Read state or data of a control.
GUICtrlRead ( controlID [, advanced = 0] )
Type | Value |
---|---|
Checkbox, Radio | The checked state ($GUI_CHECKED or $GUI_UNCHECKED) |
Combo, List | The value selected |
Input, Edit | The text entered |
Button | The display text |
Date | The selected date in the format defined by the regional settings |
Progress | Current percentage |
Slider | Current value |
Tab | The index of the selected tabitem (0-based) |
Menu, MenuItem | State of the menu/item. See State table |
TreeView | Control identifier (controlID) of the selected TreeViewItem |
TreeViewItem | State of the TreeViewItem |
ListView | Control identifier (controlID) of the selected ListViewItem. 0 means no item is selected |
ListViewItem | The text of the selected item/lines in the ListView |
Dummy | The value set by GUICtrlSendToDummy() or GUICtrlSetData() |
In 'advanced' mode the return value contains additional data of the control (see below).
Note: not all controls return additional data!
Type | Additional Value |
---|---|
Checkbox, Radio | The text of the control. |
Menu, MenuItem | The text of the control. |
TreeView | The text of the current selected TreeViewItem. |
TreeViewItem | The text of the TreeViewItem. |
ListViewItem | The state of the ListViewItem if $LVS_EX_CHECKBOXES exStyle used in advanced mode. See State table |
Tab | The controlID of the tabitem selected |
GUICtrlCreate..., GUICtrlGetState, GUICtrlSendMsg, GUICtrlSendToDummy, GUICtrlSetData, GUICtrlUpdate..., GUIEventOptions (Option), GUIGetMsg
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()
Func Example()
GUICreate ("My GUICtrlRead"); will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered
Local $idMenu1= GUICtrlCreateMenu ("File")
Local $idList= GUICtrlCreateList ("",10,10,- 1,100)
GUICtrlSetData (-1,"item1|item2|item3","item2")
Local $idButton= GUICtrlCreateButton ("Read",10,110,50)
GUICtrlSetState (-1,$GUI_FOCUS); the focus is on this button
GUISetState (@SW_SHOW ); will display an empty dialog box
Local $idMsg,$iMenustate,$sMenutext
; Loop until the user exits.
Do
$idMsg= GUIGetMsg ()
If $idMsg= $idButtonThen
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"Selected listbox entry",GUICtrlRead ($idList)); display the selected listbox entry
$iMenustate= GUICtrlRead ($idMenu1); return the state of the menu item
$sMenutext= GUICtrlRead ($idMenu1,$GUI_READ_EXTENDED); return the text of the menu item
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"State and text of the menuitem","state:"&$iMenustate&@CRLF &"text:"&$sMenutext)
EndIf
Until $idMsg= $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc ;==>Example