WinGetControlsHwnd

Returns an array of unique ID numbers (HWNDs) for all controls in the specified window.

HWNDs := WinGetControlsHwnd(WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText)

Parameters

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; however, when using pure HWNDs, hidden windows are always detected regardless of DetectHiddenWindows. By default, a window title can contain WinTitle or ExcludeTitle anywhere inside it to be a match, unless changed with SetTitleMatchMode.

Return Value

Type: Array

This function returns an array of unique ID numbers for all controls in the specified window. Each number is a window handle (HWND).

For example, if the return value is assigned to a variable named HWNDs and two controls are present, HWNDs[1] contains the ID of the first control, HWNDs[2] contains the ID of the second control, and HWNDs.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.

Error Handling

A TargetError is thrown if the window could not be found.

Remarks

The ID of the window or control under the mouse cursor can be retrieved with MouseGetPos.

WinGetControls, Win functions, Control functions