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Posted: **23 Jun 2020, 23:10**

In the documentation (build a112) for the GuiObject there is this part:
__Item
Retrieves the GuiControl object associated with the specified name, text, ClassNN or HWND.
GuiCtrlObj := Gui[Name]

~~But it actually doesn't work.~~
One of Gui.Add options parameters is this:
V: Sets the control's Name. Specify the name immediately after the letter V, which is not included in the name. For example, specifying vMyEdit would name the control "MyEdit".

So in my code I use it like this:

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myGui.Add("Text", "vctrlName", "X")

~~Despite above documentation I can't access this control by myGui["ctrlName"], but it seems myGui.ctrlName works. So probably documentation needs to be updated here.~~
EDIT: It works correctly, as @swagfag explained below.

Posted: **23 Jun 2020, 23:37**

I can't access this control by myGui["ctrlName"], but it seems myGui.ctrlName works

if anything, it should be the other way around

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myGui := Gui.New()
myGui.Add("Text", "vctrlName", "X")
myGui.Show()

MsgBox myGui["ctrlName"].Text ; X
MsgBox myGui.ctrlName.Text ; the value of type "Gui" has no property named "ctrlName"

which this a112 test confirms on my end

Posted: **27 Jun 2020, 20:05**

Oh... you are right!
I've misunderstood the new logic of Gui

Sorry for false alarm.

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GuiObject __Item documentation needs update

GuiObject __Item documentation needs update

Re: GuiObject __Item documentation needs update Topic is solved

Re: GuiObject __Item documentation needs update