Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) 2025 – 400 Free Practice Questions to Pass the Exam

The best approach for modifying a control's property at runtime is to create a control reference, pass the reference to a property node, and then select the property to modify. Using a control reference provides a dynamic way to access and alter the properties of front panel controls programmatically during execution.

By passing the control reference to a property node, you can effectively interact with that specific control, allowing for flexibility and ensuring that the correct control is modified. This method supports a variety of properties, such as visibility, value, and appearance, enabling more complex and responsive user interfaces.

The other options are less effective for various reasons. For instance, while an implicit property node allows for modifying properties, it is not as dynamic or versatile as using a control reference, which can target specific instances of controls. Creating a linked shared variable or a local variable can also modify properties, but these approaches are generally not the recommended methods for directly interacting with control properties during runtime due to potential issues with variable scope, data consistency, and ensuring updates reflect immediately on the control.