Owning Palette: Programming VIs and Functions
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Use the Comparison functions to compare Boolean values, strings, numeric values, arrays, and clusters.
The Comparison functions treat Boolean, string, numeric, array, and cluster values differently. You also can use the Comparison functions to compare characters. You can change the comparison mode of some Comparison functions.
| Palette Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Comparison | Compares input items you specify to determine whether values are equal, greater than, less than, and so on. |
| Decimal Digit? | Returns TRUE if char represents a decimal digit ranging from 0 through 9. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. If char is a floating-point number, this function rounds to the nearest integer. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Empty Array? | Returns TRUE if the input array is empty. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Empty String/Path? | Returns TRUE if string/path is an empty string or an empty path. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. This function is also designed to work with variants, pictures, and DSC tags. |
| Equal To 0? | Returns TRUE if x is equal to 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Equal? | Returns TRUE if x is equal to y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Fixed-Point Overflow? | Returns TRUE if FXP includes an overflow status and FXP is the result of an operation that overflowed. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Greater Or Equal To 0? | Returns TRUE if x is greater than or equal to 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Greater Or Equal? | Returns TRUE if x is greater than or equal to y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Greater Than 0? | Returns TRUE if x is greater than 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Greater? | Returns TRUE if x is greater than y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Hex Digit? | Returns TRUE if char represents a hex digit ranging from 0 through 9, A through F, or a through f. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. If char is a floating-point number, this function rounds to the nearest integer. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| In Range and Coerce | Determines whether x falls within a range specified by the upper limit and lower limit inputs and optionally coerces the value to fall within the range. The function performs the coercion only in Compare Elements mode. This function accepts time stamp values if all inputs are time stamp values. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Is Path and Not Empty? | Returns TRUE if path is any value other than <Not A Path> or an empty path. Otherwise, this VI returns FALSE. |
| Is Value Changed | Returns TRUE if this is the first call of this VI or if the input value is different from the value when this VI was last called. |
| Less Or Equal To 0? | Returns TRUE if x is less than or equal to 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Less Or Equal? | Returns TRUE if x is less than or equal to y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Less Than 0? | Returns TRUE if x is less than 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Less? | Returns TRUE if x is less than y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Lexical Class | Returns the class number for char. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. |
| Max & Min | Compares x and y and returns the larger value at the top output terminal and the smaller value at the bottom output terminal. This function accepts time stamp values if all inputs are time stamp values. If the inputs are time stamp values, the function returns the later time at the top and the earlier time at the bottom. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Not A Number/Path/Refnum? | Returns TRUE if number/path/refnum is not a number (NaN), <Not a Path>, or not a refnum. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Not Equal To 0? | Returns TRUE if x is not equal to 0. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Not Equal? | Returns TRUE if x is not equal to y. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. You can change the comparison mode of this function. |
| Octal Digit? | Returns TRUE if char represents an octal digit ranging from 0 through 7. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. If char is a floating-point number, this function rounds to the nearest integer. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Printable? | Returns TRUE if char represents a printable ASCII character. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. If char is a floating-point number, this function rounds to the nearest integer. Otherwise, this function returns FALSE. |
| Select | Returns the value wired to the t input or f input, depending on the value of s. If s is TRUE, this function returns the value wired to t. If s is FALSE, this function returns the value wired to f. |
| White Space? | Returns TRUE if char represents a white space character, such as Space, Tab, Newline, Carriage Return, Form Feed, or Vertical Tab. If char is a string, this function uses the first character in the string. If char is a number, this function interprets it as the ASCII value of a character. If char is a floating-point number, this function rounds to the nearest integer. Otherwise, the function returns FALSE. |
| Subpalette | Description |
|---|---|
| Assert Type VIs and Functions | Use the Assert Type VIs and functions in conjunction with the Type Specialization structure for the following purposes:
–Customizing sections of code in a malleable VI (.vim) for specific data types –Forcing a malleable VI to accept only data types that meet certain requirements –Forcing a malleable VI to decline specific data types |