Changes the style or extended style of the specified window, respectively.
WinSetStyle Value , WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText WinSetExStyle Value , WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText
Pass a positive integer to completely overwrite the window's style; that is, to set it to Value.
To easily add, remove or toggle styles, pass a numeric string prefixed with a plus sign (+), minus sign (-) or caret (^), respectively. The new style value is calculated as shown below (where CurrentStyle could be retrieved with WinGetStyle or WinGetExStyle):
| Operation | Prefix | Example | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add | + | "+0x80" |
NewStyle := CurrentStyle | Value |
| Remove | - | "-0x80" |
NewStyle := CurrentStyle & ~Value |
| Toggle | ^ | "^0x80" |
NewStyle := CurrentStyle ^ Value |
If Value is a negative integer, it is treated the same as the corresponding numeric string.
To use the + or ^ prefix literally in an expression, the prefix or value must be enclosed in quote marks. For example: WinSetStyle("+0x80") or WinSetStyle("^" StylesToToggle). This is because the expression +123 produces 123 (without a prefix) and ^123 is a syntax error.
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.
A TargetError is thrown if the window could not be found.
An OSError is thrown if the change could not be applied.
See the styles table for a partial listing of styles.
After applying certain style changes to a visible window, it might be necessary to redraw the window using WinRedraw.
The ID of the window under the mouse cursor can be retrieved with MouseGetPos.
WinGetStyle / WinGetExStyle, ControlSetStyle / ControlSetExStyle, styles table, Win functions, Control functions