Key Terms

• Local variable

• Global variable

• Shared variable

• Race condition

• Read and write mode

• Property node

• Invoke node

• Event Structure

• Event Data Node

• Notify event

• Filter event

• Type definition (typedef)

• State machine

• Queued message handler

• Queue

• Notifier

• Semaphore

• Rendezvous

• Occurrence

• Diagram Disable structure

• Conditional Disable structure

• System controls

• Tab control

• Tree control

• Subpanels

• Splitter bars

• Scrollbars

• Drag and drop

• Sound

• Picture control

"Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instructionfrom which, by induction, one can conclude that every program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work."

from an unnamed computer science professor

A word about this chapter: It's a whopper. It's the longest chapter in the book. But, there are many new, exciting, and important topics regarding LabVIEW covered here. This chapter is where you will learn the advanced topics that really start to uncover the power of LabVIEW. So dive in, but remember no one expects you to learn everything here in one sitting. Don't be intimidatedtake it one section at a time. Ready to learn the power tools in LabVIEW? Here we go.