String Display Format Specifiers?

[JackDunaway]

I am aware that numerics have display format specifiers (as shown in picture), but I'm wondering if there's a similar function for getting the display formats of strings?

I have shown what I want the output to be (although that output was clearly not generated by the code!). So, can I replace the ???'s with some valid format specifiers? 

 

[Hillman]

Hi JackDunaway,

What an interesting question.

I don't believe using that block you can... if you double click on it you can see what formating you can achieve.

 

However,  you can get these formatting options using a property node of the string indicator.

You can do this by right-clicking the string indicator >>  Create >> property node >> Display Style then place the block. Right click and change to write ..

Content Help:

"Sets the display style of a string object. Valid values include 0 (normal), 1 (backslash '\' codes), 2 (password), and 3 (hex). You cannot write to this property when the referenced string control has key focus.

This property

" 

Hope this is what your after.  

[JackDunaway]

Thanks for the reply! Well, yes, I'm aware of one "bad" way this can be accomplished, by using the "Text.Text" property of some dummy string indicators:

 

Instead, I'm wanting some cleaner syntax. Needing to introduce a dummy indicator just to hijack a property of that object is a bit messy.

Looking at my example, one might argue "Well you only need one dummy string in a For Loop of 4 iterations, setting the Display Style from 0-3. That way you don't need four dummies." Right, but the principle remains... I'm interested in a Format Specifier (or potentially a VI hidden in vi.lib?) that eliminates the need for a dummy indicator.

[F._Schubert]

Guess you should post it to the idea exchange. 😉

Felix

[JackDunaway]

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F. Schubert wrote:

Guess you should post it to the idea exchange. 😉

Felix

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What is this "idea exchange" you speak of? I suppose I shall do some investigation into said "exchange" if I cannot get an answer by tomorrow or so. 😉

Thanks,

Jack

[Lucither]

Message Edited by Lucither on 05-03-2010 01:07 AM

[Lucither]

Hi Jack,

I have written something along the lines of what you are wanting. It doesnt require you to write to a 'Dummy' Indicator as such:

Of course the refnum is not in the original, just something that labview does when converting to snippet.

The property node is the node for the 'Output' indicator, so not technically a dummy indicator as you would require this in the sub vi anyway.

Maybe not what you are after but works.

Rgs,

Lucither

[JackDunaway]

For anyone interested in adding this native ability: String Display Format Specifiers on the Idea Exchange