Description Property
Short Name: Desc
Installed With: Base Package
Class: Control Properties
Description of the front panel object that appears in the Context Help window when you move the cursor over the object and in VI documentation you generate.
You can format the text in the description to appear bold in the Context Help window.
If you want to display a carriage return in the Context Help window, you must separate paragraphs with two carriage returns
This property is similar to the VI description text box on the Documentation page of the VI Properties dialog box.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access disallowed | No |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | No |
| Available with global VIs | No |
| Available with strict type definitions | Yes |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | No |