Function Reference


_WinAPI_ActivateKeyboardLayout

Sets the input locale identifier for the calling thread or the current process

#include <WinAPISys.au3>
_WinAPI_ActivateKeyboardLayout ( $hLocale [, $iFlag = 0] )

Parameters

$hLocale The input locale identifier to be activated.
This parameter must be either the handle to a keyboard layout or one of the following values:
    $HKL_NEXT
    $HKL_PREV
$iFlag [optional] The flag that specifies how the input locale identifier is to be activated.
This parameter can be one of the following values:
    $KLF_REORDER
    $KLF_RESET
    $KLF_SETFORPROCESS
    $KLF_SHIFTLOCK

Return Value

Success: The previous input locale identifier.
Failure: 0, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

See Also

Search ActivateKeyboardLayout in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <APILocaleConstants.au3>
#include <APISysConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPILocale.au3>
#include <WinAPISys.au3>

GUICreate('Test ' & StringReplace(@ScriptName, '.au3', '()'), 300, 200)
Local $idLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel('', 10, 66, 280, 40, $SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 12, 800, 0, 'Tahoma')
Local $idPrev = GUICtrlCreateButton('<', 82, 164, 60, 24)
Local $idNext = GUICtrlCreateButton('>', 158, 164, 60, 24)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

Local $iUpdate = 1
While 1
        If $iUpdate Then
                GUICtrlSetData($idLabel, '0x' & StringRight(@KBLayout, 4) & @CRLF & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo(Number('0x' & @KBLayout), $LOCALE_SLANGUAGE))
                $iUpdate = 0
        EndIf

        Switch GUIGetMsg()
                Case -3
                        ExitLoop
                Case $idNext
                        _WinAPI_ActivateKeyboardLayout($HKL_NEXT)
                        $iUpdate = 1
                Case $idPrev
                        _WinAPI_ActivateKeyboardLayout($HKL_PREV)
                        $iUpdate = 1
        EndSwitch
WEnd