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OpenLNS Programmer's Reference 456
constant, are as follows:
0 lcaMtDirectionInput
The message tag is an input message
tag.
2 lcaMtDirectionOutput
The message tag is an output message
tag.
object The MessageTag object.
Data Type Integer.
Read/Write Read only.
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
Index
Summary Returns the index within an application device of the
message tag.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax index = object.Index
Element Description
object The object to be acted on.
index Index of the message tag. The valid
values for this element are 0–14.
The special message tag, msg_in, is
represented by MSG_IN_TAG (-2).
Data Type Integer.
Read/Write Read only.
Added to API Prior to LNS Release 3.0.
IsDynamic
Summary Indicates whether the message tag is dynamic . A message
tag is considered to be dynamic if it was manually added to
the interface it belongs to, rather than being part of the static
interface defined by a device template.
Availability Local, full, and lightweight clients.
Syntax isDynamicFlag = object. IsDynamic
Element Description
isDynamicFlag A True of False value indicating
whether the object is dynamic.
TRUE. The message tag is dynamic.
FALSE. The message tag is static.