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AFAttribute.Parent Property

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AFAttribute.Parent Property

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Last UpdatedJan 12, 2026
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This read-only property returns the AFAttribute that is the parent of this attribute.

Namespace: OSIsoft.AF.Asset
Assembly: OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.2.0.7

Syntax

public AFAttribute Parent { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As AFAttribute
	Get

Dim instance As AFAttribute
Dim value As AFAttribute

value = instance.Parent

public:
property AFAttribute^ Parent {
	AFAttribute^ get ();
}

member Parent : AFAttribute with get

Property Value

Type: AFAttribute
Returns the AFAttribute that is the parent of this attribute. If the attribute is not contained within another attribute, for example an attribute accessed directly from the AFBaseElement object, then this property will return .

Remarks

Use the Element property to get direct access to the owning element of this attribute, regardless of how deep the attribute may be within the attribute hierarchy.

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