Linking Custom Controls and Indicators to a Saved Custom Control or Indicator File
Linking Custom Controls and Indicators to a Saved Custom Control or Indicator File
When we place a custom control or indicator in a VI, no connection exists between the custom control or indicator we saved and the instance of the custom control or indicator in the VI. Each instance of a custom control or indicator is a separate, independent copy. Therefore, changes we make to a custom control or indicator file do not affect VIs already using that custom control or indicator. If we want to link instances of custom control or indicator to the custom control or indicator file, we can save the custom control or indicator as a type definition or strict type definition. All instances of a type definition or a strict type definition link to the original file from which we created them.
When we save a custom control or indicator as a type definition or strict type definition, any data type changes we make to the type definition or strict type definition affect all instances of the type definition or strict type definition in all the VIs that use it. Also, cosmetic changes we make to a strict type definition affect all instances of the strict type definition on the front panel.
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