Removing the leading zero from a decimal number in LabVIEW

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1. Overview:

This example shows how to remove the leading zero from a decimal, and display the result as a string

2. Description: 

This VI uses the Match Pattern function in order to remove the leading zero. For this purpose, the regular expression is built on special characters "[0-9]+"

- [] Indicates a range when used between digits
- + Matches the longest number of instances of the expression preceding +

See the detailed information of the function to get more information on the special characters

3. Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

4. Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Open "Remove Leading Zero LabVIEW 2012 NI Verified"
2. Run the VI
3. The leading zero from the decimal string will be removed

5. Additional Information or References 

VI Snippet 

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[Justin_E]

This example shows how to remove the leading zero from a decimal, and display the result as a string

2. Description: 

This VI uses the Match Pattern function in order to remove the leading zero. For this purpose, the regular expression is built on special characters "[0-9]+"

- [] Indicates a range when used between digits
- + Matches the longest number of instances of the expression preceding +

See the detailed information of the function to get more information on the special characters

3. Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

4. Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Open "Remove Leading Zero LabVIEW 2012 NI Verified"
2. Run the VI
3. The leading zero from the decimal string will be removed

5. Additional Information or References 

VI Snippet