Channel Class
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Channel Class
Represents a channel or a set of channels and the properties you can set on a channel.
Inheritance Hierarchy
Namespace: NationalInstruments.DAQmx
Assembly: NationalInstruments.DAQmx (in NationalInstruments.DAQmx.dll) Version: 20.7.40.49302
Syntax
public class Channel : MarshalByRefObject, IDisposable
Public Class Channel Inherits MarshalByRefObject Implements IDisposable
The Channel type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Description | Specifies a user-defined description for the channel. |
| IsGlobal | Indicates whether the channel is a global channel. |
| PhysicalName | Specifies the name of the physical channel upon which this virtual channel is based. |
| SynchronizationUnlockBehavior | Specifies the action to take if the target loses its synchronization to the grand master. |
| Type | Indicates the type of the virtual channel. |
| VirtualName | Gets the name of the virtual channel. |
Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| Dispose | Releases all resources used by Channel. |
 | Dispose(Boolean) |
Releases the managed and unmanaged resources used by Channel or optionally releases only the unmanaged resources.
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| Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| ToString | Returns a string representation of the object. (Overrides ObjectToString.) |
Remarks
Channel is the base class for AIChannel, AOChannel, DIChannel, DOChannel, CIChannel, and COChannel. All instances of Channel are of one of the derived class types. Refer to the derived class documentation for more information.
 Tip |
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| Example applications are located in the Public Documents\National Instruments\NI-DAQ\Examples\DotNET4.x directory or in the Start menu at National InstrumentsNI-DAQmxNI-DAQmx Examples. |
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
SystemMarshalByRefObject
NationalInstruments.DAQmxChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxAIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxAOChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxCIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxCOChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxDIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxDOChannel
SystemMarshalByRefObject
NationalInstruments.DAQmxChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxAIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxAOChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxCIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxCOChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxDIChannel
NationalInstruments.DAQmxDOChannel