replace a polymorphic VI by the currently selected type

[Andi_S]

Polymorphic VIs are nice but sometimes it would be helpful to have a possibility of easily replacing it by one of its instances.

My suggestion:

Add the entry "replace with current instance" into the "replace"-entry of the context menu if the user right-clicks to a polymorphic VI.

[crossrulz]

For what reason would you want to do this?

[Andi_S]

e.g. keep the code slim, avoid LV searching all the time for missing instances, ...

[altenbach]

I still don't quite get it. If the VI has a polymorphic VI selector, we can just select a different instance. In other cases, we would just wire a different datatype and it will magically change to the correct instance.

> e.g. keep the code slim, avoid LV searching all the time for missing instances, ...

Under what conditions exactly is LabVIEW searching all the time for missing instances?

Please explain. Why are they missing and why is LabVIEW searching? Thanks!

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Sorry, Andi_S... this idea just seems to defeat the whole point of poly VIs. I don't see why you're wanting this. Your explanation makes little sense to me. AppBuilder already strips polyVIs when you're doing your build to keep the code small. While editing, the whole point of a polyVI is to keep up with type changes as they occur. Why would you want to disconnect that? If you want that, why use a polyVI in the first place?

You can write a scripting function that does the replace that you're talking about. That you can do in LV today -- find all callers of the polyVI, find the instances and replace the polyVI node with the relevant subVI node. Probably would take an afternoon to write.

[There is something in LV 2015 that will help (not solve but help) Andi_S with this request. I can't talk about it now because the product isn't released, but after the new version ships, post to this thread to remind me to talk about it if you're interested.]

I'll leave the idea open in case it gets more kudos, but given the information I have at the moment, it doesn't sound like an idea NI would ever act on.

[crossrulz]

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AristosQueue wrote:

[There is something in LV 2015 that will help (not solve but help) Andi_S with this request. I can't talk about it now because the product isn't released, but after the new version ships, post to this thread to remind me to talk about it if you're interested.]

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QuickDrop has been around for a very long time.  What do you mean you can't talk about it?

[AristosQueue (NI)]

QD is sooooo last year. 😉

[JCC_(SK)]

I love DQ!!!

Are you going to take it from me?!

[crossrulz]

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JCC_(SK) wrote:

I love DQ!!!

Are you going to take it from me?!

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I like Dairy Queen too.  I doubt NI can take the Blizzard away from us.

[crossrulz]

I love DQ!!!

Are you going to take it from me?!

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I like Dairy Queen too.  I doubt NI can take the Blizzard away from us.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

> Are you going to take it from me?!

No. Read the context again and consider the implications of what I can't talk about. It's as much hint as you're getting until August.

[Darren]

Any idea that has not received any kudos within a year after posting will be automatically declined.