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_Msg($iUI, $sText, $sTitle = @ScriptName, $iTimeout = 3, $iOption = 0) Displays a message using different UI elements based on the specified $iUI parameter. ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/212945-_msg/ #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include <TrayConstants.au3> #include <AutoItConstants.au3> ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name...........: _Msg ; Description....: Displays a message using different UI elements based on the specified $iUI parameter. ; Syntax.........: _Msg($iUI, $sText, $sTitle = @ScriptName, $iTimeout = 3, $iOption = 0) ; Parameters.....: $iUI - Specifies the UI element to use: ; 0 - Return - nothing ; 1 - ConsoleWrite ; 2 - MsgBox ; 3 - ToolTip ; 4 - TrayTip ; $sText - The message text to be displayed. ; $sTitle - [optional] The title of the UI element. (Default is @ScriptName) ; $iTimeout - [optional] Timeout in seconds for displaying the message. (Default is 3) ; $iOption - [optional] Options for MsgBox, ToolTip, and TrayTip. (Default is 0) ; Return values .: Success: No specific return value, function exits after display. ; Failure: None ; Example .......: _Msg(1, "Hello, this is a test message.", @ScriptName, 5) ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _Msg($iUI, $sText, $sTitle = Default, $iTimeout = 3, $iOption = 0) If $sTitle = Default Then $sTitle = @ScriptName Switch $iUI Case 0 ; ### 0 Return - Does nothing, just exits the function. Return Case 1 ; ### 1 ConsoleWrite ConsoleWrite($sTitle & ": " & $sText & @CRLF) Case 2 ; ### 2 MsgBox MsgBox($iOption, $sTitle, $sText, $iTimeout) Case 3 ; ### 3 ToolTip ToolTip($sText, Default, Default, $sTitle, $iOption) Sleep($iTimeout * 1000) ; ToolTip doesn't have built-in timeout, so we use Sleep ToolTip("") ; Clear the tooltip after the timeout Case 4 ; ### 4 TrayTip TrayTip($sTitle, $sText, $iTimeout, $iOption) Sleep($iTimeout * 1000) ; give time to display it Case Else ; ### Else case - Does nothing, just exits the function. Return EndSwitch EndFunc ;==>_Msg ; Example Usage of _Msg Function ; ### ConsoleWrite ############################################### ; ConsoleWrite Example _Msg(1, "This message appears in the AutoIt console.", "Console Output") ; ConsoleWrite Example - Information-sign icon consisting of an 'i' in a circle _Msg(1, "This is an informational message.", "> Info") ; ConsoleWrite Example - Stop-sign icon _Msg(1, "This is a error message.", "! Error") ; ConsoleWrite Example - Question-mark icon _Msg(1, "This is a question message.", "+ Question") ; ConsoleWrite Example - Exclamation-point icon _Msg(1, "This is a warning message.", "- Warning") ; ### MsgBox ############################################### ; MsgBox Example - Information-sign icon consisting of an 'i' in a circle _Msg(2, "This is an informational message box.", "Info", 3, $MB_ICONINFORMATION) ; MsgBox Example - Stop-sign icon _Msg(2, "This is a error message box.", "Error", 3, $MB_ICONERROR) ; MsgBox Example - Question-mark icon _Msg(2, "This is a question message box.", "Question", 3, $MB_ICONQUESTION) ; MsgBox Example - Exclamation-point icon _Msg(2, "This is a warning message box.", "Warning", 3, $MB_ICONWARNING) ; ### ToolTip ############################################### ; ToolTip Example - no icon _Msg(3, "This is a question ToolTip.", "noicon", 3, $TIP_NOICON) ; ToolTip Example - Information-sign icon consisting of an 'i' in a circle _Msg(3, "This is an informational ToolTip.", "Info", 3, $TIP_INFOICON) ; ToolTip Example - error icon _Msg(3, "This is a error ToolTip.", "Error", 3, $TIP_ERRORICON) ; ToolTip Example - Warning icon _Msg(3, "This is a warning ToolTip.", "Warning", 3, $TIP_WARNINGICON) ; ### TrayTip ############################################### ; TrayTip Example - no icon _Msg(4, "This is a question TrayTip.", "noicon", 3, $TIP_ICONNONE) ; TrayTip Example - Information-sign icon consisting of an 'i' in a circle _Msg(4, "This is an informational TrayTip.", "Info", 3, $TIP_ICONASTERISK) ; TrayTip Example - error icon _Msg(4, "This is a error TrayTip.", "Error", 3, $TIP_ICONHAND) ; TrayTip Example - Warning icon _Msg(4, "This is a warning TrayTip.", "Warning", 3, $TIP_ICONEXCLAMATION) ; ################################################## ; Return Example (does nothing visible) _Msg(0, "This message will not be displayed.", "No Output") ; MsgBox Example $iTimeout = 0 _Msg(2, "All message examples have been executed.", "Examples Finished", 0)

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