Text Property
Short Name: Text
Installed With: Base Package
Class: Text Properties
Text as displayed in the front panel object. For example, if you set a string control to use Password Display, this property returns the password string, such as ****, not the Normal Display of the string.
If the text string is a free label or a caption, you can write this property when the VI is running, and it is available in the Run-Time Engine. If the text string is an owned label, you cannot write this property when the VI is running, and it is available in the Run-Time Engine only for reading.
If the text string is a unit label, you can write this property when the VI is running, and it is available in the Run-Time Engine. However, the unit you write must be compatible with the existing unit. If the units are not compatible, LabVIEW returns an error and sets the unit label to the base unit.
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 | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | No |
Example
Refer to the Programmatic Units VI in the labview\examples\general\controls\numerics.llb for an example of using the Text property.
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