Retrieving a particular previous value from a shift register.

[Robert.L]

When using shift register on loops have an input box to define the number of iterations previously which you wish to retrieve the value from. For example if you required the value from the shift register from 15 iterations before you could enter 15 into the control box and return the value from the 15 iteration for access within the loop. 

[AristosQueue (NI)]

When would you use this? Is it any different than growing the shift register, which you can do today, to be fifteen tall?

[Robert.L]

This is for when space is a premium as growing a shift register to large numbers such as 100 would create a huge loop, but even 15 creates a rather large loop which can course a relatively simple peace of code to be rather large.

[elset191]

The feedback node can do this, can't it?  (I'm not sure, I've never used a feedback node.)

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Ok. I just wanted to verify that this feature was what I thought it was -- a cosmetic change to the history of shift registers, not a new type of functionality.

The feedback node doesn't grow. I don't know any way to do history with that node.

[JackDunaway]

I think Tim is referring to this

[AristosQueue (NI)]

Thanks for the link, Jack. After reading it, I have to say, that is a truly bizzare feature. But apparently it has its uses since that's exactly what Robert is asking for, only with shift registers instead of feedback nodes.

[Darren]

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