NI-FGEN C Function Reference

niFgen_ResetAttribute

  • Updated2023-02-21
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ViStatus niFgen_ResetAttribute (ViSession vi, ViConstString channelName, ViAttr attributeID);

Purpose

Resets the attribute to its default value.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niFgen_init, niFgen_InitWithOptions, or niFgen_InitializeWithChannels functions and identifies a particular instrument session.
channelName ViConstString Specifies the name of the channel on which to check the attribute value if the attribute is channel-based. If the attribute is not channel-based, then pass VI_NULL or an empty string ("").

Default Value: "" (empty string)

attributeID ViAttr Specifies the ID of an attribute.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status ViStatus Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. You can examine the status code from each call to an NI-FGEN function to determine if an error occurred. To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niFgen_error_message function. To obtain additional information about the error condition, call the niFgen_GetError function. To clear the error information from NI-FGEN, call the niFgen_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors

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