ProjectItem Properties (ActiveX)
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In the following topics, an asterisk (*) at the end of a data type name indicates that the property is a pointer.
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Children | Returns an array of references to all children of the referenced LabVIEW project item. You can use these references with the ProjectItem properties. |
| ContainsConflicts | Returns TRUE if this item or items beneath this item in the project tree are in conflict. |
| DisplayName | Gets, as a string, the name of the LabVIEW project item as the name appears in the LabVIEW Project Explorer window. |
| FindCallers | Returns an array of references to all project items that reference the project item you select. |
| FindChildren | Returns an array of references to all project items that are children of the project item you select. |
| FindConflicts | Returns an array of references to all project items that are in conflict with the project item you select. |
| FindFriends | Returns an array of references to all project items that are friends of the project item you select. |
| FindItemsIncorrectlyClaimedByLibrary | Returns an array of references to all project items that are claimed by a library but do not reciprocate the claim. |
| FindItemsThatMakeThisADependency | Returns an array of references to all project items under the target that are not under dependencies but cause this item to be under dependencies. |
| FindItemsWithNoCallers | Returns an array of references to all top-level project items that call no other project items. |
| FindSubVIs | Returns an array of references to all project items that are subVIs of the item you select. |
| FindVariableCallers | Returns an array of references to all VI project items that reference the variable project item you select. |
| Icon | Gets the icon of the project item in the LabVIEW Project Explorer window using the Icon cluster, which limits size and color depth. |
| InConflict | Returns TRUE if the referenced LabVIEW project item conflicts with another item with a different path under the same target. |
| ItemID | Gets the item ID of the referenced LabVIEW project item as a string. You can use this item ID to uniquely identify the referenced item even if the path, name, or location in the LabVIEW Project Explorer window changes. |
| LibraryItemType | Gets the type of the LabVIEW project item as it exists in the project library as a GUID string. Use the LibraryItemTypeString property to return the type as a human-readable string. |
| LibraryItemTypeString | Returns the type of the LabVIEW project item as it exists in the project library as a string. Use the LibraryItemType property to return the type as a GUID. |
| Name | Gets the name of the referenced LabVIEW project item as it is saved in the file. |
| Parent | Returns a reference to the parent of the referenced LabVIEW project item. You can use this reference with the ProjectItem properties. |
| Path | Gets the path of the referenced LabVIEW project item. |
| Project | Returns a reference to the LabVIEW project to which the referenced project item belongs. You can use this reference with the Project properties. |
| Target | Returns a reference to the target that contains the referenced LabVIEW project item. You can use this reference with the TargetItem properties. |
| TypeGUID | Gets the type of the LabVIEW project item as a GUID string. Use the TypeString property to return the type as a string. |
| TypeString | Gets the type of the LabVIEW project item as a string. Use the TypeGUID property to return the type as a GUID. |
| VI | If the LabVIEW project item refers to a VI, this property returns a reference to the VI. Otherwise, this property returns NULL. |
| VINoLoad | If the project item refers to a VI in memory, this property returns a reference to the VI. If the project item refers to a VI not in memory or to something that is not a VI, this property returns Not a Refnum. You can use this reference with the VI properties. |
| VisibleInTree | If TRUE, indicates that the LabVIEW Project Explorer window is visible and ancestors of the LabVIEW project item are expanded in the Project Explorer window up to the root of the project item. |