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#!N  #!Rsetsel 
Setting Selector and SelectorList Interactor Attributes #!N The Set Attributes dialog 
box for the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Selector #!EF and  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   SelectorList #!EF interactors 
(  #!Lselatt81,dxall400 f Figure 81  #!EL  ) differ from the dialog box for other types 
of interactors because the behavior of those interactors is different from 
other types of interactors. #!N #!N The Selector and SelectorList interactors 
are similar to an option menu, with the current choice(s) displayed 
by the interactor. (The Selector offers a one-of-many choice; the SelectorList, 
a choice of none, one, or more among many.) Each choice 
on the interactor represents a pair of outputs: a value and 
a string. The string is what appears as the choice on 
the interactor. The value can be a string, integer, scalar, vector 
or matrix. All the values must be of the same type. 
By default, the values are integers. A value is associated with 
a string using the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Set Attributes... #!EF dialog box ( 
 #!Lselatt81,dxall400 f Figure 81  #!EL  ). #!Cbrown #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*    #!Rselatt81 #!N Graphics omitted from Online 
Documentation. Please see the manual. #!N #!N Figure 81. Set Attributes 
Dialog Box for a Selector Interactor #!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N 
You can use the Selector or SelectorList interactor for many purposes. 
A common use is as a switch control in your visual 
program. You can use an integer output, for example, as input 
to the Switch module to switch easily among several objects. You 
can use a string output, for example, as input to the 
Select or Import modules, allowing you to easily select different members 
or data file names. You can also use a string output 
as input to the Caption module to annotate the image with 
the current selector setting. A discussion on how to use the 
Selector and SelectorList interactors can be found in  #!Lselint,dxall430 h Selector and SelectorList Interactors  #!EL  . #!N 
#!N The default choices for the Selector and SelectorList interactors are: 
#!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N o 1, "on" 
#!N #!I30 #!N o 0, "off" #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N 
To modify the choices, do the following: #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   
#!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Open a Control Panel with the 
selector interactor in it. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. Open the selector's 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Set Attributes... #!EF dialog box by double-clicking on the interactor, 
or by selecting the interactor and then choosing the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Set 
Attributes... #!EF option in the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Edit #!EF pull-down menu. A 
dialog box appears, similar to the one shown  #!Lselatt81,dxall400 f Figure 81  #!EL  . #!N 
#!I30 #!N 3. The procedure for modifying the choices in this 
list is similar to that for modifying the list elements in 
a list interactor (see  #!Llistint,dxall421 h List Interactors  #!EL  ). To enter a value in 
this interactor click on the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Value #!EF box, enter a 
value, and press the Enter key. Then click on the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Label #!EF box, type a string, and press the Enter key. 
For more information about how to modify, add, and delete elements, 
see  #!Llistint,dxall421 h List Interactors  #!EL  . #!N Note: If you wish to change the 
type of the values in the value field, for example, entering 
values other than integers when initially configuring the interactor, you must 
first delete all the entries in the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Set Attributes... #!EF 
dialog before entering new ones. This is required since the type 
of all values must be the same. #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 
4. When you are finished modifying the choices, click on  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
OK #!EF to apply the changes. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N 
#!N #!N Because the selector interactor yields both the value and 
the string as outputs, you can use either output, or both, 
in a visual program. In the selector stand-in, the output on 
the left is the value, while the output on the right 
represents the string. #!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next Topic #!EF #!N 
#!N  #!Lchinlb,dxall401 h Changing the Label on the Interactor  #!EL  #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   #!N 