Retrieving Values

 1internal static int CountBadData(AFElement element, int depth)
 2{
 3    int count = 0;
 4
 5    // we can use the AFAttributeList to retrieve values from
 6    // multiple attributes at one time.  This is useful when the
 7    // data is coming from a data reference, such as a PI Point, which
 8    // supports retrieving the data in bulk.
 9    AFAttributeList attributes = new AFAttributeList(element.Attributes);
10    AFValues values = attributes.GetValue();
11
12    // count the bad values returned
13    foreach (AFValue v in values)
14    {
15        if (!v.IsGood)
16            count++;
17    }
18
19    // count bad data in child elements too
20    if (depth > 0)
21    {
22        foreach (AFElement childElement in element.Elements)
23        {
24            count += CountBadData(childElement, depth - 1);
25        }
26    }
27
28    return count;
29}