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A '''Control''' is an ''input element'' on the [[Front Panel]] of a [[VI]] that allows users to interact with (control) a VI at runtime. When a control is connected to a terminal, it serves as an input terminal to pass data into a VI. A control can also be changed into an [[Indicator|indicator]] via the right-click menu option '''Change to Indicator'''. Controls on a front panel are always stored as part of the owning VI. Individual controls 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]]. | A '''Control''' is an ''input element'' on the [[Front Panel]] of a [[VI]] that allows users to interact with (control) a VI at runtime. When a control is connected to a terminal on the [[Connector Pane]], it serves as an input terminal to pass data into a VI. A control can also be changed into an [[Indicator|indicator]] via the right-click menu option '''Change to Indicator'''. Controls on a front panel are always stored as part of the owning VI. Individual controls 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]]. | ||
Controls include: Knobs, Push Buttons, Strings (text input), Dials, etc. Controls to place on a front panel are accessed through the [[Controls Palette]] or through [[Quick Drop]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Indicators]] | |||
* [[CTL File Extension]] | * [[CTL File Extension]] | ||
* [[Type Definition]] | * [[Type Definition]] | ||
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[[Category:LabVIEW fundamentals]] | [[Category:LabVIEW fundamentals]] | ||
[[Category:Front Panel]] | |||
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A Control is an input element on the Front Panel of a VI that allows users to interact with (control) a VI at runtime. When a control is connected to a terminal on the Connector Pane, it serves as an input terminal to pass data into a VI. A control can also be changed into an indicator via the right-click menu option Change to Indicator. Controls on a front panel are always stored as part of the owning VI. Individual controls can be stored in a control file on disk for later re-use. Control files are created and changed in the control editor.
Controls include: Knobs, Push Buttons, Strings (text input), Dials, etc. Controls to place on a front panel are accessed through the Controls Palette or through Quick Drop.