AttributeType Class

SystemObject
  Aml.Engine.CAEXCAEXWrapper
    Aml.Engine.CAEXCAEXBasicObject
      Aml.Engine.CAEXCAEXObject
        Aml.Engine.CAEXCaexObjectWithReferenceAttributeTypeType
          Aml.Engine.CAEXAttributeTypeType
            Aml.Engine.CAEXAttributeType
              Aml.Engine.AmlObjectsFrameAttributeType
              Aml.Engine.AmlObjectsRefTypeAttributeType
              Aml.Engine.AmlObjectsRefURIAttributeType

public class AttributeType : AttributeTypeType, 
	IMirror<AttributeType>, IMirror, ICAEXObject, ICAEXBasicObject, 
	ICAEXWrapper, IXMLWrapper, IInstance

Public Class AttributeType
	Inherits AttributeTypeType
	Implements IMirror(Of AttributeType), IMirror, 
	ICAEXObject, ICAEXBasicObject, ICAEXWrapper, IXMLWrapper, IInstance

public ref class AttributeType : public AttributeTypeType, 
	IMirror<AttributeType^>, IMirror, ICAEXObject, ICAEXBasicObject, 
	ICAEXWrapper, IXMLWrapper, IInstance

	Name	Description
	AttributeType	Initializes a new instance of the AttributeType class.

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	Name	Description
	AdditionalInformation	Gets the collection of AdditionalInformation values contained in this instance. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	Attribute	Gets a collection of Attributes contained in this instance. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	AttributeAndDescendants	Gets the attributes and all nested attributes. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	AttributeDataType	Gets and sets the AttributeDataType attribute of this Attribute object. If the referenced attribute type does not base on an XML standard base type, the AttributeDataType may remain empty or not present. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	AttributePath	Returns the attribute path, which is equal to the attribute name for any attribute, which is not a nested attribute or a concatenation of attribute names separated by the attribute path delimiter for nested attributes.
	AttributeTreeOwner	Gets the owner of the Attribute Tree. This is the first ancestor, which is not an AttributeType object.
	AttributeTypeDefiningAttribute	Gets the Attribute datatype which is valid for values of all ValueAttributes of this element. For this class, it is the instance itself. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	AttributeTypeReference	Gets and sets the AttributeType of an Attribute object, defining a new instance to class relation, using the CAEX attribute RefAttributeType.
	AttributeValue	Gets and set the encoded/decoded attribute value according to the defined AttributeDataType. If no AtttibuteDatatype is defined the type is set according to the ClrToXmlType(Type) result. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	CAEXDocument	Gets the CAEX document of this CAEX object. If the CAEX object has not been inserted into a document or has been removed from the document, the value is null. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	CAEXParent	Gets the CAEXParent of this instance if it exists. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	CAEXSequenceOfCAEXObject	Gets the CAEXSequence containing this CAEX object (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	ChangeMode	Gets and sets the change mode for a CAEX element (Optional in CAEX). (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	Constraint	Gets the collection of AttributeValueRequirement objects contained in this instance. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Copyright	Gets and sets the Copyright for this object. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	CopyrightElement	Gets the wrapper for the Copyright element. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	DefaultAttributeValue	Gets and set the encoded/decoded default attribute value according to the defined AttributeDataType. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	DefaultValue	Gets and sets the DefaultValue element of this Attribute object. Use the property DefaultAttributeValue, to get or set the type encoded default value according to the Attribute Data Type. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Description	Gets and sets the Description for this object. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	DescriptionElement	Gets the wrapper for the Description element. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	Document	Gets the XDocument of the wrapped XML-Element (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	Exists	Determines if this is a wrapper around an existing XML-Element (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	ID	Gets and sets a unique identifier of the CAEX object (optional in CAEX). AutomationML requires IDs for some Elements. These IDs are automatically set when such elements are created. (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	IsDeleted	Determines, if this object is not contained in any document (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	IsMaster	Gets a value indicating whether this instance is a master attribute referenced by mirror attributes.
	IsMirror	Gets a value indicating whether this instance is a mirror of another Attribute object.
	IsOverridden	Determines, if this is an overridden Attribute (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Item	Gets the type-decoded value and sets the type-encoded value for the value attribute with the defined name. The allowed Names are ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_STRING and ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULTVALUE_STRING. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Master	Gets the master Attribute object if this is a mirror and the master can be found in this CAEX document.
	MasterID	Gets the identifier of the master Attribute if this is a Mirror. The identifier contains the ID of the attribute owner followed by the Attribute path.
	MasterParentID	Gets the ID of the master attributes parent instance, if this is a mirror Attribute object. If it is not a mirror, null is returned.
	Name	Gets and sets the name of the CAEX object (required in CAEX). (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	Node	Gets the wrapped XML-Element (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	Owner	Gets the wrapped Xml-Element's parent (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	RefAttributeType	Gets and sets the RefAttributeType CAEX attribute of the Attribute object. This property is used to create instance to class relations between Attributes (instances) and AttributeType objects (classes). (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Reference	Gets the referenced class (Inherited from CaexObjectWithReferenceT)
	ReferenceAttributeName	Gets the Name of the attribute of the wrapped Xml-Element, which is used to define the reference to the base class. (Inherited from CaexObjectWithReferenceT)
	RefSemantic	Gets the collection of RefSemantic objects contained in this instance (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Revision	Gets the collection of Revision objects contained in this instance. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	SourceObjectInformation	Gets the collection of SourceObjectInformation objects contained in this instance. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	TagName	Gets the name of the CAEX tag for this CAEX object. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	Unit	Gets and sets the Unit attribute for this Attribute object. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Value	Gets and sets the Value for this Attribute object. The correct XML-String representation for the defined AttributeDataType has to be ensured by the caller. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	ValueAttributes	Gets all the CAEXValue objects for the defined value attributes of this instance. Recognized value attributes are ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULTVALUE_STRING and ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_STRING. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Version	Gets and sets the Version for this object. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	VersionElement	Gets the wrapper for the Version element. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)

