Short Name: Debugging:GetButtonState
Requires: VI Scripting
Class: VI Methods
To Use: Create a method.
Returns TRUE if the button is enabled or FALSE if the button is grayed out. This method also returns the string for the tip strip associated with the button. For example, this method might return Step into For Loop for the Step Into button.
Data type | Name | Required | Description | ||||||
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Button Type | Yes | Specifies which of the debugging buttons you want to examine.
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Is Enabled? | Yes | Returns whether the specified debugging button is available to click. | |||||||
Tooltip | Yes | Returns the string for the tip strip associated with the specified button. |
The following table lists the characteristics of this method.
Data type | No return value |
Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes (Read/Write) |
Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
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 allowed | Yes |
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 |