LabVIEW Interface - Revision history

Logmanoriginal: Add recommendation for project libraries over interfaces for function libraries.

2020-04-30T08:03:39Z

Add recommendation for project libraries over interfaces for function libraries.

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	==Best practice==		==Best practice==
	* Do not use the leading "I" when naming interfaces.<ref name="lvi-decision"/>		* Do not use the leading "I" when naming interfaces.<ref name="lvi-decision"/>
			* Use a [[Project Library]] instead of default implementations in an interface to build function libraries.
	==History==		==History==
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Logmanoriginal: Clarify that interfaces may inherit from other interfaces

2020-04-30T07:53:48Z

Clarify that interfaces may inherit from other interfaces

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	[[File:Interface Icon.png\|thumb\|The interface icon as it appears in the [[Project Explorer]]]]		[[File:Interface Icon.png\|thumb\|The interface icon as it appears in the [[Project Explorer]]]]
	'''LabVIEW Interface''' is a kind of [[class library]] that implements the concept of [[Wikipedia:interface (object-oriented programming)\|interface]]s in LabVIEW. An interface defines a contract between the caller and the callee. Any class that inherits from an interface declares that it will provide all methods defined by that interface. In LabVIEW a class may have only one class parent and as many interface parents as it wants to have.<ref name="lvi-decision"/>		'''LabVIEW Interface''' is a kind of [[class library]] that implements the concept of [[Wikipedia:interface (object-oriented programming)\|interface]]s in LabVIEW. An interface defines a contract between the caller and the callee. Any class that inherits from an interface declares that it will provide all methods defined by that interface. In LabVIEW a class may have only one class parent and as many interface parents as it wants to have.<ref name="lvi-decision"/> An interface may also inherit from one or more other interfaces.
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	==Key features==		==Key features==

Logmanoriginal: Add description, key features and best practice

2020-04-30T07:41:11Z

Add description, key features and best practice

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	~~'''LabVIEW Interface''' is a kind of [[class library]] that implements the concept of [[Wikipedia:interface (object-oriented programming)\|interface]]s in LabVIEW.~~
	[[File:Interface Icon.png\|thumb\|The interface icon as it appears in the [[Project Explorer]]]]		[[File:Interface Icon.png\|thumb\|The interface icon as it appears in the [[Project Explorer]]]]
			'''LabVIEW Interface''' is a kind of [[class library]] that implements the concept of [[Wikipedia:interface (object-oriented programming)\|interface]]s in LabVIEW. An interface defines a contract between the caller and the callee. Any class that inherits from an interface declares that it will provide all methods defined by that interface. In LabVIEW a class may have only one class parent and as many interface parents as it wants to have.<ref name="lvi-decision"/>
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			==Key features==
			* Interfaces use the same file extension as classes (*.lvclass).
			* Interfaces have their own unique icon ([[File:Interface Icon.png]]) in the [[Project Explorer]].
			* Interfaces use the same default ("chain") wire appearance as classes.
			* Interfaces are created and changed using the same dialogs as classes.
			* Interfaces can provide default implementations for their methods.
			* Classes do not inherit the interface library icon or wire appearance.
			* [[Call Parent Class Method function\|Call Parent Class Method]] cannot invoke interface parent methods.
			==Best practice==
			* Do not use the leading "I" when naming interfaces.<ref name="lvi-decision"/>
	==History==		==History==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Object-oriented programming]]		* [[Object-oriented programming]]
	==~~External links~~==		==References==
	* [https://forums.ni.com/t5/Community-Documents/LabVIEW-Interfaces-The-Decisions-Behind-the-Design/ta-p/4040237 LabVIEW Interfaces: The Decisions Behind the Design] by AristosQueue		<references>
			<ref name="lvi-decision">[https://forums.ni.com/t5/Community-Documents/LabVIEW-Interfaces-The-Decisions-Behind-the-Design/ta-p/4040237 LabVIEW Interfaces: The Decisions Behind the Design] by AristosQueue</ref>
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	[[Category:Object-Oriented Programming]]		[[Category:Object-Oriented Programming]]
	[[Category:LabVIEW Interface]]		[[Category:LabVIEW Interface]]

Logmanoriginal: Add new page

2020-04-30T06:57:37Z

Add new page

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'''LabVIEW Interface''' is a kind of [[class library]] that implements the concept of [[Wikipedia:interface (object-oriented programming)|interface]]s in LabVIEW.
[[File:Interface Icon.png|thumb|The interface icon as it appears in the [[Project Explorer]]]]
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==History==
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|[[File:LV2020.png|frameless|border|64x64px|LabVIEW 2020|link=LabVIEW 2020]]
|Interfaces were added to LabVIEW
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==See also==
* [[Object-oriented programming]]
==External links==
* [https://forums.ni.com/t5/Community-Documents/LabVIEW-Interfaces-The-Decisions-Behind-the-Design/ta-p/4040237 LabVIEW Interfaces: The Decisions Behind the Design] by AristosQueue
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[[Category:Object-Oriented Programming]]
[[Category:LabVIEW Interface]]