Boolean controls have six types of mechanical action that allow you to customize Boolean objects to create front panel windows that more closely resemble the behavior of physical instruments.
![]() | Note When you assign a keyboard shortcut to the mechanical action of a Boolean control, the keyboard toggles the value. For example, when you assign a keyboard shortcut to a Boolean control and set the keyboard shortcut to one of the latching mechanical actions, the button unlatches when read. |
Complete the following steps to change the mechanical action of a Boolean control.
![]() | Note You cannot use any latch action for objects with a local variable. If you configure your Boolean value with a latching mechanical action, the Value property and the Value (Signaling) property return an error when the VI is in a non-idle state, such as when the VI is running or reserved to run. Due to race conditions that can occur when you have a Boolean value with latching mechanical action, you cannot programmatically read Boolean values that are set with a latching mechanical action. |
Refer to the Mechanical Action VI in the labview\examples\Controls and Indicators\Boolean directory for an example of Boolean control mechanical actions.