Classid, Formatname – Echelon OpenLNS User Manual
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Syntax
altNameCount = fsObject.
Element
Description
altNameCount
The number of alternate formats
property.
fsObject
Data Type
Long.
Read/Write
Read only.
Added to API
LNS Release 3.0.
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
ConstClassIds
constant:
73 lcaClassIdFormatSpec
object
The object to be acted on.
Data Type
Integer.
Read/Write
Read only.
Added to API
Depends on the object used to access the property. Generally,
this property exists for an object as soon as the object is
added to the API.
FormatName
Summary
Sets the name of the type to use when displaying the
FormattedValue property of the DataPoint
NvMonitorPointDataPoint object using this FormatSpec.
If the FormatSpec object’s FormatType property is set to
lcaFormatTypeNv (1), OpenLNS will use the Index
property to determine the type associated with the
FormatSpec object. In this case, the FormatName property
has no effect.
The FormatName property will only be used if the