Which style TABLE can support the direct input and selective input?

[Colin Zhang]

Hi All,

 

Which style TABLE control can support the direct input and selective input as same? or how to achieve this function?

I have tried the Modern/Classic/System style Table, but can not find a way to achieve this goal. 

 

 

 

 

[hooovahh]

Tables don't work like that.  A table is literally a 2D array of string.  That is the data type it contains.  It does not have provisions for numerics, drop downs, or other data types without extra work.

 

That being said LabVIEW is a programming language and you can make it do what ever you want.  In the past I've seen code where when you click on a field, a drop down controls is moved over top of the table to appear as if the table has a limited selection.

 

But in your simple example is there a reason you don't just have a cluster with all of this data in it?  A cluster which contains two strings, and two drop downs?  Attached is a VI that looks similar to what you posted.

Example Table.vi

[ned]

If you want to do this using a table, here's some sample code that shows one way you can do it. As Hooovahh mentioned, it uses a table indicator, and controls that are moved on top of the table for each cell to make it appear that the table is editable. http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/array-of-cluster/m-p/1822451#M625032

[Colin Zhang]

Thanks for your reply. This is a flexible way to achieve the result.

 

Tables don't work like that.  A table is literally a 2D array of string.  That is the data type it contains.  It does not have provisions for numerics, drop downs, or other data types without extra work.

 

That being said LabVIEW is a programming language and you can make it do what ever you want.  In the past I've seen code where when you click on a field, a drop down controls is moved over top of the table to appear as if the table has a limited selection.

 

But in your simple example is there a reason you don't just have a cluster with all of this data in it?  A cluster which contains two strings, and two drop downs?  Attached is a VI that looks similar to what you posted.