LabVIEW Idea Exchange
You can access the data in your class using property nodes.
Currently all you have to do is select "Make available through Property Nodes" when creating your accessor. I think it would be cleaner if there were simply an Access Scope setting on the control like so:
The idea here is that there is no VI behind the scenes. If you later decide that you want to keep the data private, all you have to do is change the setting. You don't have to remember to delete the VI.
I am guessing that the majority of class VIs are simple accessors. This idea will reduce the number of files to create and lug around increasing edit time performance and would make your class libraries load faster.
Many people (myself included) do not prefer property node access because they can be big and clunky. A possible enhancement to this idea is to put a "Universal Accessor" in the Cluster, Class & Variant palette that looks and acts like a polymorphic VI.
[Edit: the polymorphic selectors in the above image should just say 'Numeric' instead of 'Read Numeric' and 'Write Numeric' as that is implied]
