Control: Difference between revisions
Fix inter-wiki links. General cleanup and clarification. |
Instead of adding too much content to this article, link to more specific pages for the control file and control editor. |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
{{ | {{ambox|text=This article should explain the differences in styles (Classic, Modern, System, Silver, NXG) and types (Boolean, String, Numeric, Push Button, Close Button, ...) of controls.}} | ||
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]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[CTL File Extension]] | |||
* [[Type Definition]] | * [[Type Definition]] | ||
* [[Strict Type Definition]] | * [[Strict Type Definition]] | ||
* [[Control editor]] | |||
* '''UI Toolkits''' | * '''UI Toolkits''' | ||
** [[XControl]] | ** [[XControl]] | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 8 February 2020
 |
This article is a stub. You can help LabVIEW Wiki by expanding it. Please improve this article if you can. |
 |
This article should explain the differences in styles (Classic, Modern, System, Silver, NXG) and types (Boolean, String, Numeric, Push Button, Close Button, ...) of controls. |
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 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.