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Property and Method Reference

DataSocket

Buffer Maximum Bytes
Buffer Maximum Packets
Buffer Utilization (Bytes)
Buffer Utilization (Packets)
Connection Status
URL

VI Server

Class Hierarchy
Property and Method Characteristics
Properties and Methods Not Supported in the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine
Generic

Properties

Class ID
Class Name
Owner
Owning VI

Methods
GObject

Properties

Bounds
Bounds:Height
Bounds:Width
Position
Position:Left
Position:Top

Methods
Decoration

Properties

Colors
Colors:BG Color
Colors:FG Color
Size
Size:Height
Size:Width
Visible

Methods
Text

Properties

Font
Font:Bold
Font:Color
Font:Italic
Font:Name
Font:Size
Font:Strikeout
Font:Underline
Justification
Scroll Position
Selection
Selection:End
Selection:Start
Size to Text
Text Colors
Text Colors:BG Color
Text Colors:Text Color
Text
NumericText

Properties

Format & Precision
Format & Precision:Format
Format & Precision:Precision
Format String

Methods

Methods

Move To Default Location

Scale

Properties

Editable
Flipped
Format & Precision
Format & Precision:Format
Format & Precision:Precision
Format String
Mapping Mode
Marker Colors
Marker Colors:BG Color
Marker Colors:Text Color
Marker
Minor Tick Color
Range
Range:Increment
Range:Maximum
Range:Minimum
Range:Minor Increment
Range:Start
Style
Tick Color
Uniform Marker Spacing?
Visible

Methods
SlideScale

Properties

Marker Values[]

Methods

ColorGraphScale

Properties

High Color
Interpolate Color
Loose Fit
Low Color
Marker Values[]
Name Label
Offset and Multiplier
Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier
Offset and Multiplier:Offset
Ramp Visible
Scale Fit
Unit Label

Methods

GraphScale

Properties

Expand Digital Buses
Grid Colors
Grid Colors:Major Color
Grid Colors:Minor Color
Loose Fit
Marker Values[]
Name Label
Offset and Multiplier
Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier
Offset and Multiplier:Offset
Scale Fit
Unit Label

Methods

ColorScale

Properties

High Color
Interpolate Color
Low Color
Marker Values[]
Ramp Visible
RotaryColorScale

Properties

Scale Position
Scale Position:Range
Scale Position:Start

Methods

Methods

Control

Properties

Blinking
Caption
DataSocket:Enabled
DataSocket:LEDVisible
DataSocket:Mode
DataSocket:Status
DataSocket:URL
Description
Disabled
Indicator
Key Focus
Key Navigation
Label
Skip when Tabbing
Tip Strip
Type Descriptor
Value (variant)
Value (Signaling)
Visible
Color Box

Allow Transparent
Color Area Size
Color Area Size:Height
Color Area Size:Width
Value
Value (Signaling)

Boolean

Boolean Text
Button Size
Button Size:Height
Button Size:Width
Colors [4]
Lock Boolean Text In Center
Strings [4]

RefNum

Typed RefNum

Element

LVObjectRefNum

VIRefNum

Is Strict?

LVVariant
Path

Browse Button:Disabled
Browse Button:Visible
Browse Dialog Options
Browse Dialog Options:Match Pattern
Browse Dialog Options:Pattern Label
Browse Dialog Options:Prompt
Browse Dialog Options:Selection Mode
Browse Dialog Options:Start Path
Path Text
Text Size
Text Size:Height
Text Size:Width
Value
Value (Signaling)

ListBox

Disabled Items
Double-Click
Item Names
Item Symbols
Keyboard Mode
Number of Rows
Pixel Width
Scrollbar Visible
Selection Mode
Symbols Visible
Top Row

Table

Active Cell
Autosizing Row Height
Cell BG Color
Cell FG Color
Cell Size
Cell Size:Height
Cell Size:Width
Column Headers Visible
Column Headers[]
Edit Position
Horiz Scrollbar
Index Values
Index Visible
Multiple Line Input
Number of Columns
Number of Rows
Row Headers Visible
Row Headers[]
Selection Color
Selection Size
Selection Start
Smooth Horizontal Scrolling
Value
Value (Signaling)
Vert Scrollbar

