template controls

[vivekkde]

Hi,

I am looking for an option like template in C++ where I create one template control let's say ring, use it in a VI and calling this VI with different rings(rings with different data entered). While I tried on my own way, but not getting the result. I hope this could be possbile with labview.

Please do let me know any techniques available if anybody has worked on such things earlier.

Thanks in Advance,

Vivek

[Harold_Timmis]

you may be able to use a cluster with different data types in it

[Harold_Timmis]

here is a picture of a cluster:

[vivekkde]

Thanks Harold for your suggestion.

Actually, my requirement is like my Vi input should be capable of giving the text of any ring connected to it. I dont' know how many possibilities of rings could be, otherwise  i could have tried cluster. That is why I am looking for something in the template side which could help me in achieving the design. Template in C++ ceates generic data type so runtime properties of data type is passed to it.

I hope such activities is also possible in labview.

Thanks,

Vivek

[parthabe]

Hi Vivek,

You can save the ring in a VI as a Control (.ctl) in LabVIEW. Place a ring in a VI & rt-click >> Advanced >> Customize... It ll get opened in the Control Editor. There you can choose what type of Control [such as Control, Trpedef, Strict Typedef] you wish to save it to be used across many VIs.

Try this out. Hope this helps...

[parthabe]

Forgot to mention...

During run-time, you need to pass the varying set of strings to the Strings[] property of the ring using the property node.

[Harold_Timmis]

hmmm I understand what a template is I use C++ alot.

you want to use a ring control to pass several different types of types.

which is what a template does in C++ so that you do not need to make several different types of the same data.

I will look into it:)

[Harold_Timmis · Accepted solution]

this thread may help:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=176208&query.id=165237#M176208

[parthabe]

Thank you Karold!

Really an eye-opener.

[vivekkde]

Aaha !!!! One more time discussion forum helped me ......

Thanks A Zeal To Harold !!!!

Cheers 🙂