Preserve Display Formatting When Creating a Constant from a Terminal or Strict Typedef

[Drew_T]

When creating a control or indicator based on a subVI terminal or strict typedef, formatting (speicifically the radix) is preserved.  However, when creating a constant from the same source, the format is removed.  This can cause incorrect behavior to inadvertantly be implemented when dealing with components that use Octal or Hexadecimal, as incorrect values can be input under the assumption of the correct formatting.

Instead, block diagram constants should display the same behavior as controls and indicators, and maintain the correct radix/formatting when created from an existing source.

[Intaris]

Yes, Yes and Yes.

I would love if ALL controls on Sub-VI FPs, when set to hexadecimal display, would also create a corresponding constant when right-clicking.  This would go a step further than this idea which only refers to strict typedefs.

[PaulG.]

" ... when creating a constant from the same source, the format is removed."

This sounds like a bug.

[JB]

Some days ago I prepared this picture with the plan to write a similar idea with strict typed defs. So, as said by Intaris : Yes, Yes and Yes.

[Jeff-P]

I have filed CAR 419109 regarding this. I agree with the behavior that creating a constant should create a constant with the same radix.

Regards,

Jeff Peacock 

Product Support Engineer | LabVIEW R&D | National Instruments 

[JordanG]

Reported as CAR 419109