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Selector is a variable option parameter setting. In use it provides a drop list of descriptive words that can selected as a list for a parameter. Option selected determines the value of the parameter. When the list is created, the first option name at the top of the list is assigned the value of zero. Second option name is assigned the value of 2. Each remaining option name will be assigned the next available integer value by their display sequence until all options are assigned a value. Option name display order is adjustable during parameter creation or editing using the Move Up or Move Down button controls below the option listing area.

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Selector	Selector is a variable option parameter setting. In use it provides a drop list of descriptive words that can selected as a list for a parameter. Option selected determines the value of the parameter. When the list is created, the first option name at the top of the list is assigned the value of zero. Second option name is assigned the value of 2. Each remaining option name will be assigned the next available integer value by their display sequence until all options are assigned a value. Option name display order is adjustable during parameter creation or editing using the Move Up or Move Down button controls below the option listing area. In operation, the user selects one of the options from a drop-down list of option names. Selector Parameter Options can be stepped when the Step All option enabled when it is enabled. Each text option item is created by the user using the New Parameter dialog. The user created text-names for each option will be are available at the parameter section location on the Main screen. Text can be any name that begins with a character, but each option name can only exist once in the Blox, but it can exist in other Blox as long the scope is set to Blox.

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Selector

Selector is a variable option parameter setting.

In use it provides a drop list of descriptive words that can selected as a list for a parameter. Option selected determines the value of the parameter. When the list is created, the first option name at the top of the list is assigned the value of zero. Second option name is assigned the value of 2. Each remaining option name will be assigned the next available integer value by their display sequence until all options are assigned a value. Option name display order is adjustable during parameter creation or editing using the Move Up or Move Down button controls below the option listing area.

In operation, the user selects one of the options from a drop-down list of option names. Selector Parameter Options can be stepped when the Step All option enabled when it is enabled.

Step All Values Option

Each text option item is created by the user using the New Parameter dialog. The user created text-names for each option will be are available at the parameter section location on the Main screen. Text can be any name that begins with a character, but each option name can only exist once in the Blox, but it can exist in other Blox as long the scope is set to Blox.

Selector Parameter Dialog Example:
Parameter Selector Creation Setup Example
Add Selector Option Dialog:
Adding a Selector Name Example

Parameter Menu Example:
Selector Parameter Selection Example
Step All Values Requirement:
Selector Parameter Stepping Option Example

Example:
' Condition Statement Follows Menu's Selected option If SelectedItem = OPTION_1 Then ' Do Option_1 Stuff... Else If SelectedItem = OPTION_2 Then ' Do Option_2 Stuff... Else If SelectedItem = OPTION_3 Then ' Do Option_3 Stuff... EndIf EndIf EndIf

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Data Group and Types

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