Controls[] question

[Oliver Friedrich]

Hallo,

say I have a VI with some controls and indicators.

If I get the VI's panel refnum and then the Controls[] property I get the 
array of references. But which array element belongs to which 
control/indicator of the referenced VI. Is there a way to retrieve an array 
or cluster with names information, or do I have to scan the references for 
the name of the referenced control/indicator? That would be some 
cumbersome.

Thanks

Oliver Friedrich

Re: Controls[] question

[djadjok]

IMHO, scanning controls[] references for a control with a specific
name is absolutely natural solution and I don't see any good
alternatives. If you require to perform this operation frequently you
can always construct your own subvi, and this will be for sure really
handy.

Re: Controls[] question

[Ed Dickens]

And just to answer your question, the Controls[] property generates
the references in the 'Z' order of the controls on the panel.

So if you really wanted to, you could use the Move to Front, Move
to Back feature and set the order the the references will be
generated. Though I'm sure you'll find it much easier just to search
for the needed control by it's label since the Z order can change if
you're not carful.

Ed