Object: Element <Data>

Object: Element <Data>

The Element object provides a single element in the script interface for internal data. Depending on whether an element of the internal data is a data set (Root), a group (ChannelGroup), or a channel (Channel), the Element object has additional properties. Use the IsKindOf method to determine the type of an element. Refer to Working with the Elements Collection and the Element Object for general information on working with the elements.

The Element object corresponds to one of the following objects:

The following example displays the name for each element that is selected in the Data Portal:

Dim oMySelectedElement
For Each oMySelectedElement in Portal.Structure.Selection
  If oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(eDataRoot) Then
    Call MsgBoxDisp ("Root: " & oMySelectedElement.Name)
  ElseIf oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(eDataChannelGroup) Then
    Call MsgBoxDisp ("ChannelGroup: " & oMySelectedElement.Name)
  ElseIf oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(eDataChannel) Then 
    Call MsgBoxDisp ("Channel: " & oMySelectedElement.Name)
  End If
Next

for oMySelectedElement in dd.Portal.Structure.Select()ion: 
    if oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(dd.eDataRoot) : 
        dd.MsgBoxDisp ("Root: " + oMySelectedElement.Name) 
    elif oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(dd.eDataChannelGroup) : 
        dd.MsgBoxDisp ("ChannelGroup: " + oMySelectedElement.Name) 
    elif oMySelectedElement.IsKindOf(dd.eDataChannel) : 
        dd.MsgBoxDisp ("Channel: " + oMySelectedElement.Name)