Echelon OpenLNS - Manual (Page 626)

OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 589
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
Description
Summary Stores description information about the NetworkVariable
object .
Availability Local, full, lightweight, and independent clients. Note that
some collections are not available to Independent clients.
Syntax stringValue = object.Description
Element Description
stringValue A string description of the
NetworkVariable object .
object The NetworkVariable object to be
acted on.
Data Type String.
Read/Write Read/write.
Added to API This depends on the object used to access the property.
Generally, this property exists for the objects listed above as
soon as they are added to the API. See the applicable object
to determine what release it was introduced in.
Direction
Summary Specifies whether the network variable is an input or output
network variable .
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax directionValue = object.Direction
Element Description
directionValue The direction of the network variable.
The vallid values for this element,
which are contained in the
ConstNvDirections constant, are as
follows:
0 lcaNvDirectionInput
The network variable is an input
network variable.
1 lcaNvDirectionOutput
The network variable is an output
network variable.
object The NetworkVariable object.
Data Type Integer.
Read/Write Read only.
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.