Function Reference

GUICtrlGetState

Gets the current state of a control

GUICtrlGetState ( [controlID] )

Parameters

controlID [optional] The control identifier (controlID) as returned by a GUICtrlCreate... function.

Return Value

Success: Returns the state. See GUICtrlSetState for values.
Failure: Returns -1 if control is not defined.

Remarks

As opposed to GUICtrlRead this function returns ONLY the state of a control enabled/disabled/hidden/show/dropaccepted

Exceptions:
For ListView controls it returns the number of the clicked column.

Related

GUICtrlRead, GUICtrlSetState

Example


#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $n, $msg

    GUICreate("My GUI (GetControlState)")
    $n = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("checkbox", 10, 10)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, 1) ; checked

    GUISetState() ; will display an empty dialog box

    ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()

        If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
    WEnd

    MsgBox(0, "state", StringFormat("GUICtrlRead=%d\nGUICtrlGetState=%d", GUICtrlRead($n), GUICtrlGetState($n)))
EndFunc   ;==>Example