Array

Array Element
Index Values
Index Visible
Number of Columns
Number of Rows
Selection Size[]
Selection Start[]

Picture

Draw Area Size
Erase First
Mouse
Origin
Origin:Left
Origin:Top
Scrollbars Visible
Value
Value (Signaling)
Zoom Factor

ActiveXContainer

Container Bounds
Container Bounds:Height
Container Bounds:Width

Numeric

Data Range
Data Range:Increment
Data Range:Maximum
Data Range:Minimum
Out of Range Action
Out Of Range Action:Increment
Out Of Range Action:Maximum
Out Of Range Action:Minimum
Unit Label Visible
Digital

Format & Precision
Format & Precision:Format
Format & Precision:Precision
Format String Property
Increment/Decrement Visible?
Numeric Text
Radix Visible?
Text Width

Named Numeric

Digital Display
Disabled Items []
Named Numeric Colors
Named Numeric Colors:BG Color
Named Numeric Colors:Text Color
Named Numeric Size
Named Numeric Size:Height
Named Numeric Size:Width
Number of Items
Ring Text
Strings []
Enum
Ring

Allow Undefined Values
Strings And Values []

Color Ramp

Color Area Size
Color Area Size:Height
Color Area Size:Width
Digital Display
RGB Value
Scale

Numeric With Scale

Active Slider
Digital Displays[]
Housing Colors
Housing Colors:BG Color
Housing Colors:FG Color
Housing Size
Housing Size:Height
Housing Size:Width
Slider Colors
Slider Colors:BG Color
Slider Colors:FG Color
Text Labels[]
Slide

Fill Color
Fill Style
Scale

Knob

Scale

Graph Chart

Active X Scale
Active Y Scale
Grid Colors
Grid Colors:X Color
Grid Colors:Y Color
Palette:Active Tool
Palette:Visible
Plot Area:Colors
Plot Area:Colors:BG Color
Plot Area:Colors:FG Color
Plot Area:Size
Plot Area:Size:Height
Plot Area:Size:Width
Scale Legend:Visible
Transpose Array
X Scale
X Scrollbar Visible
Y Scale
Waveform Chart

Active Plot
Autosize Legend
Digital Display(s) Visible
Digital Display[]
History Data
Legend:Plots Shown
Legend:Position
Legend:Position:Left
Legend:Position:Top
Legend:Size
Legend:Size:Height
Legend:Size:Width
Legend:Visible
Update Mode
Plot

Waveform Graph

Active Cursor
Active Plot
Autosize Legend
Cursor
Cursor List
Cursor Palette Visible
Ignore Attributes
Ignore Timestamp
Legend:Plots Shown
Legend:Position
Legend:Position:Left
Legend:Position:Top
Legend:Size
Legend:Size:Height
Legend:Size:Width
Legend:Visible
Plot
Selected Cursors
Smooth Update

Intensity Chart

Color Table
History Data
Ignore Array
Update Mode
Z Scale

Intensity Graph

Active Cursor
Color Table
Cursor
Cursor List
Cursor Palette Visible
Ignore Array
Selected Cursors
Smooth Update
Z Scale

String

Display Style
Limit To Single Line?
Scrollbar Visible
Text
Text Size
Text Size:Height
Text Size:Width
Update While Typing?
Value
Value (Signaling)
ComboBox

Allow Undefined Strings
Strings []
Strings and Values []
Value (Signaling)

IO Name

Text
Text Size
Text Size:Height
Text Size:Width
Value
Value (Signaling)
DSCTag

Allow Undefined Tags
Value
Value (Signaling)

DAQ Channel Name

Allow Multiple Names
Allow Undefined Names
Value
Value (Signaling)

VISA Resource Name

Allow Undefined Names
Value
Value (Signaling)

IVI Logical Name

Allow Undefined Names
Value
Value (Signaling)

