Front Panel Controls and Indicators
- Updated2025-01-22
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Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Use the following subpalettes to choose controls and indicators to build the front panel for your LabVIEW application.
Note The availability of front panel controls and indicators may vary depending on the subpalette style you choose. Refer to the Modern, Silver, System, or Classic subpalette for front panel control and indicator availability.
Subpalette | Description |
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Data Containers | Use array and cluster controls and indicators to group data elements in unsorted order. Use set or map controls and indicators to group unique data elements in sorted order. Use matrix controls and indicators to enter and display matrix data. |
Boolean | Use Boolean controls and indicators to enter and display TRUE/FALSE value with buttons, switches, and lights. |
Containers | Use container controls and indicators to group other controls and indicators or to display the front panel of another VI on the front panel of the current VI. |
Decorations | Use decorations to graphically group or separate front panel objects without affecting the functionality of the VI. Decorations include objects such as boxes, lines, or arrows. |
Graph | Use graph and chart indicators to plot and display numeric data. |
I/O | Use I/O name controls and indicators to pass names associated with I/O hardware configurations to I/O Vis to communicate with an instrument or a device. |
List, Table & Tree | Use list and tree controls and indicators to give users lists of items from which to select. Use tables to display strings of data in columns and rows. |
Numeric | Use numeric controls and indicators to enter and display numeric data. |
Refnum | Use refnum controls and indicators to reference files, directories, devices, and network connections. |
Ring & Enum | Use ring and enumerated controls and indicators to create a list of items for the end user to select from. The ring controls and indicators support only the numeric data type. The enumerated controls and indicators support the numeric data type with their corresponding strings included. |
String & Path | Use string controls and indicators to enter or display text. Use path controls and indicators to enter or return file or directory paths. |
Variant & Class | Use variant and class controls and indicators to interact with variant and object-oriented data. |
Related Information
- Container Controls and Indicators
- Boolean Controls and Indicators
Use Boolean controls and indicators located on the Boolean subpalettes to enter and display Boolean (TRUE/FALSE) values with objects such as buttons, switches, and LED lights.
- Graph Subpalette
- I/O Name Controls and Indicators
- List, Table, and Tree Controls and Indicators
- Numeric Controls and Indicators
- Refnum Controls and Indicators
- Ring and Enumerated Type Controls and Indicators
- String and Path Controls and Indicators
- Variant and Class Controls and Indicators
- Showing and Hiding Palette Categories
- Creating Custom Controls, Indicators, and Type Definitions