AutoItSetOption value

[Champak]

Is it possible to get the value of AutoItSetOptions? Ex. $value = Opt("CaretCoordMode", 2), where $value would = 2.

[dbzfanatic]

I think I read somewhere in the helpfile if you pass it with no value it returns the current value of the parameter.

[Champak]

Yes, but that does not solve my issue.

[SmOke_N]

Yes, but that does not solve my issue.

When you use a variable = Opt(), the variable will equal the "previous" value before you set it with this value.

Let's say that CaretCoordMode currently = 1.

We set it:

$variable = Opt("CaretCoordMode", 2)

$variable will equal 1, which is handy when you want to do something fast, and reset it back to its original settings for the rest of your functions.

[Jos]

Is it possible to get the value of AutoItSetOptions? Ex. $value = Opt("CaretCoordMode", 2), where $value would = 2.

Why would you need this as you set it yourself in the script?

Anyways:

Return Value

Returns the value of the previous setting for the option.

edit: as Smoke_n shows

Edited September 26, 2008 by Jos

[AdmiralAlkex]

@Champak

Can you explain more in detail what you want? Your first post doesn't make much sense since you already know the value should be 2 (how else could you use it in Opt()?)

[Champak]

@Smoke = Ironically I tried that before and it kept returning "1" and I thought it was basically returning a "TRUE" value. I didn't get the "previous" part, it was just flying over my head.

@Jos = Exactly what Smoke_N pointed out.

Thanks to all.

[MrCreatoR]

Just to note, Opt("OptionName") (with no parameters) will return the current option value without set the option .

[SmOke_N]

Just to note, Opt("OptionName") (with no parameters) will return the current option value without set the option .

Yeah, that was said in post number 2. But if it's already in memory with a variable, no need to play around unless you are running from function to function and don't want to make it a global.

[PsaltyDS]

Why would you need this as you set it yourself in the script?

I have this need in some of my scripts, where the option value gets changed temporarily in functions. I don't want to track the current value in a Global because there would have to be a Global for each function that might change it.

[Champak]

Here's what I did with it: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81418