Echelon OpenLNS - Manual (Page 61)

OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 24
• Parent
• _NewEnum
Methods
The Aliases object contains the following methods .
• ItemByIndex
• Refresh
ItemByIndex
Summary Retrieves an Alias object from an Aliases collection. The
Alias object to be retrieved must be specified by its index
value.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax itemObject = itemsColl.ItemByIndex index
Element Description
itemObject The Alias object retrieved from the
collection.
itemsColl The Aliases collection to be acted on.
index An Integer value specifying the Index
property of the Alias object to be
retrieved.
Added to API LNS Release 3.0.
Refresh
Summary Causes the OpenLNS Server to read the alias table of the
affiliated application device for aliases belonging to the
("parent") network variable. Any previously obtained Alias
objects are not updated, and their values should be ignored
and the objects released.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax aliasesColl.Refresh
Element Description
aliasesColl The Aliases collection object to be acted
on.
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
Properties
The Aliases object contains the following properties:
•
ClassID
• Count
• Item
• Parent
• _NewEnum