LabVIEW Idea Exchange

In .NET each of the integer data types provides two constant fields, named MinValue and MaxValue. These constants return the minimum and maximum values that can be stored in that data type. For example, for Int32 MinValue would return -2147483648 and MaxValue would return 2147483647.

It would be nice if there would be similar constants in LabVIEW for all eight integer data types. These constants would be similar to the DBL constants that already exist: +Inf, -Inf, Machine Epsilon and NaN, and would be similar in concept to string constants such as Space Constant and End Of Line Constant.

The new constants could be placed in the Numeric palette, or in a new sub palette of the Numeric palette, as shown in the image below. I would be happy with any location.

I am aware that I can easily create constant VIs to implement this functionality, which would be very similar to how Space Constant.vi is implemented, but it would be nice if the constants were built-in.

My current workaround when I need the min or max values of an integer data type is to drop a numeric constant and type something like -9999999999999999 or 9999999999999999, which after Enter is pressed LabVIEW correctly coerces to the min or max value.

Thanks

The String class has an "Enable Wrapping" / "Wrap at word breaks" setting that can be set from the UI or via "EnableWrap" / "Enable Wrapping" property node. Add the same for decoration text class objects, e.g. captions, so that at as much of a long word is displayed in the frame when SizeToText? is false. As it is, a long word near but not at the right edge is automatically wrapped to the next line and thus hidden when the caption height is one line.

Hi to document my VI BD I use more and more the Wire Label. 

When we Make it visible:

The beginig of the entry is centred to the wire:

But one problem with it is when we type text, the text is Left Justify:

So I propose that the default alignment for the text should be Center Justify:

Thank you

It would be very helpful if there was a way of seeing the full lists of two different enum type defs at the same time and edit both lists simultaneously.  Right now if you click the button to edit elements in a enum it locks out LabView so that you cannot see the list of elements in another enum.  It is also really frustrating that in the edit window there is no way to increase the size so that you can see more than 6 elements or make the Item column larger to see long enum elements.

Then there is no way to add more than 6 items easily to the bottom of the list.  You have to hit insert and it puts the element second from last and then you have to move down.  It should be more like an array or table where you can just type and hit enter and add a lot of elements easily, resize and see as many as you want without having to scroll if you want a full window of the enum.