Where is the Variant Constant?

[craige]

Why does LabVIEW not have a "variant constant" on the Functions Palette? The easiest way I have found to create one is to

1. Drop a Convert To Variant function onto the block diagram

2. Create a variant constant off of the Convert To Variant input terminal

3. Delete the Convert To Variant function

OR

1. Create a variant control

2. Go to the block diagram and select Change to Constant

Just seems odd to me.

Craig

[JÞB]

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@craige wrote:

Why does LabVIEW not have a "variant constant" on the Functions Palette? The easiest way I have found to create one is to

1. Drop a Convert To Variant function onto the block diagram

2. Create a variant constant off of the Convert To Variant input terminal

3. Delete the Convert To Variant function

OR

1. Create a variant control

2. Go to the block diagram and select Change to Constant

Just seems odd to me.

Craig

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OR

select a varaint control Drag to the BD Drop ( dropping any selected control on the BD creates a constant of that type- useful for Type Defs)

Sounds like a good proposal for the Idea Exchange

[Darin.K]

The input of the To Variant function is actually a cluster of 0 zero elements, you need to create a constant off of the output.

At one point I felt like it was an ommission, but I don't really know when I would use it in place of create constant.  What uses for the constant do you have in mind?  9 times out of 10 I am using the constant to initialize a shift register, and I am only using the variant for its attributes.  Very easy to right click the SR and create constant.

You should see this idea:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW-Idea-Exchange/Add-Variant-constant-to-the-Cluster-Class-amp-Variant-...