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GetCtrlArrayIndex

LabWindows/CVI

GetCtrlArrayIndex

int GetCtrlArrayIndex (int controlArrayHandle, int panelHandle, int controlID, int *index);

Purpose

Returns the zero-based index of the specified control in the control array.

This function returns the index –1 if the control is not found.

Supported Controls

You can use GetCtrlArrayIndex with all LabWindows/CVI user interface controls.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
controlArrayHandle int Specifier for a particular control array that is currently in memory. You obtain this handle from GetCtrlArrayFromResourceID or NewCtrlArray.
panelHandle int Specifier for a particular panel that is currently in memory. You can obtain this handle from functions such as LoadPanel and NewPanel.
controlID int The defined constant, located in the .uir header file, that you assigned to the control in the User Interface Editor, or the ID returned by functions such as NewCtrl and DuplicateCtrl.
Output
Name Type Description
index int The zero based index of the specified control in the control array.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status int Return value indicating whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred.

Additional Information

Library: User Interface Library

Include file: userint.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 2010 and later