How can I increment the label of a control panel?

[zener]

I would like to place data into several controls in one panel. These controls are labeled CTR_0 through CTR_63 . I would like to use a function like:

int value[64]

for (x=0; x<64; x++)
SetCtrlValue (panelHandle, PANEL_CTR_x, value[x]);

Anyone have an idea short of setting each one on a seperate line?

Any help would be appreciated.

[NissenVW]

zener,
with the modification I have made in your function, you can solve your problem. But it works only, if the control IDs of your controls CTR_0 through CTR_63 are in consecutive order. You can achieve this by sorting them in the user interface editor with "edit -> tab order".

int value[64]

for (x=0; x<64; x++)
SetCtrlValue (panelHandle, PANEL_CTR_0 + x, value[x]);

[Manfred Schininger]

When I have a larger amount of equal controls (e.g. channels), I usually
place only one of the controls into the .uir file, and then build the
remaining controls programmatically in a loop, using the DuplicateCtrl()
function. The advantages are, that I can set (and change) the control
attributes (position, size, label, colors, callbackfunction ... ) only at
one place in the .uir file, and besides I can store the control ids in an
array from where the controls can be easily accessed.

digOutPanel = LoadPanel (0, "DigitalPanel.uir", DIGO_PANEL);

/* buttons for digital outputs */
GetCtrlAttribute (digOutPanel, DIGO_PANEL_SETOUT, ATTR_WIDTH, &width);
GetCtrlAttribute (digOutPanel, DIGO_PANEL_SETOUT, ATTR_LEFT, &left);
digOutSet[0]=DIGO_PANEL_SETOUT;
for(
i = 1; i < MAX_DO; i++)
{
sprintf(buf, "%02d", i);
digOutSet[i] = DuplicateCtrl (digOutPanel, DIGO_PANEL_SETOUT,
digOutPanel, buf, VAL_KEEP_SAME_POSITION, left + (width+2)*i);
}

Regards,
Manfred


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> I would like to place data into several controls in one panel. These
> controls are labeled CTR_0 through CTR_63 . I would like to use a
> function like:
>
> int value[64]
>
> for (x=0; x<64; x++)
> SetCtrlValue (panelHandle, PANEL_CTR_x, value[x]);
>
> Anyone have an idea short of setting each one on a seperate line?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

[RobertoBozzolo]

One simple way to do this is to have an array of integers holding the control IDs and using it to access the controls throughout your program.
For example:

int ctl[70]; //Dimension the array at module level or in an include file for all modules

ctl[0] = PANEL_CTR_0; // Fill the array
ctl[1] = PANEL_CTR_1;

for (x=0; x<64; x++)
SetCtrlValue (panelHandle, ctl[x], value[x]);

You could fill the array when starting the program. I put in the array all control IDs I need in my program even if they belong to different panels. Be careful to use the correct array index with respect to the panel, or you will catch a lot of errors (example: if controls for panel1 are loaded from ctl[1] to ctl[10] and controls for panel2 from ctl[20] to ctl[30], if you use SetCtrlV
al (panel1, ctl[20], x) you are most likely to catch an error for invalid type).
Roberto

[stephan]

I normaly use the following code, to have the array of id's build up:

int ctl_id[] = {PANEL_CTR_0, PANEL_CTR_1...}

If you ad an new control to the panel, you just have to add the new ID.

Stephan

[Pierre_63]

You have to use an attribute called "ATTR_CST_NAME". That attribute gives the constant name of a control : it's the name you have types inside the panel ( if created with the editor ). After you can scan for the name "CTR_1" ( for example) from ATTR_PANEL_FIRST_CTRL ( panel attribute ) to ATTR_PANEL_FIRST_CTRL + ATTR_PANEL_NUMS_CTRL ( panel attribute ) and compare each constant name with CompareStrings() :

exemple :

int f( int va_hPanel, char *va_psCstName )
{
....
vl_iStat = GetPanelAttribute (va_hPanel, ATTR_NUM_CTRLS, &vl_iCount);
if( vl_iStat!=UIENoError )
goto End_GetCtrlFromCstName;

vl_iFirst=-1;
GetPanelAttribute (va_hPanel, ATTR_PANEL_FIRST_CTRL, &vl_iFirst );
if( vl_iFirst<0 )
goto End_GetCtrlFromCstName;

for( vlr_i1=vl_
iFirst; vlr_i1<=vl_iCount+vl_iFirst; vlr_i1++ )
{

vl_iStat = GetCtrlAttribute( va_hPanel, vlr_i1, ATTR_CONSTANT_NAME, vl_sName );
if( vl_iStat!=UIENoError )
continue;

vl_iStat = CompareStrings (va_psCstName, 0, vl_sName, 0, 0);
if( vl_iStat==0 )
{
// ctrl found
return vlr_i;
}
}

// not found
vlr_i1 = 0;
End_GetCtrlFromCstName:

return vlr_i1;
}
That function returns the control id from it's constant name :
i = f( hPanel, "CTR_2" );

So, you can modify it to do what you what.