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LabVIEW Programming Reference Manual

Table of Contents
  • LabVIEW Programming Reference Manual
  • Functions
  • Property and Method Reference
  • LabVIEW Environment Reference
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ProjectItem Methods

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  • Add File
    Adds a file at the specified path to the LabVIEW project with the referenced project item as the parent. You also can use the Project Explorer window to add a file to a project.
  • Add Item
    Adds a new project item of the specified type to the LabVIEW project with the referenced item as the parent. You also can use the Project Explorer window to add an item to a project.
  • Add Item From Memory
    Adds an item that exists in memory to the LabVIEW project with the referenced project item as the parent.
  • Collapse
    Hides the contents of an expandable project item in the Project Explorer window. Expandable project items include folders, project libraries, LabVIEW classes, and XControls.
  • Convert to Auto-populating Folder
    Connect this project item to a folder on disk.
  • Delete
    Removes the referenced project item from the LabVIEW project. If the item has children, the children also are deleted. You also can use the Project Explorer window to remove items from the project.
  • Expand
    Displays the contents of an expandable project item in the Project Explorer window. Expandable project items include folders, project libraries, LabVIEW classes, and XControls.
  • Get All Descendents
    Recursively returns project items that appear under the referenced item in the project tree. For example, if you call this method on project library A that contains an inner project library B, the method returns items owned both by library A and library B.
  • Get Library Access Scope
    Retrieves the access scope or inherited access scope, if applicable, for an item that the LabVIEW project library owns, such as public, community, or private access.
  • Replace Item With
    Replace a project item with a chosen file. The default value of "Allow If Missing?" is FALSE. The default value of "Save Option" is "Save All Without Prompts". The "Modified VIs" will return an array of references to the modified VIs. The "Modified Libraries" will return an array of references to the modified Libraries.
  • Stop Auto-populating
    Disconnect this folder from a folder on disk.
  • Tag:Delete
    Removes the named tag from the LabVIEW project item.
  • Tag:Get Names
    Returns an array of tag names of all tags on the referenced project item.
  • Tag:Get Tag
    Returns a tag value associated with the project item.
  • Tag:Get XML Tag
    Returns the value in an XML tag.
  • Tag:Set Tag
    Sets a tag value associated with the LabVIEW project.
  • Tag:Set XML Tag
    Sets the value of an XML tag associated with the LabVIEW project.

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