In the Project Explorer window, right-click an XControl library and select New»Property from the shortcut menu to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to add a new property to an XControl library.

This dialog box includes the following components:

Option Description
Name

Defines the name of the property.
Direction

Specifies if the property is read/write, read only, or write only.

If you select the Read/Write option, LabVIEW creates a property folder in the XControl folder that contains a VI for reading from the property and a VI for writing to the property. If you select the Read Only option or Write Only option, LabVIEW creates a property folder in the XControl folder that contains only one VI for reading from or writing to the property, respectively.
Add

Adds the property to the XControl library.