Class ID Property value is always 18 - Digital for numeric controls of a cluster

[JayB]

Why does the Class ID Property Value always return the value of 18 (Digital) for any type of numeric control of a cluster, whether it is a DBL. U32, I8 etc. The Class Value never come backs as 17 (Numeric). Why? What does 17 (Numeric) pertain to?

[tst]

Numeric is an abstract base class for all numeric types, so there is no control in LabVIEW which is actually of the Numeric class. If you use a numeric control which is not a digital control (such as a ring or a meter) you will get another class.

[JayB]

Is there any way to determine programmatically if the control is a DBL or a I32 besides using the Class ID property?

[tst]

That information has nothing to do with the class ID. It's a property of the control which exists for all controls which inherit from the Numeric class. The property itself is private, so to access it you will need to install the scripting API.

[smercurio_fc · Accepted solution]

This thread really belongs in the LabVIEW forum. In the future, please post there, as you posted in the forum that discusses the forum software and the forums in general.

As to your question:

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JayB wrote:
Is there any way to determine programmatically if the control is a DBL or a I32 besides using the Class ID property?

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See here.