DAQmxName

Allow Create New
Allow Multiple Names
Allow Undefined Names
Channel:Signal Type
Device
Filter On Device
Include Invalid Names
Physical Channel:Show External
Physical Channel:Show Internal
Physical Channel:Signal Type
Switch:Show Channels
Switch:Show Relays
Switch:Show Topologies
Terminal:Show Advanced
Terminal:Show Basic

Cluster

All Objects[]
Color
Controls[]
Decorations[]
RadioButtonsControl

Allow No Selection

MulticolumnListbox

Active Cell
Autosizing Row Height
Cell Background Color
Cell Foreground Color
Cell Size
Cell Size:Height
Cell Size:Width
Column Header Strings
Column Headers Visible
Disabled Items
Horizontal Scrollbar Visible
Item Names
Item Symbols
Multiple Line Input
Num Columns
Num Rows
Selection Color
Selection Mode
Smooth Horizontal Scrolling
Symbols Visible
Top Left Visible Cell
Vertical Scrollbar Visible

WaveformData
Page Selector

Page Selector Visible
Pages
Tab Control

Allow Multiple Colors
Allow Multiple Rows
Colors
Colors:BG Color
Colors:FG Color
Fixed Tab Dimension
Fixed Tab Dimension:Height
Fixed Tab Dimension:Width
Justify Tabs
Tab Control Pane Dimension
Tab Control Pane Dimension:Height
Tab Control Pane Dimension:Width
Tab Size

AbsTime

Data Range
Data Range:Increment
Data Range:Maximum
Data Range:Minimum
Format String
Numeric Text
Out Of Range Action
Out Of Range Action:Increment
Out Of Range Action:Maximum
Out Of Range Action:Minimum

DigitalTable

Active Cell
Cell BG Color
Cell FG Color
Column Headers Visible
Edit Position
Format
Horizontal Scrollbar Visible
Row Headers Visible
Selection Color
Selection Size
Selection Start
Size
Size:Height
Size:Width
Top Left Visible Cell
Value
Value (Signaling)
Vertical Scrollbar Visible

TreeControl

Active Cell Properties:Active Column Number
Active Cell Properties:Background Color
Active Cell Properties:Cell Size
Active Cell Properties:Cell Size:Height
Active Cell Properties:Cell Size:Width
Active Cell Properties:Foreground Color
Active Cell Properties:String
Active Item Properties:Active Item Tag
Active Item Properties:Child-Only?
Active Item Properties:Disabled?
Active Item Properties:Indent Level
Active Item Properties:Open?
Active Item Properties:Symbol Index
Allow Dragging
Allow Dragging Between Items
Allow Dragging of Parent Items
Allow Selection of Parent Items
Autosizing Row Height
Column Header Strings
Displayed Items
Expand/Contract Symbol Type
Keyboard Mode
Multiple Line Input
Num Columns
Num Rows
Selection Color
Selection Mode
Top Left Visible Cell
Visible Items:Column Headers Visible
Visible Items:Hierarchy Lines Visible
Visible Items:Horizontal Lines Visible
Visible Items:Horizontal Scrollbar Visible
Visible Items:Symbols Visible
Visible Items:Vertical Lines Visible
Visible Items:Vertical Scrollbar Visible

SubPanel

Allow User to Open Diagram
Container Bounds
Container Bounds:Height
Container Bounds:Width
Panel Transparent
Scale Panel
X Scrollbar Visible
Y Scrollbar Visible

Methods

Attach DataSocket
Get Image
Get Term Image
Reinit To Dflt
Remove DataSocket
ColorBox
Boolean
RefNum

