ProjectItem class/Add Item method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	35B53801
Scope	Basic Development Environment
Data Name	AddItem
Short Name*	AddItem
Long Name*	Add Item
* Displayed here in English. Short and Long names appear in the language of the LabVIEW IDE.
Owning Class ID	74
Owning Class Name	ProjectItem Class
Return Data Type	ProjectItem Refnum data type
Invoke Node
Available in Real-Time Operating System	No
Available in Run-Time Engine	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Loads the front panel into memory	No
Need to authenticate before use	No
Remote access allowed	Yes
Settable when the VI is running	No

Adds a new project item of the specified type to the LabVIEW project with the referenced item as the parent. You also can use the Project Explorer window to add an item to a project.

This method returns an error if the specified type cannot be created under the current item. The method also returns an error when you try to add a shared variable to a library that is not opened in a project.

Note The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module supports this method in the Run-Time Engine.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Add Item	Yes. Return value.
	Name	Yes	Description
	Path	Yes	Path to the project item you want to add.
	Type	Yes	Specifies the project item type.

History

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