VI class/VI Icon.Get As Image Data method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	421
Scope	Basic Development Environment
Data Name	VI Icon.Get as Image Data
Short Name*	VI Icon.Get as Image Data
Long Name*	VI Icon:Get As Image Data
* Displayed here in English. Short and Long names appear in the language of the LabVIEW IDE.
Owning Class ID	2
Owning Class Name	VI Class
Return Data Type	No return value
Invoke Node
Available in Real-Time Operating System	Yes
Available in Run-Time Engine	Yes (Read/Write)
Available with control VIs	Yes
Available with global VIs	Yes
Available with polymorphic VIs	Yes
Available with strict type definitions	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Need to authenticate before use	No
Remote access allowed	Yes
Settable when the VI is running	Yes

Returns the VI icon as a cluster of image data so you can draw it as a picture using the Draw Flattened Pixmap VI or save the image to a file using the Graphics Formats VIs.

You also can use the VI Icon:Save to File method to save an image of the VI icon to a file.

The clusters returned by this method are similar to the image data output of the Read JPEG File, Read PNG File, and Read BMP File VIs.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Color 256	Yes
	Color 16	Yes
	Monochrome	Yes	Returns information about the 1-bit VI icon. The Icon Editor dialog box saves icons in both 256-color (8-bit) and monochrome (1-bit) format.

History

Version	Change(s)
	More info to come.