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Deprecated Methods, Objects, Properties and Events
As of LNS Turbo Edition, some methods, objects, properties and events have been
deprecated. This section provides a list of those items. Some have been deprecated
because they were never implemented in LNS, or because they are no longer applicable
or useful. Others have been deprecated because they have been replaced by new features
with better functionality.
Note that many of the objects, methods, properties and events marked as deprecated in
the documentation are still implemented in LNS Turbo Edition to maintain backwards-
compatibility with applications running on previous versions of LNS. For example, many
of the methods of the ConfigProperty object have been deprecated as a result of the
new data point feature, including the GetElement(), GetElementFromDevice(),
SetElement(), and SetElementFromDevice() methods. You can still successfully use
these methods when running on LNS Turbo Edition. However, Echelon recommends that
you use the DataPoint object to read and write configuration properties, and so these
methods have been marked deprecated.
The following sections list the deprecated objects, properties, methods and events in LNS
Turbo Edition. The reason for deprecation can be determined using the following codes:
BA – Better Feature Available. The feature is still implemented in LNS for compatibility
purposes, but a more efficient way to achieve its purpose exists.
U – Unimplemented. The feature was never implemented in LNS.
NLA – No Longer Applicable. The feature is still implemented in LNS for compatibility
purposes, but is no longer useful or functional because of other changes to the LNS
implementation.
For more extensive details on why each of the items in the following list have been
deprecated (i.e. what feature to use for those marked BA), consult the LNS Object Server
Reference help file.
Deprecated Objects
The following objects have been deprecated for Turbo Edition. This means that you
should no longer use the object, or any of its properties and methods, in your
applications.
BuildTemplate Object (U)
BuildTemplates Object (U)
HardwareTemplate Object (U)
HardwareTemplates Object (U)
NetworkVariableField Object (BA)
ProgramTemplate Object (U)
ProgramTemplates Object (U)
Deprecated Methods
The following methods have been deprecated for Turbo Edition. Note that the objects
these methods apply to have not been deprecated, unless those objects are listed in the
Deprecated Objects section.