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An '''Indicator''' is an ouput element on the [[Front Panel | An '''Indicator''' is an ouput element on the [[Front Panel]] of a [[VI]] that allows users to see visual representations of the data or output. When an indicator is connected to a terminal of the [[Connector Pane]], it serves as an output terminal to pass data out of a [[SubVI]] back to the calling [[VI]]. An indicator can also be changed into a control via the right-click menu option '''Change to Control'''. Indicators on a front panel are always stored as part of the owning VI. Individual indicators can be stored in a [[CTL File Extension|control file]] on disk for later re-use. Control files are created and changed in the [[Control editor|control editor]]. | ||
Indicators include: Graphs, LEDs, Numbers, Strings etc. Indicators to place on a front panel are accessed through the [[Controls Palette]] or through [[Quick Drop]]. | |||
== Styles of Indicators == | |||
See [[Control#Styles of Controls|Styles of Controls]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Controls]] | *[[Controls]] | ||
* [[CTL File Extension]] | |||
* [[Type Definition]] | |||
* [[Strict Type Definition]] | |||
* [[Control editor]] | |||
[[Category:Front Panel]] | [[Category:Front Panel]] | ||
[[Category:LabVIEW fundamentals]] | [[Category:LabVIEW fundamentals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 11 May 2020
An Indicator is an ouput element on the Front Panel of a VI that allows users to see visual representations of the data or output. When an indicator is connected to a terminal of the Connector Pane, it serves as an output terminal to pass data out of a SubVI back to the calling VI. An indicator can also be changed into a control via the right-click menu option Change to Control. Indicators on a front panel are always stored as part of the owning VI. Individual indicators can be stored in a control file on disk for later re-use. Control files are created and changed in the control editor.
Indicators include: Graphs, LEDs, Numbers, Strings etc. Indicators to place on a front panel are accessed through the Controls Palette or through Quick Drop.