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Types of Control Functions
An overview of the types of functions distinguished within Control.
Vector / Dynamic arrays - Functions
Vector Functions
These functions are used to calculate, sort, and manipulate the contents of arrays. The individual elements of dynamic arrays (such as the dynamic variable array) are accessed using the format array[i]. The lowest index value is one.

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- Introduction to CTRL
  An introduction to the product's own programming language Control(CTRL).
- CONTROL Classes
- Types of Control Functions
  An overview of the types of functions distinguished within Control.
  - 32/64 bit Functions
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  - Alert Handling Functions
    These functions are associated with data points and respond to alerts and changes to alerts.
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    Connection functions can be used to establish connections to alerts, data points and system events.
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  - Vector / Dynamic arrays - Functions
    - Vector Methods
      The list of methods that the Vector / dyn_* object provides.
    - Vector Functions
      These functions are used to calculate, sort, and manipulate the contents of arrays. The individual elements of dynamic arrays (such as the dynamic variable array) are accessed using the format array[i]. The lowest index value is one.
      - dynAppend()
        Appends y to the field x.
      - dynAppendConst()
        The functions is comparable to the function dynAppend() but will not change the source variable that is appended.
      - dynAvg()
        Returns the average of the elements of the dynamic field x.
      - dynAvgWT()
        Returns the average of the elements of the dynamic field x.
      - dynClear()
        Deletes the entire array.
      - dynContains()
        Returns the index of the first occurrence of y in the dynamic field x
      - dynCount()
        Returns the number of elements with the same pattern in the array.
      - dynDynTurn()
        The function dynDynTurn turns rows of a dyn_dyn_type variable into columns and visa versa.
      - dynInsertAt()
        Inserts an element/elements in a field at the specified position.
      - dynInsertAtConst()
        The function is comparable to dynInsertAt() but will not change the source variable that is inserted.
      - dynIntersect()
        Returns a DynVar with each values from value, which occurs in key.
      - dynMax()
        Outputs the largest field element.
      - dynlen()
        Returns the number of elements of the dynamic field.
      - dynMin()
        Outputs the smallest field element.
      - dynRemove()
        Removes an element from a dyn variable.
      - dynPatternMatch()
        Checks whether particular strings in a dynamic field have a specific pattern.
      - dynSort()
        Sorts a dynamic variable field in ascending or descending order.
      - dynDynSort()
        Sorts a dynamic variable field of dyns in ascending or descending order according to a specific column.
      - dynSum()
        Adds field elements.
      - dynSortAsc()
        Sorts a field in ascending order.
      - dynUnique()
        Reduces field elements to unique elements and outputs their number.
      - getDynAnytype(), getDynBit32(), getDynBit64(), getDynBool(), getDynChar(), getDynFloat(), getDynInt(), getDynLong(), getDynString(), getDynTime(), getDynUInt(), getDynULong(), getDynATime()
        The functions return the content of a dyn-dyn variable column.
      - makeDynAnytype()
        The function returns an dyn_anytype with n (n = the number of defined elements) elements.
      - makeDynATime()
        Returns a dynamic field of alert times.
      - makeDynBit32()
        Returns a dynamic field of 32 bit streams.
      - makeDynBit64()
        Returns a dynamic field of 64 bit streams.
      - makeDynBool()
        Returns a dynamic field of bits.
      - makeDynChar()
        Returns a dynamic field of characters.
      - makeDynFloat()
        Returns a dynamic field of floating-point numbers.
      - makeDynInt()
        Returns a dynamic field of integers.
      - makeDynString()
        Returns a dynamic field of strings.
      - makeDynTime()
        Returns a dynamic array of internal times.
      - makeDynULong()
        Returns a dynamic field of natural integers (64 bit).
      - makeDynUInt()
        Returns a dynamic array of natural numbers.
  - Waiting Control Functions
  - Window Functions
    This chapter lists all functions used to control windows and panels, such as ChildPanelOn, LayerOn, LayerOff, PanelOff, RootPanelOn, SwitchLayer, ZoomModule, and related dialog and module operations.
  - Window Functions
    This chapter lists all functions used to control windows and panels, such as ChildPanelOn, LayerOn, LayerOff, PanelOff, RootPanelOn, SwitchLayer, ZoomModule, and related dialog and module operations.
  - XML Control Extension Functions
- Control graphics
- CONTROL Functions
- CTRL Debugger
  With the CTRL Debugger you can debug the programming language Control.
- CtrlExtension
  The CtrlExtension allows the addition of custom C++ code.
- CTRLPPCheck
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Vector Functions

These functions are used to calculate, sort, and manipulate the contents of arrays. The individual elements of dynamic arrays (such as the dynamic variable array) are accessed using the format array[i]. The lowest index value is one.

Restriction:

You cannot set individual elements of a data point attribute of type dynamic array using the functions dpSet() or dpSetTimed(). Similarly, you cannot read individual elements using dpGet(), dpGetAsynch(), or dpGetPeriod(). The dpConnect function also cannot be used on individual elements of a dynamic array. Both original and online values are only transferred to a dynamic field as a complete value.