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LabVIEW Programming Reference Manual

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  • LabVIEW Environment Reference
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ProjectItem Properties

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  • Can Be Replaced
    Private method to determine whether an item can be replaced by another item in the project.
  • Contains Conflicts?
    Returns TRUE if this item or items beneath this item in the project tree are in conflict.
  • Display Name
    Gets as a string the name of the project item as the name appears in the Project Explorer window.
  • Enabled
    Applicable in IIO only. Tasks and program VIs can be set to Enabled, in which case they will be deployed and run on the Controller.
  • Find:Callers
    Returns an array of references to all project items that reference the project item you select.
  • Find:Children
    Returns an array of references to all project items that are children of the project item you select.
  • Find:Conflicts
    Returns an array of references to all project items that are in conflict with the project item you select.
  • Find:Friends
    Returns an array of references to all project items that are friends of the project item you select.
  • Find:Items Incorrectly Claimed by a Library
    Returns an array of references to all items within a project that are claimed by a library but do not reciprocate the claim.
  • Find:Items that make this a dependency
    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.
  • Find:Items with No Callers
    Returns an array of references to all top-level project items that call no other project items.
  • Find:Missing Items
    Returns all project items that have a path but do not exist on disk.
  • Find:SubVIs
    Returns an array of references to all project items that are subVIs of the item you select.
  • Find:Variable Callers
    Returns an array of references to all project VIs that reference the shared variable project item you specify.
  • Get Auto-populating Folder Path
    Returns the path on disk this auto-populating folder is connected to.
  • HyperLink Address
    Gets or sets the address of a hyperlink item.
  • Icon
    Gets the icon of the project item in the Project Explorer window using the Icon cluster, which limits size and color depth.
  • In Conflict?
    Returns TRUE if this item conflicts with another item with a different path under the same target.
  • Is In Packed Library
    Returns TRUE if a packed project library contains the project item.
  • Item ID
    Gets the item ID of the referenced 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 Project Explorer window changes.
  • Library Item Type:String
    Returns the type of the project item as it exists in the project library as a string. This property returns an error if the project item is not part of a library. Use the Library Item:Type property to return the type as a GUID.
  • Library Item:Type
    Gets the type of the project item as it exists in the project library as a GUID string. If the item is not part of a library, this property returns an error. Use the Library Item Type:String property to return the type as a human-readable string.
  • Name
    Gets the name of the referenced project item as it is saved in the file.
  • Owned Items[]
    Returns an array of references to the contents of the referenced project item. You can use these references with the ProjectItem properties.
  • Owner
    Returns a reference to the project item that contains the referenced project item in the Project Explorer window. You can use this reference with the ProjectItem properties.
  • Path
    Gets the path of the referenced 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 project item. You can use this reference with the TargetItem properties.
  • Type GUID
    Gets the type of the project item as a GUID string. Use the Type String property to return the type as a string.
  • Type String
    Gets the type of the project item as a string. Use the Type GUID property to return the type as a GUID.
  • VI Reference
    If the project item refers to a VI, this property returns a reference to the VI. Otherwise, this property returns Not a Refnum. You can use this reference with the VI properties.
  • VI Reference No Load
    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.
  • Variable Reference
    Returns a reference to the variable the referenced project item references. If the referenced project item is not a variable item, this property returns Not a Refnum. You can use this reference with the Variable properties to configure shared variables programmatically.
  • Visible In Tree
    If TRUE, indicates that the Project Explorer window is visible and ancestors of the project item are expanded in the Project Explorer window up to the root of the project item.

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