Front Panel Window:Behavior Property

Short Name: FP.Behavior

Installed With: Base Package

Sets the behavior of the front panel window. Valid values include 0 (Invalid), 1 (Default), 2 (Floating), 3 (Floating/Auto-Hide), and 4 (Modal).

If you load the VI in a subpanel control, this property is read only.

This property is similar to the Window Behavior section in the Customize Window Appearance dialog box.

Values

0	Invalid—If you read this property and an error occurs, the property returns this value. If you set the property to this value, the property returns an error.
1	Default—The front panel window is not floating or modal.
2	Floating—The front panel window stays on top of all other non-floating LabVIEW windows.
3	Floating/Auto-Hide—The front panel window is floating and when you switch from LabVIEW to another application, the window does not appear.
4	Modal—The front panel window stays on top of all other LabVIEW windows until you close the window or open another modal window. (Mac OS) The operating system ignores settings for the Close, Minimize, and Maximize window buttons when you select Modal.

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	Yes
Available with control VIs	No
Available with global VIs	No
Available with strict type definitions	No
Available with polymorphic VIs	No