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Use the Change Inheritance dialog box to change the inheritance of a LabVIEW class. Click the Change Inheritance button on the Inheritance page of the Class Properties dialog box to display this dialog box.

This dialog box includes the following components:

• All Classes in Project—Displays all of the classes in the LabVIEW project. The black diamond glyph indicates the current LabVIEW class. The current class cannot inherit from classes marked with a black circle with a line through it.
• Selected Class—Displays information about the class you select from the All Classes in Project list.
  • Name—Displays the name of the class you select in the All Classes in Project list.
  • Path—Displays the path to the class you select in the All Classes in Project list.
  • Description—Displays the description of the class you select in the All Classes in Project list.
  • Icon—Displays the icon of the class you select in the All Classes in Project list.
• Inherit From Selected—Updates the LabVIEW class with the inheritance you selected and closes the Change Inheritance dialog box.

Note  If the current class cannot inherit from the class you select, a warning glyph appears below the Icon with an explanation.