Numerous WinGetState

[Champak]

So I have numerous WinGetStates in an IF condition:

If WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
...........
EndIf

The problems is towards the end it gets slow, takes longer to get to the ElseIf towards the end....obviously I guess. Is there a faster way to do this?

[LarryDalooza]

Opt("WinWaitDelay",50)

... or if you are feeling frisky...

Opt("WinWaitDelay",0)

Lar.

[PsaltyDS]

So I have numerous WinGetStates in an IF condition:

If WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
;
ElseIf WinGetState() = 15 Then
...........
EndIf

The problems is towards the end it gets slow, takes longer to get to the ElseIf towards the end....obviously I guess. Is there a faster way to do this?

Use a variable so you don't repeat the WinGetState():

$iState = WinGetState(WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]"))
Select
    Case BitAND($iState, 32)
        ConsoleWrite("Maximized" & @LF)
    Case BitAND($iState, 16)
        ConsoleWrite("Minimized" & @LF)
    Case BitAND($iState, 8)
        ConsoleWrite("Active" & @LF)
    Case BitAND($iState, 4)
        ConsoleWrite("Enabled" & @LF)
    Case BitAND($iState, 2)
        ConsoleWrite("Visible" & @LF)
    Case BitAND($iState, 1)
        ConsoleWrite("Exists" & @LF)
EndSelect

The problem here is that multiple bits are set in the window state, so once it hits on Maximized for example it will not go on to check Visible. But this is consistent with your ElseIf chain, anyway.

Did you mean to check against the same value over and over? What's the point?

Edited November 6, 2008 by PsaltyDS

[Champak]

Lar, I actually tried that...no go...thanks.

PsaltyDS, You've confused me a little. You gave the example, but then you say it is like the ElseIf chain.?.? I need to see which of 20 possible windows has a value of 15.

[SmOke_N]

Well you can only have one active window, so store your titles/handles in an array that you are looking for, do a WinGetTitle("")/WinGetHandle("") once, then loop through the 20 window titles/handles you have stored, if the active window matches one of them, then you do 1 WinGetState($h_wnd, "", 7), so all in all, you only called window functions twice.

[Champak]

I was just coming back to give my solution and I see smoke_n you suggest basically what I did...thanks anyway.

$rrr = WinGetTitle("[active]")
If "Title1" = $rrr Then
;
ElseIf "Title2" = $rrr Then
;
ElseIf "Title3" = $rrr Then
;
ElseIf "Title4" = $rrr Then
;
endif