PIPoint.FindPIPoint Method (String)
- Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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- PI System
- AF SDK 3.2.0
- Developer
Returns the PIPoint identified by the path.
Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7
Syntax
public static PIPoint FindPIPoint( string path )
Public Shared Function FindPIPoint ( path As String ) As PIPoint Dim path As String Dim returnValue As PIPoint returnValue = PIPoint.FindPIPoint(path)
public: static PIPoint^ FindPIPoint( String^ path )
static member FindPIPoint : path : string -> PIPoint
Parameters
- path
- Type: SystemString
A string containing a fully qualified pathname to the PIPoint.
Return Value
Type: PIPointReturns the PIPoint identified by the path.
Remarks
Resolves a string containing a fully qualified pathname to the PIPoint.
When resolving multiple points, the FindPIPointsByPath(IEnumerableString) method will provide better
bulk performance by reducing round trips to the server.
The FindPIPoints Overload methods also provides bulk resolution
by PIServer along with the ability to specify point attributes that are loaded.
The fully qualified pathname should be in the form \\server\point. The server portion of the path should be in one of the following forms. The order of the serverName and serverID determines the preference (the first one has higher preference) when resolving the server by Name or ID.
- serverName
- {serverID}
- serverName;{serverID}
- {serverID};serverName
- PIServers[serverName]
- PIServers[{serverID}]
- PIServers[{serverID};serverName]
- PIServers[serverName;{serverID}]
The PI Point (tag) portion of the path should be in one of the following forms. The order of the pointName and pointID determines the preference (the first one has higher preference) when resolving the PI Point by Name or ID.
- pointName
- ?pointID
- pointName?pointID
- pointName;?pointID
- ?pointID;pointName
- PIPoints[pointName]
- PIPoints[?pointID]
- PIPoints[?pointID;pointName]
- PIPoints[pointName?pointID]
- PIPoints[pointName;?pointID]