# ISensor.GetChannelProperty()

Description:

The `GetChannelProperty` method retrieves information about a sensor channel property.

This is a synchronous method.

Syntax:

    result = so.ISensor.GetChannelProperty(criteria);

Arguments:

- `criteria`:

  This is an object that specifies which sensor channel property to retrieve information about. For more information about the object properties and how to define them, see section Criteria for retrieving channel property information.

Return value:

The `GetChannelProperty` method returns an object that contains the requested channel property information, an error code, and an error message.

Table: Return value properties for GetChannelProperty
Property | Description | Value
--- | --- | ---
`result.ReturnValue` | This is an object that contains the information for the specified sensor channel property. | See Returned channel property information.
`result.ErrorCode` | This is a number that specifies a predefined error code. | See Service API error codes.
`result.ErrorMessage` | This is a text string that describes the error. | See Sensor Service API error messages.

Example code:

For the complete source of a sample widget that demonstrates how to use this Service API, see the full example.