Function Reference


GUICtrlCreateButton

Creates a Button control for the GUI.

GUICtrlCreateButton ( "text", left, top [, width [, height [, style = -1 [, exStyle = -1]]]] )

Parameters

text The text of the button control.
left The left side of the control. If -1 is used then left will be computed according to GUICoordMode.
top The top of the control. If -1 is used then top will be computed according to GUICoordMode.
width [optional] The width of the control (default text autofit in width).
height [optional] The height of the control (default text autofit in height).
style [optional] Defines the style of the control. See GUI Control Styles Appendix.
    default ( -1) : none.
    forced styles : $WS_TABSTOP
exStyle [optional] Defines the extended style of the control. See Extended Style Table.
    default ( -1) : WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE

Return Value

Success: the identifier (controlID) of the new control.
Failure: 0.

Remarks

To set or change information in the control see GUICtrlUpdate...() functions.

A Button control can display an icon or image by using the $BS_ICON or $BS_BITMAP style. Use GUICtrlSetImage() to specify the picture to use.

To combine styles with the default style use BitOR ( $GUI_SS_DEFAULT_BUTTON, newstyle, ... ).
To use the values specified above you must #include <ButtonConstants.au3> in your script.

Default resizing is $GUI_DOCKSIZE

Related

GUICoordMode (Option), GUICtrlUpdate..., GUIGetMsg

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        ; Create a GUI with various controls.
        Local $hGUI = GUICreate("Example", 300, 200)

        ; Create a button control.
        Local $idButton_Notepad = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run Notepad", 120, 170, 85, 25)
        Local $idButton_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close", 210, 170, 85, 25)

        ; Display the GUI.
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI)

        Local $iPID = 0

        ; Loop until the user exits.
        While 1
                Switch GUIGetMsg()
                        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $idButton_Close
                                ExitLoop

                        Case $idButton_Notepad
                                ; Run Notepad with the window maximized.
                                $iPID = Run("notepad.exe", "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)

                EndSwitch
        WEnd

        ; Delete the previous GUI and all controls.
        GUIDelete($hGUI)

        ; Close the Notepad process using the PID returned by Run.
        If $iPID Then ProcessClose($iPID)
EndFunc   ;==>Example