Get text colour of treeview item

[dts256 0]

Hi all.

I'm having a problem getting the text colour of a treeview item. I can "set" it ok but I can't seem to "get" the text colour.

I'm creating the treeview item using a native Autoit function so I can get a control id (rather than a handle). This works to set the text colour, but I can't get the text colour using the UDF function _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTextColor whether I use a handle or a control ID.

$TreeView = GUICtrlCreateTreeView(10, 150, 150, 300, BitOR($TVS_HASBUTTONS, $TVS_HASLINES, $TVS_LINESATROOT, $TVS_DISABLEDRAGDROP, $TVS_SHOWSELALWAYS), $WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE)

$CidTestItem = GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("Test Item", $TreeView)
GUICtrlSetColor($CidTestItem, 0x0000C0) ;Blue

$hTestItem = _GUICtrlTreeView_GetItemHandle($TreeView, $CidTestItem)

$TextColourUsingHandle = _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTextColor($hTestItem)
$TextColour1UsingCid = _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTextColor($CidTestItem)

I've attached a complete runnable script.

Am I missing something ?

Test Get Text Colour.au3

[corgano 22]

Maybe try using the UDF function to create the treeview item instead of the standard function, they may work differently behind the scenes in a completely non-obvious way.

[dts256 0]

Hi corgano,

Thank you for your reply, a control id is needed for GUICtrlSetColor though, and the UDF functions that create a treeview item return a handle. 

[dts256 0]

Ok, it appears that _GUICtrlTreeView_SetTextColor and _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTextColor (UDF Functions) set (and get) the text colour for the treeview itself, which explains why they don't work for a treeview item, and why I need to use GUICtrlSetColor. There seems to be no corresponding GUICtrlGetColor (or equivalent, that i can find) though.

[corgano 22]

There is a UDF function for setcolor and setbkcolor as well Take a look through the help file to see what functions are available. Switching to udf-based functions only might make it work

Edited June 10, 2017 by corgano

[dts256 0]

Hi Corgano,

That's the problem. There doesn't seem to be a UDF to set/get the text colour of a treeview item. There is _GUICtrlTreeView_SetTextColor and _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTextColor These only work for an entire treeview, but not for a treeview item.

I have to use the native function GUICtrlSetColor (which needs a control id) as it appears to be be the only way to set the text colour of a treeview item. The only problem is that I can't "get" the text colour after I've used it.

I've managed to code round this problem, but it sure would have been a lot easier if there was a way to get the text colour. Anyway, thank you for trying to help me out.