Description, Direction – Echelon OpenLNS User Manual

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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.

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