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3 lcaDataSourceOptionsTypeDefaultValue
The data point value is set to the default
value of configuration properties using the
same type as the source configuration
property. The default value is generally
read from the functional profile template on
the device containing the configuration
property, or from the type definition for this
configuration property type. Data points
created with this option set are read-only.
Note that this value represents the "type
default", as defined in the resource files.
The default value of a given configuration
property may differ from the default value
of its type, since the default configuration
property values for a given template are
defined in the external interface file and
can be set from the current values in the
device.
dpObject The DataPoint object to be acted on.
Data Type Long.
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API LNS Release 3.20.
TypeName
Summary Contains the name of the current type used by this data
point. This type is defined by the data point's FormatSpec
property. You can change the data point’s type by writing to
the FormatSpec property.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax typeName = dpObject.TypeName
Element Description
typeName The name of the type.
dpObject The DataPoint object to be acted on.
Data Type String.
Read/Write Read-only.
Added to API LNS Release 3.0.
Value
Summary Contains the value of the data point as a scaled double float
value. This property can be used to read and write to scalar
data points.