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	Name	Description
	AddChild	Appends a new element of the same type as this instance as a child element (Inherited from CaexObjectWithReferenceT)
	AddReference	Adds a reference to the provided referenced class using the CAEXPath of the referenced class as the reference attribute value. (Inherited from CaexObjectWithReferenceT)
	AssignNewGuidAsID	Assigns the new unique identifier as a new ID to this CAEX object. (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	CAEXChild	Gets the first child of this CAEX object with the defined CAEX tag name. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	CAEXChildren	Gets all children of this CAEX object with the defined CAEX tag name. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	CAEXPath	Gets the CAEX path for this object. A path can be used to uniquely reference an object, for example in inheritances and instances. The path syntax for an object is defined differently in CAEX 2.15 and CAEX 3.0. The engine uses the CAEXPathBuilder to generate the CAEX path of an object according to the documents CAEX version. (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	CAEXSequence	Gets the CAEXSequence owned by this CAEX object, which contains the specified CAEX object. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	CanAddReference	Determines if this CAEX object can reference the provided target CAEX object using the reference attribute. (Inherited from CaexObjectWithReferenceT)
	ContainerT	Gets the CAEX Container for elements of type T, which is owned by this CAEX object (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Copy	Creates a copy of this CAEX object, containing all child elements. The created copy will have replaced unique IDs and updated references, if the assignNewIDs is set to true (default). When a CAEX class is copied, the nested classes that can exist for AttributeType, RoleClass, SystemUnitClass, and InterfaceClass could be included in the created copy, if the includeSubClasses is set to true. (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	CreateAttributeType	Creates an AttriuteType from this Attribute instance.
	CreateMirror	Creates a new mirror element from this AttributeType
	Equals	Equality of CAEX wrapper instances is defined on the equality of the wrapped XML elements. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	GetCaexValue	Gets the CaexValue for the value attribute with the defined attribute name. The allowed Names as ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_STRING and ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULTVALUE_STRING. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	GetDateTime	Parse the Attribute Value string as dateTime. If the string can not be parsed, a format exception is returned. This method uses the XmlConvert ToDateTime(String, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode) method. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	GetDouble	Parse the Attribute Value string as double. If the string can not be parsed, a format exception is returned. This method uses the XmlConvert ToDouble(String) method and a fall back conversion, if the first conversion fails. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	GetHashCode	Gets the Hash code for this instance, using the wrapped XML element. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	GetXAttributeValue	Gets the value of the Xml-Attribute with the specified attribute name of the wrapped Xml-Element. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	Import	Imports the specified CAEX object in it's associated sequence. The provided CAEX object is copied and all references are recalculated before it is inserted. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Insert(CAEXWrapper, Boolean)	Inserts the specified CAEX object in it's associated sequence. The AttributeType defines additional sequences for Attribute, Constraint and RefSemantic. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	Insert(Int32, CAEXWrapper)	Inserts the specified CAEX object in it's associated sequence at the defined position. The AttributeType defines additional sequences for Attribute, Constraint and RefSemantic. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	InsertAfter	Inserts the provided CAEX object as a new sibling after this CAEX object. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	InsertBefore	Inserts the provided CAEX object as a new sibling before this CAEX object. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	InsertNew	This method can be used to create an XML node, if this CAEX wrapper was instantiated without an XML node. This method can only be applied, if an Owner is defined. The new created CAEX object is inserted as a new child of the owner. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	IsInherited	Determines, if this is an inherited attribute from a base class. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	New_Revision	Creates a new Revision object and inserts it to the collection of Revision objects Revision either at the beginning or at the end of the sequence, according to the specified optional value. The Revision object is initialized with the provided values. (Inherited from CAEXBasicObject)
	RecreateAttributeInstance	Replaces the content of this Attribute object with the specified attribute type. This Attribute object is changed to an instance of the provided Attribute Type.
	Remove	Removes this element. After that it is no longer assigned to a document and has no owner anymore. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	SetAttributeDataType(Object)	Sets the attribute data type to the type of the provided value (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	SetAttributeDataType(Type)	Sets the attribute data type to the provided clr type (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	SetDateTime	Sets the specified dateTime value as the attribute value. The AttributeDataType is set to xs:dateTime (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	SetDouble	Sets the specified double value as the attribute value. The AttributeDataType is set to xs:double (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	SetXAttributeValue	Sets the value of an attribute, adds an attribute, or removes an attribute (if the value is null). (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)
	ToString	Returns the value of the 'Name' attribute of this CAEX object as the string representation of the object. (Inherited from CAEXObject)
	TryGetDateTime	Tries to parse the Attribute Value string as dateTime. This method uses the XmlConvert ToDateTime(String, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode) method. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	TryGetDouble	Tries to parse the Attribute Value string as double. This method uses the XmlConvert ToDouble(String) method and a fall back conversion, if the first conversion fails. (Inherited from AttributeTypeType)
	UpdateInstance	Updates the Attribute using added attributes of the referenced Attribute Type.

