code: public void get_properties(AttributeConfig conf)
  	{
  
  //
  // Copy mandatory properties
  //
  
  		conf.writable = writable;
  		conf.data_format = data_format;
  		conf.max_dim_x = max_x;
  		conf.max_dim_y = max_y;
  		conf.data_type = data_type;
  		conf.name = name;
  
  //
  // Copy optional properties
  //
  
  		conf.label = label;
  		conf.description = description;
  		conf.unit = unit;
  		conf.standard_unit = standard_unit;
  		conf.display_unit = display_unit;
  		conf.format = format;
  		conf.writable_attr_name = writable_attr_name;
  		conf.min_alarm = min_alarm_str;
  		conf.max_alarm = max_alarm_str;
  		conf.min_value = min_value_str;
  		conf.max_value = max_value_str;
  	
  //
  // No extension nowdays
  //
  
  		conf.extensions = new String[0];
  	}
docs: Get attribute properties.
  
  This method initialise the fields of a AttributeConfig object with the
  attribute properties value
  
  @param conf A AttributeConfig object.