TypedRefNum
LVObjectRefNum

VIRefNum

LVVariant
Path
ListBox
Table

Set Cell Value

Array
Picture
ActiveXContainer
Numeric

Digital
NamedNumeric

Enum
Ring

ColorRamp
NumericWithScale

Slide
Knob

GraphChart

WaveformChart
WaveformGraph
IntensityChart
IntensityGraph

String

Get Nth Line
Size to Text
ComboBox

IOName

DSCTag
DAQChannelName
VISAResourceName
IVILogicalName
DAQmxName

Cluster
MulticolumnListbox

Get Clicked Column Header
Get Double-clicked Row

WaveformData
PageSelector

TabControl

AbsTime
DigitalTable
TreeControl

Custom Item Symbols:Get Symbol
Custom Item Symbols:Get Symbol Array
Custom Item Symbols:Revert Symbol
Custom Item Symbols:Revert Symbols
Custom Item Symbols:Set Symbol
Custom Item Symbols:Set Symbol Array
Double Click
Edit Tree Items:Add Item
Edit Tree Items:Add Item to End
Edit Tree Items:Delete
Edit Tree Items:Move Item
Edit Tree Items:Set Tag
Edit Tree Items:Sort Children
Navigate Tree:Get Child
Navigate Tree:Get Next
Navigate Tree:Get Parent
Navigate Tree:Get Path
Open/Close:Ensure Visible
Open/Close:Open/Close All
Open/Close:Open/Close Item

SubPanel

Insert VI
Remove VI

Panel

Properties

All Objects[]
Color
Controls[]
Decorations[]
Defer Panel Updates
Selection List[]

Methods

Plot

Properties

Bar Plot Style
Digital Line Style
Digital Transition Location
Digital Transition Type
Fill To
Fill/Point Color
Label Format
Line Style
Line Width
Plot Color
Plot Interpolation
Plot Name
Point Style
Visible
X Scale Index
Y Scale Index

Methods

Cursor

Properties

Allow Drag
Cursor Color
Cursor Index
Cursor Locked
Cursor Lock Style
Cursor Name
Cursor Name Visible
Cursor Plot
Cursor Point Style
Cursor Position
Cursor Position:Cursor X
Cursor Position:Cursor Y
Cursor Style
Line Style
Line Width
Visible

Methods

Page

Properties

Colors
Colors:BG Color
Colors:FG Color
Controls on Page[]
Decorations on Page[]
Description
Independent Label
Objects On Page[]
Page Enabled State
Page Label
Page Visible
Tab Caption
Tip Strip

Methods

Application

Properties

Application:All VIs In Memory
Application:Command Line Arguments
Application:Default Data Directory
Application:Directory Path
Application:Exported VIs In Memory
Application:Kind
Application:Language
Application:Name
Application:Real-Time Host Connected
Application:Show FP Tip Strips
Application:Target CPU
Application:Target Operating System
Application:User Name
Application:Version Number
Callees' Names
Callers' Names
Display:All Monitors
Display:Primary Workspace
Operating System:Name
Operating System:Version Number
Printing:Available Printers
Printing:Color/Grayscale?
Printing:Custom All Controls?
Printing:Custom Connector?
Printing:Custom Control Descriptions?
Printing:Custom Control Types?
Printing:Custom Controls?
Printing:Custom Description?
Printing:Custom Diagram Hidden?
Printing:Custom Diagram Repeat?
Printing:Custom Diagram?
Printing:Custom Express VI Configuration?
Printing:Custom Hierarchy?
Printing:Custom History?
Printing:Custom Panel Border?
Printing:Custom Panel?
Printing:Custom SubVIs?
Printing:Default Printer
Printing:File Wrap Text Length
Printing:JPEG Quality
Printing:Method
Printing:PNG Compression Level
Remote Panel:Connections To Clients
Remote Panel:Connections To Servers
Server:Logging Enabled
Server:Logging File Path
Server:Port
Server:TCP Listener Active
Server:TCP/IP Access List
Server:VI Access List
Web Server:HTTP Port
Web Server:Logging Enabled
Web Server:Logging File Path
Web Server:Read Timeout
Web Server:Root Directory Path
Web Server:Server Active
Web Server:TCP/IP Access List
Web Server:VI Access List

Methods

Bring To Front
Browse DataSocket
Check Connection
Connection Info
Disconnect From Slave
Get VI Version
Mass Compile
Remote Panel Client Release Control
Remote Panel Client Request Control
Remote Panel Close Connection To Server
Remote Panel Open Connection To Server
Resolve Symbolic Path

