Right click handling returns 2 references for item inside a cluster

[dhendrix11]

I'm working on a right click plugin but am running into an issue with grabbing the reference to only 1 item inside a cluster (can be front panel or block diagram constant).  If I right click a single item inside a cluster, the right click 'Affected Items' returns 2 references: the reference to the item I selected as well as the parent cluster. 

However, if I multi-select 2 (or more) items, I do not get the parent cluster reference returned.  It could be two items within a single cluster, or any two items at all.  'Affected Items' returns only 2 references.  Best I can tell, it's impossible to identify when only a single cluster item was selected for right click manipulation.   

Bug, or am I missing something?  LabVIEW 2019.

[Pipaliya Ritesh]

I m facing the same issue. but in my case, I also got 2 "affected item" references : the reference to the item I selected as well as the parent cluster. So I always prefer 2nd number of reference because first reference is of the parent cluster. But When I use single or multiple objects in cluster and perform right click on first object (order wise first )of cluster then I get "affected item" object reference on first number of affected items. And for other objects in cluster I get "affected item" object reference on last number of affected items.

Edited June 28, 2022 by Pipaliya Ritesh

[Pipaliya Ritesh]

did you find any solution for this issue??

If yes, than can you describe it in here.

I m using LabVIEW 2016.

[Darren]

This utility VI is helpful for filtering out only contained controls in a right-click Affected Items array.

[LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\plugins\PopupMenus\support\Filter For Contained Controls Only.vi

Many of the shipping right-click plugins use this VI for the exact purpose you describe... for example, check out the source code for the Change To Array Or Element plugin:

[LabVIEW 20xx]\resource\plugins\PopupMenus\edit time panel and diagram\Change To Array Or Element.llb\Change To Array Or Element.vi

[Pipaliya Ritesh]

@Darren Thanks for the response. I have done it by some other way as I want to track only some particular objects from cluster. but I will surely try by using above shared VI.