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AF SDK Reference

AFDataReference Properties

  • Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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AFDataReference Properties

The AFDataReference type exposes the following members.

Properties

  NameDescription
Public property
Attribute
This property returns the attribute that owns this object.
Public property
ConfigString
This property represents the current configuration of the Data Reference as a string suitable for displaying to an end-user and/or setting its configuration.
Public property
ConfigStringStored
Returns the currently stored configuration string.
Public property
Database
This read-only property returns the AFDatabase where this object is defined.
Public property
Description
Read-only property that provides more detailed description of the object.
Public property
DisplayDigits
The DisplayDigits property controls the format of numeric values on displays and in reports.
Public property
EditorType
This method returns the Type of the editor that is used to configure this data reference.
Public property
ID
Read-only property that provides a unique identifier for the object to be used for quick access that is not dependent upon the index.
(Inherited from AFObject.)
Public property
Identity
This read-only property contains identity of the object.
(Inherited from AFObject.)
Public property
IsConfigured
This method returns if the DR instance is properly configured.
Public property
IsDeleted
This read-only property indicates whether the object has been deleted.
(Inherited from AFObject.)
Public property
IsInitializing
Indicates that the AFDataReference is in the process of being initialized.
Public property
Name
Read-only property that identifies the name of the object.
Public property
Path
This read-only property returns the path name to this object.
Public property
PIPoint
Returns the PIPoint associated with this AFDataReference.
Public property
PISystem
This read-only property allows access to the PISystem associated with this object.
(Inherited from AFObject.)
Public property
PlugIn
This read-only property returns the AFPlugIn used to create this instance of the plugin.
Public property
ServerTime
Gets the current time of the server associated with this AFDataReference.
Public property
ServerTimeSource
Gets the server time source associated with this AFDataReference.
Public property
ServerTimeZone
Gets the current time zone of the server associated with this AFDataReference.
Public property
Span
This property represents the span of values for this AFDataReference.
Public property
Step
This property returns if the value returned for this AFDataReference is stepped.
Public property
SupportedContexts
This read-only property specifies which of the data reference contexts are supported when getting and/or setting values.
Public property
SupportedDataMethods
This read-only property specifies which of the data methods are supported by the data reference.
Public property
SupportedMethods
This read-only property specifies which of the data reference methods are supported.
Public property
Template
This property returns the attribute template that owns this object.
Public property
UniqueID
Read-only property that provides the object's ID as a String.
(Inherited from AFObject.)
Public property
UOM
This property represents the source unit of measure (UOM) for the values represented by the DataReference.
Public property
ValueEditorType
This method returns the Type of the editor that is used to display and modify a value provided by this data reference.
Public property
Zero
This property represents the zero or low range value for this AFDataReference.

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