DefineAttribute Method (parent, name, sequence, earliestVersion)

[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]

Define an attribute of a SIF Data Object.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public IElementDef DefineAttribute(
	IElementDef parent,
	string name,
	int sequence,
	SifVersion earliestVersion
)

Public Function DefineAttribute ( _
	parent As IElementDef, _
	name As String, _
	sequence As Integer, _
	earliestVersion As SifVersion _
) As IElementDef

public:
IElementDef^ DefineAttribute (
	IElementDef^ parent, 
	String^ name, 
	int sequence, 
	SifVersion^ earliestVersion
)

Parameters

parent (IElementDef): The IElementDef constant identifying the parent data object
name (String): The tag name of the attribute
sequence (Int32): The zero-based sequence number of the attribute
earliestVersion (SifVersion): The earliest version of the specification this attribute should be recognized in

Return Value

An IElementDef instance encapsulating metadata for this attribute

Assembly: Edustructures.SifWorks.Adk (Module: Edustructures.SifWorks.Adk) Version: 2.0.0.10