/**
  * <summary>
  *   Returns the current value of a single function attribute, as a text string, as quickly as
  *   possible but without using the cached value.
  * <para>
  * </para>
  * <para>
  * </para>
  * </summary>
  * <param name="attrName">
  *   the name of the requested attribute
  * </param>
  * <returns>
  *   a string with the value of the the attribute
  * </returns>
  * <para>
  *   On failure, throws an exception or returns an empty string.
  * </para>
  */
 public virtual string loadAttribute(string attrName)
 {
     if (_func == null)
     {
         throw new YoctoApiProxyException("No Function connected");
     }
     return(_func.loadAttribute(attrName));
 }