VI class/Get Control Index by Name method

VI Server Method Information
Method ID	4A7
Scope	Basic Development Environment
Data Name	GetControlIndexByName
Short Name*	GetControlIndexByName
Long Name*	Get Control Index by Name
* 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	I32 data type
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	No
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

Gets the index for the control or indicator of the given name. If the control or indicator for which you want to get an index does not have a terminal on the block diagram, this method returns an error.

You can use this method to specify the controls for which you get or set values with the Get Control Values by Index or Set Control Values by Index functions.

Parameters

Data type	Name	Required	Description
	Get Control Index by Name	Yes. Return value.
	Control Name	Yes	Specifies the name of the control or indicator for which LabVIEW retrieves an index.

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