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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 330
search for matches for each alternate format specified
starting with the first entry in the list.
If you specify the same format more than once in the list you
write to the CategoryPreferenceList property, the Formatter,
#40 lcaErrFormatStringDuplicate exception will be
thrown.
You should be aware that the CategoryPreferenceList
property has no effect on data points acquired through
network variables or configuration properties whose format
has been previously modified by an OpenLNS application (for
example, by writing to the DsFormatType property of the
source NetworkVariable object, or by writing to the
FormatName property of the source ConfigProperty object).
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax formatLocale. CategoryPreferenceList = preference
Element Description
formatLocale The FormatLocale object being acted
upon.
preference Set this property to cause OpenLNS to
use localized formats when displaying
formatted values whenever possible;
otherwise, do not write to the
property.
Data Type Boolean.
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API LNS Release 3.20.
ClassId
Summary Identifies the object class of this object.
This property allows the object type to be determined when it
is unknown (for example, when the object was accessed using
the Parent property of another object).
Availability Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients. Note that
some objects containing this property are not available to
Independent clients.
Syntax classIdValue = object.ClassId
Element Description
classIdValue The object class of the object. The
following value is defined for the
FormatLocale object in the
ConstClassIds constant:
95 lcaClassIdFormatLocale
object The object to be acted on.