Object Oriented Like GUIs -- GUIObjects

[ahmet]

How would you like to access them or what is the usual way?

[jaberwacky]

I wonder if the way that you posted earlier is the solution? I can't say I really understand what's really happening in that post though.

[ahmet]

To each window handle you can assign specific proprety name, ie. "Object". To that propetry you should assign pointer to the object. Later, whenever you have handle to a window or control you get the corresponding objct via the _WinAPI_GetProp().

I am not sure if this is the access you wanted.

[jaberwacky]

Ok, I think I figured out a solution ... updating the first post!

Here's the code from the example:

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#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=N

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#include "..\AutoItObject.au3"
#include "..\Canvas\Canvas.au3"

Example()

Func Example()
    _AutoItObject_StartUp()

    Local Const $canvas = Canvas()

    $canvas.Form("MyForm", "GUIObjects Example", 300, 500)

    $canvas.MyForm.OnClose("MyFormClose")

    $canvas.MyForm.SetFont("Segoe UI")

    $canvas.Button("MyButton1", "Example Button 1", 20, 20)

    $canvas.MyButton1.OnEvent("MyButton1Handler")

    $canvas.Checkbox("MyCheckbox", "Example Checkbox", 20, 55)
    
    $canvas.MyCheckbox.OnEvent("MyCheckboxHandler")

    $canvas.MyCheckbox.Check()    
    
    $canvas.MyForm.Show()

    Do
        $canvas.Handler(GUIGetMsg($GUI_EVENT_ARRAY))
    Until False
EndFunc

Func MyButton1Handler($this, Const $canvas)
    ConsoleWrite($this.Text & ": Clicked" & @CRLF)

    Consolewrite("This is the MyCheckbox text: " & $canvas.MyCheckbox.Text & @CRLF)

    Return True
EndFunc

Func MyCheckboxHandler($this, Const $canvas)
    ConsoleWrite($this.Text & " Is Checked: " & $this.IsChecked() & @CRLF)

    Return True
EndFunc

Func MyFormClose($this)
    ConsoleWrite("Exiting!" & @CRLF)

    $this = Null

    _AutoItObject_ShutDown()

    Exit
EndFunc

So, when you create a form or a control then the first parameter should be a unique name so that it can be referenced via the Canvas object.

Edited Sunday at 06:08 PM by jaberwacky

[corz]

On 10/6/2026 at 11:22 AM, jaberwacky said:

Good question! 😅

It offers nothing that AutoIt can't already do. I simply have a fascination with the concept and won't be satisfied until I have implemented it.

This, for me, is reason enough.

You go, sir! Some of the finest AutoIt UDFs started just like this!

[jaberwacky]

Latest  update: See the first post for details!

[jaberwacky]

Latest update: see 1st post for a description!