how to check if toast notification exists

[redrum]

I tried the following, but it does not see the toast notification, even though WindowSpy does, which is where I got the title and ahk_exe.

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SetTitleMatchMode 2
if WinExist("New notification ahk_exe ShellExperienceHost.exe")
{ do something }
else MsgBox("window not found")

Also tried using the title by itself, and that's also not found.

[mikeyww]

I did not test this, but WinExist does not wait for a window to appear. Instead, this is an instantaneous check. To wait for a window, use WinWait.

If SetTitleMatchMode is not used, the default match mode is 2.

Assessing WinExist does not require any If statements. Instead, the value returned by WinExist can be displayed.

[redrum]

I did not test this, but WinExist does not wait for a window to appear. Instead, this is an instantaneous check. To wait for a window, use WinWait.

In this particular use case, the window, or rather, toast notification, does already exist.

Assessing WinExist does not require any If statements. Instead, the value returned by WinExist can be displayed.

Value is zero if I use

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MsgBox(WinExist("New notification ahk_exe ShellExperienceHost.exe"))

[mikeyww]

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#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
If !Instr(A_AhkPath, 'UIA') && !((cLine := DllCall('GetCommandLine', 'str')) ~= ' /restart(?!\S)')
 If FileExist(ahk := A_ProgramFiles '\AutoHotkey\v2\AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe') {
  Try Run ahk ' /restart ' RegExReplace(cLine, '.+\.exe.*? ')
  ExitApp
 } Else MsgBox 'File not found.`n`n' ahk, 'Error', 48
TrayTip 'Multiline`nText', 'My Title', 'Iconi Mute'
WinWait 'New notification ahk_exe ShellExperienceHost.exe'
MsgBox