Complex To Re/Im Function
- Updated2025-07-30
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Breaks a complex number into its rectangular components.
The connector pane displays the default data types for this polymorphic function.

Inputs/Outputs
x + iy
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x + iy can be a complex number, array or cluster of complex numbers, an array of cluster of complex numbers, and so on.
x
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x is of the same data type structure as x + iy, with scalar representation instead of complex.
y
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y is of the same data type structure as x + iy, with scalar representation instead of complex. |
When you wire matrix data as an input to this function, a VI that includes subVIs that work with the matrix data type replaces the function. The resulting VI has the same icon but contains a matrix-specific algorithm. The node remains a VI if you disconnect the matrix from the input(s). Wire other data types as inputs to restore the original function. If you wire a data type to a function and that data type causes a basic math operation to fail, the function returns an empty matrix or NaN.
x + iy
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x
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