The Object-Oriented Design and Programming in LabVIEW Course covers the fundamental concepts of object-oriented design and programming and then demonstrates how those concepts are implemented in LabVIEW. Object-oriented design (OOD) encourages cleaner interfaces between sections of code and results in code that is easier to debug and scales better for large programming teams. Object-oriented programming is the development of code in a language that enforces object-oriented design principles.
Course Details:
Duration
- Instructor-led Classroom: Three (3) Days
Audience
- LabVIEW users who need to improve the readability, scalability, maintainability, or reusability of their code
- LabVIEW users who want to develop code that is easier to debug
- LabVIEW users who are familiar with object-oriented programming in other languages and want to know how to implement object-oriented designs in LabVIEW
- LabVIEW Core 2 attendees who want to focus on Object-Oriented Programming
Prerequisites
- LabVIEW Core 2 Course or equivalent experience
After attending this course, you will be able to:
- Determine the appropriateness of using an object-oriented approach to solve the problem
- Design an application using object-oriented design principles
- Modify an existing LabVIEW application to replace common patterns with objects
- Implement a basic class hierarchy using LabVIEW classes and Interfaces
Object-Oriented Design and Programming in LabVIEW Course Outline
| Lesson | Overview | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming | Explore the appropriateness of using an object-oriented approach to design and implement an application. | IntroductionWhat Is Object-Oriented Design?What Is Object-Oriented Programming?What Is a Class?What Is an Object? |
| Designing an Object-Oriented Application | Design an application using object-oriented design principles. | Beginning by Knowing What to BuildClass Identity, State, and BehaviorMethodsClass RelationshipsInterfacesDynamic DispatchingClass DiagramsCommon Design Mistakes |
| Implementing Object-Oriented Programing in LabVIEW | Develop and use classes in LabVIEW that are readable, scalable, maintainable, and reusable. | LabVIEW ClassesEncapsulationClass InheritanceAccess ScopeDynamic DispatchInterface InheritanceToolsCommon Use Cases for Classes |
| Object-Oriented Design Patterns and Tools | Modify an existing LabVIEW application to replace common patterns with objects. | Migrating to LabVIEW ClassesDesign PatternsTemplate Method PatternAggregation PatternFactory PatternCase Study: Hardware Abstraction LayersState PatternCommand PatternDesign Patterns ConclusionObject References and Construction Guarantees |
| Distributing and Deploying Code | Review, refactor, and deploy code using good object-oriented design and programming practices. | Best Practices for Readable CodeFront Panel Displays for Object DataMigrating to LabVIEW ClassesDeploymentAdditional Resources |