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Property of Control.

Sets a shortcut key to navigate to this control.

This property is similar to the Focus option on the Key Navigation page of the Properties dialog box.

Elements

Name	Description
Control	If TRUE, the keyboard shortcut includes the <Ctrl> key.
Shift	If TRUE, the keyboard shortcut includes the <Shift> key.
Key	The name of the shortcut key. Key must match one of the following values: <Clear> <Ins> <Del> <Home> <End> <PageUp> <PageDown> <Escape> <Enter> Note  The <Enter> key on the alphanumeric keyboard and <Enter> key on the numeric keypad are the same value. <Play> <VolumeUp> <VolumeDown> <Mute> F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 Note  You must use the English Key name when wiring a shortcut key value.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System	Yes
Permissions	Read/Write
Settable when the VI is running	Yes
Loads the front panel into memory	Yes
Need to authenticate before use	No
Loads the block diagram into memory	No
Remote access disallowed	No
Must wait until user interface is idle	No
Available with control VIs	No
Available with global VIs	No
Available with strict type definitions	Yes
Available with polymorphic VIs	No