Get Refnum Information
- Updated2025-07-30
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Retrieves refnum information from the data type stored in variant. This VI returns an error if variant does not contain a refnum.

Inputs/Outputs
variant
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variant specifies the variant data from which you want to retrieve data type information.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
reference type
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reference type returns the data type of the refnum stored in variant.
strict type
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strict type returns the strict type of the refnum stored in variant. For example, a strictly-typed VI refnum returns data type information that includes the connector pane of the VI.
VI Server generic type
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VI Server generic type returns the specific VI Server class type. VI Server generic type is valid only if reference type is LVObjUnknown.
error out
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error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |
variant
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error in (no error)
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reference type
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strict type
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error out
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