Method GetRawValue

Gets the value that corresponds with the specified display value of the specified parameter.

public virtual string GetRawValue(int pid, string displayValue)

pid int: The ID of the parameter.
displayValue string: The display value for which the raw value has to be determined.

string: The raw value that corresponds with the specified display value.
In case the parameter was not found, the specified value in displayValue is returned.
In case the parameter was found, but the display value is not specified in the parameter, null is returned.

var dummy = engine.GetDummy("dummy1");
string rawValue = dummy.GetRawValue(100, "Main");

Used with parameters defining discrete entries to retrieve the raw value (e.g. "1") for a specific display value (e.g. “Main”).

Gets the value that corresponds with the specified display value of the specified parameter.

Please use an overload that takes the parameter ID instead to prevent issues in case the parameter Description changes.

[Obsolete("Use overloads with parameter ID instead of name.")]
public virtual string GetRawValue(string name, string displayValue)

name string: The name of the parameter.
displayValue string: The display value for which the raw value has to be determined.

string: The raw value that corresponds with the specified display value.
In case the parameter was not found, the specified value in displayValue is returned.
In case the parameter was found, but the display value is not specified in the parameter, null is returned.

var dummy = engine.GetDummy("dummy1");
string rawValue = dummy.GetRawValue("MyDiscreteParameter", "Main");

The specified value for the name argument should be the value of the Description tag of the parameter and not the value of the Name tag.

Used with parameters defining discrete entries to retrieve the raw value (e.g. "1") for a specific display value (e.g. “Main”).