Method: IsKindOf for ImplicitChannel <Data>

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Checks the type of an implicit channel in the script interface for internal data.

bIsKindOf = Object.IsKindOf(Type)

Object

ImplicitChannel <Data>
Object with this method

Type

String
Specifies the type of the element to be checked.
Enumeration with the following selection terms:

eDataRoot	Root type object
eDataChannelGroup	ChannelGroup type object
eDataChannel	Channel type object
eDataChannelWF	Waveform channel type object
eDataAssignmentChannel	Assignment channel type object
eDataImplicitChannel	Implicit channel type object
eDataChannelPair	XY-channel type object
eDataCalculationChannel	Calculation channel type object
eDataCalculationChannelFormula	Calculation channel type object of Formula type
eDataCalculationChannelReference	Calculation channel type object of Calculation Manager calculations type.
eDataVideoChannel	Video channel type object
eDataComplexChannel	Complex channel type object

bIsKindOf

Boolean
The value is TRUE if the object is the specified type.

The following example checks whether the first channel of the first channel group is an implicit channel:

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Dim oMyChannel
Set oMyChannel = Data.Root.ChannelGroups(1).Channels(1)
If oMyChannel.IsKindOf(eDataImplicitChannel) Then
  Call MsgBoxDisp("Implicit Channel")
Else
  Call MsgBoxDisp("No Implicit Channel")
End If

oMyChannel = dd.Data.Root.ChannelGroups(1).Channels(1) 
if oMyChannel.IsKindOf(dd.eDataImplicitChannel) : 
    dd.MsgBoxDisp("Implicit Channel") 
else: 
    dd.MsgBoxDisp("No Implicit Channel")