if this attribute is dynamic.

This property determines whether this attribute is excluded for the associated element.

This property determines whether this attribute is hidden in client applications.

This property determines whether this attribute is used for manual data entry.

This property defines the name that identifies the object.

This read-only property returns the AFAttribute that is the parent of this attribute.

The PIPoint associated with this attribute.

This read-only property allows access to the PISystem associated with this object.

Returns the raw PISDK.PIPoint associated with this attribute.

Gets the current time of the server associated with this AFAttribute.

Gets the server time source associated with this AFAttribute.

Gets the current time zone of the server associated with this AFAttribute.

This property specifies the source unit of measure (UOM) for the attribute's value.

This property returns if the attribute's value is stepped.

This read-only property specifies which of the data reference contexts are supported when getting and/or setting values.

This read-only property specifies which of the data methods are supported by the data reference.

This read-only property specifies which of the data reference methods for getting and/or setting values are supported.

This read-only property returns the AFAttributeTemplate that was used to create this AFAttribute.

This property specifies the attribute trait for this attribute.

This property specifies the type of the attribute's value.

Specifies a further qualification of the types of values available for this attribute.

Read-only property that provides the object's ID as a String.