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	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	The Change event raised when any property is modified. (Inherited from CAEXWrapper)

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	Name	Description
	AddListItem	Adds an additional list item attribute to the list attribute. If the List attribute already contains some items, the new item will have the same item type as the already existing items. If this is the first item, the specified itemType is used as the attribute data type. If no itemType is defined, the default data type for the list item is "xs:string". The Item name is automatically set to the Index if the List attribute is an ordered list, otherwise the defined itemName is used. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	AllLibraryReferences	Gets all libraries which are referenced by this CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	AMLSchemaManager	Gets the associated CAEX schema manager of the CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	Ancestors	Finds all ancestors of the provided CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	AncestorsT	Finds the ancestors of the provided CAEX object which have the given type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	AppendSignatureHeader	This function appends a signature header to the provided CAEX object if it does not exists. For an existing signature header the signature data is removed. (Defined by CAEXSignatureHeader)
	AutomationMLEdition	Gets the AutomationML edition of this caex object. The AutomationML edition is extracted from the AutomationML filename, if it is coded in the name as defined in the library development guide. If no edition is defined in the filename, the AutomationML version string is provided as it is found in the AutomationML document. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	CAEXDocument	Gets the CAEX document which contains this CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	CAEXFile	Gets the CAEX file which contains this CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	CAEXSchema	Gets the associated CAEX schema of the CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	clone	Copy(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	CloneNode	Clones the node. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	ConsistencyCheck_ClassReference	Check if the given classPath is a valid path to an existent class in the AML file. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	ConvertToListAttribute	Changes the semantic of the specified attribute and converts to a list attribute. A first item is added to the List attribute which is initialized with valued from the converted attribute. If the Attribute is already a list attribute or the attribute contains child attributes it will not be converted. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	Copy	Copies the CAEX object and assigns the name to the created copy. (Defined by CAEXObjectExtensions)
	DeleteSignature	This function deletes the existing Signatures from the caex Object (Defined by CAEXSignatureHeader)
	Descendants	Finds all descendants of the provided CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	Descendants	Finds the descendants of the provided CAEX object which are of the given type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	DescendantsT	Finds the descendants of the provided CAEX object which are of the given type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	DescendantsT	Finds the descendants of the provided CAEX object which are of the given type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	FindCaexObjectFromIdT	Finds the CAEX object with the specified id and the specified Type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	findInternalElement	Resolve a reference to an InternalElement and return the referenced element if found. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	FindReferencedClassT	Finds the CAEX object with the specified CAEX path and the specified Type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	FirstAncestor	Finds the first ancestor of the specified CAEX object which fulfils the specified predicate (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	FirstAncestor	Finds the first ancestor of the specified CAEX object with the given Tag name (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	FirstAncestorT	Finds the first ancestor of the specified CAEX object in the given Type. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	GetFullNodePath	Gets the full node path of the provided CAEX object, which includes the object names of all ancestor hierarchy levels and the name of the object itself. (Defined by CAEXObjectExtensions)
	GetParentT	Tries to get a CAEX parent with the specified Type of the provided caexObject. If the parent is not assignable to the provided type, the result is null. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	getReferencedClass	Getting the XML Node for a class path. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	getReferencedGUID	Parsing a string of form GUID:Interface and returning the GUID (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	getReferencedInterfaceClass	Getting a referenced InterfaceClass. Use FindFastByPath for speed optimizations. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	getReferencedInterfaceName	Getting the name of the referenced Interface. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	GetSignatureHeader	Get the Additional Information XML-Node from the CAEX object, which represents the Signature node. (Defined by CAEXSignatureHeader)
