{"id":19584,"date":"2017-03-15T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=19584"},"modified":"2021-06-11T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T17:39:09","slug":"tricks-to-help-you-increase-your-labview-coding-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/tricks-to-help-you-increase-your-labview-coding-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricks to Help You Increase Your LabVIEW Coding Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0LabVIEW<\/a> environment is full of features\u00a0but can be overwhelming at first. When I first started using LabVIEW, I was very frustrated with the amount of time I had to spend to do just about anything. I remember wasting time searching through the functions\u00a0palette\u00a0trying to find a block I had used the previous day. Every so often I would have a Eureka! moment where I learn something that\u00a0helped me speed up my coding process. In this blog\u00a0post, I will tell you about some of the tricks I’ve learned, and hopefully, they will help you avoid some of my frustrations.<\/p>\n

Diagram Disable Structure\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nothing is worse than those moments when you delete your old code because you think you’ve made found a better way to\u00a0do it but later find\u00a0out you had it right the first time. The Diagram Disable Structure can help you avoid this issue. It is an effective tool within LabVIEW <\/a>because it allows a user to run their\u00a0code, even if it is partially broken. This is a useful tool used for debugging new code, or if a user is looking to add improvements to the current code, without affecting the original program.<\/p>\n

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Hotkeys<\/strong><\/p>\n

LabVIEW<\/a> has a lot of hotkeys that can help you speed up the coding process. Below are the hotkeys that I use the most, for a full list of hotkeys check out this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n