Retain Default Data Type of Input Terminal in VI

[Ravi@arav]

Originally, I asked this query on NI discussion forum Retain Default Data Type of Input Terminal in VI . Thanks @GerdW and @crossrulz to encourage me to share this on IdeaExchange. I need such functionality in one of my project.  

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Hello,

When I take Open VI Reference function and create a constant for Option input terminal it shows Numeric constant with HEX radix (Default). So to add same functionality in TEST.vi I put numeric control on front panel with display format set to HEX. But when creating a constant to this input terminal the default data type is DEC and does not show HEX radix likewise in Open VI Reference function. I also tried by making Numeric control strict typedef but didn't work. So how to do this?

Below are the screenshots for same.

[wiebe@CARYA]

Obviously, the data type is retained. It's the visualization type that should be copied.

Duplicate, but declined (apparently it's a bug):

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Preserve-Display-Formatting-When-Creating-a-Constant-...

Anyway, very similar to these idea:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Color-properties-should-default-to-colorbox-data/idi-... 

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Create-a-Picture-Ring-Constant/idi-p/3274748

And related:

https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Autoadapt-numeric-constant-radix-plus-automatic-radix...

[Darren]

Duplicate of https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Preserve-Display-Formatting-When-Creating-a-Constant-...