Get control and indicator references in individual array

Hi All,
Aim : How to get control and indicators references in two different arrays ?
What I tried :using Pane Reference i got controls but it does include indicator references.
If sombody suggest on this, that would be great.
Thank you.
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What tst said (see attached VI)
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Get Indicator references.vi ‏12 KB

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