VI

Properties

Auto Logging:Log at Finish
Auto Logging:Log File Path
Auto Logging:Print at Finish
Automatic Error Handling
Callees' Names
Callers' Names
Connector Pane
Edit Mode On Open
Execution:Allow Debugging
Execution:Close After Call
Execution:Is Reentrant
Execution:Preferred Exec System
Execution:Priority
Execution:Run When Opened
Execution:Show Front Panel On Call
Execution:Show Front Panel On Load
Execution:State
Execution:Suspend On Call
Expand When Dropped As SubVI
Front Panel
Front Panel Window:Allow Runtime PopUp
Front Panel Window:Auto Center
Front Panel Window:Behavior
Front Panel Window:Closeable
Front Panel Window:Custom Title
Front Panel Window:Highlight Return Button
Front Panel Window:Is Frontmost
Front Panel Window:Keep Window Proportions
Front Panel Window:Minimizeable
Front Panel Window:Open
Front Panel Window:Origin
Front Panel Window:Panel Bounds
Front Panel Window:Resizeable
Front Panel Window:Show Menu Bar
Front Panel Window:Show Scroll Bars
Front Panel Window:Size To Screen
Front Panel Window:State
Front Panel Window:Title Bar Visible
Front Panel Window:Title
Front Panel Window:Window Bounds
Help:Document Path
Help:Document Tag
History:Always Add Comments At Save
History:Entire Text
History:Prompt for Comments At Save
History:Record Application Comments
History:Revision Number
History:Prompt for Comments At Close
History:Use Defaults
Is Probe
Metrics:Code Size
Metrics:Size of Block Diagram
Metrics:Size of Front Panel
Metrics:Total Data Size
Modifications:Block Diagram Mods Bitset
Modifications:Front Panel Mods Bitset
Modifications:VI Modifications Bitset
Printing:Block Diagram Scaling?
Printing:Front Panel Scaling?
Printing:Header Content:Date Printed?
Printing:Header Content:Modify Date?
Printing:Header Content:Page Number?
Printing:Header Content:VI Icon?
Printing:Header Content:VI Name?
Printing:Header Content:VI Path?
Printing:Margins
Printing:Page Headers?
Printing:Page Orientation
Run-Time Menu Path
Tool Bar:Show Abort Button
Tool Bar:Show Free Run Button
Tool Bar:Show Run Button
Tool Bar:Visible
VI Description
VI Name
VI Path
VI Type

Methods

Abort VI
Clear History
Close FP
Export VI Strings
Get All Control Values
Get All Control Values [Variant]
Get Control Value
Get Control Value [Variant]
Get Diagram Image Scaled
Get Front Panel Scaling Mode
Get Lock State
Get Panel Image
Get Panel Image Scaled
Get VI Icon as Image Data
Import VI Strings
Lock Remote Panel Control
Make Current Values Default
Open FP
Print Panel To Printer
Print VI To HTML
Print VI To Printer
Print VI To RTF
Print VI To Text
Reinitialize All To Default
Remote Panel Client Connections
Remote Panel Close Connection To Client
Revert VI
Run VI
Save For Previous
Save Instrument
Save Run-Time Menu
Save VI Icon to File
Set Control Value
Set Control Value [Variant]
Set Front Panel Scaling Mode
Set Lock State
Set VI Icon from File
Set VI Icon from Image Data
Unlock Remote Panel Control

VISA

Event Class

Clear Event
Generic Event
GPIB CIC Event
GPIB Listen Event
GPIB Talk Event
PXI Interrupt Event
Service Request Event
Trigger Event
USB Interrupt Event
VXI Signal Event
VXI/VME Interrupt Event
VXI/VME Sysfail Event
VXI/VME Sysreset Event

I/O Session

GPIB BoardInterface
GPIB Instr
GPIB Servant
Instr
PXI MemAcc
PXI Instr
Serial Instr
TCP/IP Instr
TCP/IP Socket
USB Instr
USB Raw
VXI/GPIB-VXI Backplane
VXI/GPIB-VXI MBD Instr
VXI/GPIB-VXI/VME MemAcc
VXI/GPIB-VXI/VME RBD Instr
VXI Servant

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