Template:TerminalAsDataType/doc

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Provides a simple way to get terminal images as data type that link to the corresponding wiki page.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
type	Terminal type (control or indicator). Default is control.
1	Type name (e.g., string)

Type names

This is a complete reference of supported type names:

Type Name	Control	Indicator
String
String Array, 1D Array of String
U8, Unsigned Byte
U16, Unsigned Word
U32, Unsigned Long
U64, Unsigned Quad
I8, Byte
I16, Word
I32, Long
I64, Quad
CSG, Complex Single Float
CDB, Complex Double Float
CXT, Complex Extended Float
FXP, Fixed-Point
SGL, Single Precision
DBL, Double Precision
EXT, Extended Precision
Boolean
Variant
Error Cluster
Void
Enum U8
Enum U16, Enum
Enum U32
LabVIEW Object

Examples

Source	Result
{{TerminalAsDataType|type=control|string}}
{{TerminalAsDataType|type=indicator|string}}