Creating an Actor

Create a class object that can represent the state of a running VI.

1. Open a project.
   

   Tip  

   NI recommends using the Actor Framework template on the launcher.

2. From the Project Files tab, click New»Actor. The Actors library (Actors.gcomp) appears in your project. The Actors library contains a namespace that corresponds to your Actor. The Actor namespace contains your Actor class as well as namespaces for Abstract Messages and Messages respectively.