Returns an array of names (ClassNNs) for all controls in the specified window.
ClassNNs := WinGetControls(WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText)
Type: String, Integer or Object
If each of these is blank or omitted, the Last Found Window will be used. Otherwise, specify for WinTitle a window title or other criteria to identify the target window and/or for WinText a substring from a single text element of the target window (as revealed by the included Window Spy utility).
ExcludeTitle and ExcludeText can be used to exclude one or more windows by their title or text. Their specification is similar to WinTitle and WinText, except that ExcludeTitle does not recognize any criteria other than the window title.
Window titles and text are case-sensitive. By default, hidden windows are not detected and hidden text elements are detected, unless changed with DetectHiddenWindows and DetectHiddenText. By default, a window title can contain WinTitle or ExcludeTitle anywhere inside it to be a match, unless changed with SetTitleMatchMode.
Type: Array
This function returns an array of names for all controls in the specified window. Each name consists of the control's class name followed immediately by its sequence number (ClassNN), as shown by Window Spy.
For example, if the return value is assigned to a variable named ClassNNs and two controls are present, ClassNNs[1] contains the name of the first control, ClassNNs[2] contains the name of the second control, and ClassNNs.Length returns the number 2.
Controls are sorted according to their Z-order, which is usually the same order as the navigation order via Tab if the window supports tabbing.
A TargetError is thrown if the window could not be found.
The ID of the window or control under the mouse cursor can be retrieved with MouseGetPos.
WinGetControlsHwnd, Win functions, Control functions
Extracts the individual control names from the active window's control list.
for n, ctrl in WinGetControls("A")
{
Result := MsgBox("Control #" n " is '" ctrl "'. Continue?",, 4)
if (Result = "No")
break
}
Displays in real time the active window's control list.
SetTimer WatchActiveWindow, 200
WatchActiveWindow()
{
try
{
Controls := WinGetControls("A")
ControlList := ""
for ClassNN in Controls
ControlList .= ClassNN . "`n"
if (ControlList = "")
ToolTip "The active window has no controls."
else
ToolTip ControlList
}
catch TargetError
ToolTip "No visible window is active."
}