Programatically get IVI class of a control

[george seifert]

Is it possible to programatically get the IVI class of an IVI control? It's easy enough to determine if the reference type of a control is IVI (Getrefnuminfo.vi), but I can't figure out how to get the class. I'm using LV2010.

George

[hugo_fr]

Hi,

Just try this vi : http://www.box.net/shared/dreju7f03g

Hugo

[ShaunR]

There's a couple of property nodes TypeClass and SubTypeClass which will give you the class names. Is that what you are after?

Edited March 25, 2011 by ShaunR

[george seifert]

There's a couple of property nodes TypeClass and SubTypeClass which will give you the class names. Is that what you are after?

Thanks, but all the TypeClass property tells me is that it's IVI. Doesn't really help much.

I was looking for what type of IVI instrument it is - like DMM or DC power.

George

[hugo_fr]

Thanks, but all the TypeClass property tells me is that it's IVI. Doesn't really help much.

I was looking for what type of IVI instrument it is - like DMM or DC power.

George

The private property 'TypeClass' gives me the correct class : 'IviDmm' or 'IviDCPwr' ... (tried with LV 8.6)

[george seifert]

The private property 'TypeClass' gives me the correct class : 'IviDmm' or 'IviDCPwr' ... (tried with LV 8.6)

Interesting. I'll look into it further. I hope LV2010 doesn't have a bug.

George

[ShaunR]

Interesting. I'll look into it further. I hope LV2010 doesn't have a bug.

George

That means it has only been assigned a generic class. If you right click on a control (for example) and "select IVI class" then it will return that class you choose.

Edited March 26, 2011 by ShaunR