	HasNewVersion	Determines, if this caex object has a related newer version (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	HasOldVersion	Determines, if this caex object has a related older version (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	Insert_Element	Inserting an element of base type TypeBase to this object. The Element is inserted at the first Element of any existing Elements of the same Type if nothing else is explicit defined. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	Insert_NewInstance	Inserting a new class instance to this object. This method can be overridden in derived classes. The Instance is inserted as the first instance of any other element with the same type if nothing else is explicit defined. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	Insert_TypeBaseElement	Insert(CAEXWrapper, Boolean) (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	IsAMLObject	Determines whether the CAEX object is an AutomationML object. If the CAEX object is a SystemUnitClass or InternalElement, it is checked, if there exists a role reference to the AutomationMLBaseRole. If the CAEX object is an ExternalInterface, it is checked, if there exists an InterfaceClass reference to an AutomationMLBase Interface. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)
	IsAssociatedExternalValue	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the AssociatedExternalValue AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsAssociatedFacet	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the AssociatedFacet AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsCardinality	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the Cardinality AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsCategory	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the Category AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsDerivedFromAttributeType	Determines whether the specified attribute defines an inheritance relation from the attribute, uniquely identifiable by the given attribute type path. The attribute type path may contain an alias. (Defined by InheritanceExtensions)
	IsDirection	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the Direction AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsDocLang	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the DocLang AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsFacetAttribute	Determines, if the attribute is an attribute of an AMLFacet. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)
	IsFrame	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the Frame AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsListAttribute	Determines whether the specified attribute is a list attribute. This can be ordered or unordered. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	IsListType	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the ListType AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsLocalizedAttribute	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the LocalizedAttribute AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsMaster	Determines whether the specified Attribute is referenced by other Attribute objects called 'Mirrors'. (Defined by AttributeTypeTypeExtensions)
	IsMIMEType	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the MIMEType AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsOrderedListAttribute	Determines whether the specified attribute is an ordered list attribute. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	IsOrderedListType	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the OrderedListType AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsOverridden	Determines whether this instance is overridden. (Defined by AttributeTypeTypeExtensions)
	IsOverriddenDeleted	Determines whether this instance is overridden and deleted. (Defined by AttributeTypeTypeExtensions)
	IsRefTypeAttribute	Gets a value indicating whether this instance is a RefType attribute. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)
	IsRefUri	Determines whether the specified attribute reference defines an inheritance relation from the RefURI AttributeType (Defined by AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib)
	IsRefURIAttribute	Gets a value indicating whether this instance is a RefURI attribute. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)
	IsUnOrderedListAttribute	Determines whether the specified attribute is an unordered list attribute. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	Library	Gets the Library which contains this CAEX object. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	ListItems	Gets the values of all items in the list attribute (Defined by ListAttribute)
	ListItemValues	Gets the values of all items in the list attribute (Defined by ListAttribute)
	MakeListAttribute	Changes the semantic of the specified attribute and converts it to a list attribute. If the Attribute is already a list attribute or the attribute contains child attributes it will not be converted. (Defined by ListAttribute)
	Name	Get the Name of the specified object. (Defined by AMLEngineAdapter)
	Name	Gets a names for the specified CAEX wrapper object. If the specified object is a CAEXObject, the Name is returned; otherwise the TagName of the CAEX item. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	New_Copyright	Adds an new Copyright node to this object if it doesn't exists. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	New_Description	Adds an new Description node to this object if it doesn't exists. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	New_RefSemantic	Appends a new RefSemantic object with the defined semantics to the specified CAEX object. (Defined by AttributeTypeTypeExtensions)
	New_Version	Adds an new Version node to this object if it doesn't exists. (Defined by CAEXBasicObjectExtensions)
	SetDescription	This method sets a description. If no description exists, it is created. (Defined by CAEXObjectExtensions)
	ToRefTypeAttribute	Converts an AttributeType to a RefTypeAttribute. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)
	ToRefURIAttribute	Converts an AttributeType to a RefUriAttribute. (Defined by AmlObjectsExtensions)

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	Name	Description
	IMirrorCreateMirror	Creates a mirror object from this instance. This instance will become the master of the created mirror.
	IMirrorMaster	Gets the master if this is a mirror instance

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Since CAEX Version 3.0 an Attribute element can be instantiated from an AttributeType element AttributeFamilyType. The Attribute element and the AttributeType element share the same base class AttributeTypeType.

Reference

Aml.Engine.CAEX Namespace

AttributeTypeType