Function Reference


_GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl

Embeds a child control in the control

#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
_GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl ( $hWnd, $iPart, $hControl [, $iFit = 4] )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the control
$iPart 0-based part index
$hControl Handle of control to embed in panel
$iFit [optional] Determines how to fit the control. Can be a combination of:
    1 - Center the control horizontally
    2 - Center the control vertically
    4 - Fit the control to the status bar part

Return Value

None.

Remarks

You can embed ANY control in the status bar, not just the usual Progress Bar.

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
#include <ProgressConstants.au3>
#include <SendMessage.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        ; Create GUI
        Local $hGUI = GUICreate("StatusBar Embed Control (v" & @AutoItVersion & ")", 400, 300)

        ; defaults to 1 part, no text
        Local $hStatus = _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create($hGUI)
        _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetMinHeight($hStatus, 20)

        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        ; Initialize parts
        Local $aParts[4] = [80, 160, 300, -1]
        _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetParts($hStatus, $aParts)
        _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatus, "Part 0")
        _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatus, "Part 1", 1)

        ; Embed a progress bar
        Local $hProgress, $idProgress
        If @OSType = "WIN32_WINDOWS" Then
                $idProgress = GUICtrlCreateProgress(0, 0, -1, -1, $PBS_SMOOTH)
                $hProgress = GUICtrlGetHandle($idProgress)
                _GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl($hStatus, 2, $hProgress)
        Else
                $idProgress = GUICtrlCreateProgress(0, 0, -1, -1, $PBS_MARQUEE) ; marquee works on Win XP and above
                $hProgress = GUICtrlGetHandle($idProgress)
                _GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl($hStatus, 2, $hProgress)
                _SendMessage($hProgress, $PBM_SETMARQUEE, True, 200) ; marquee works on Win XP and above
        EndIf

        Local $idInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("This is Embeded", 0, 0)
        Local $hInput = GUICtrlGetHandle($idInput)
        _GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl($hStatus, 3, $hInput, 3)

        ; Loop until the user exits.
        Do
        Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example