Function Reference


_WinAPI_GetGUIThreadInfo

Retrieves information about the active window or a specified GUI thread

#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
_WinAPI_GetGUIThreadInfo ( $iThreadId )

Parameters

$iThreadId The identifier for the thread for which information is to be retrieved.

Return Value

Success: The array that contains the following information:
[0] - The thread state. It can be one or more of the $GUI_* values.
[1] - A handle to the active window within the thread.
[2] - A handle to the window that has the keyboard focus.
[3] - A handle to the window that has captured the mouse.
[4] - A handle to the window that owns any active menus.
[5] - A handle to the window in a move or size loop.
[6] - A handle to the window that is displaying the caret.
[7] - The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the caret's bounding rectangle, in client coordinates.
[8] - The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the caret's bounding rectangle, in client coordinates.
[9] - The width of the caret's bounding rectangle.
[10] - The height of the caret's bounding rectangle.
Failure: Sets the @error flag to non-zero, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

See Also

Search GetGUIThreadInfo in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Local $hForm = GUICreate('', 240, 268, 10, 10, BitOR($WS_CAPTION, $WS_POPUP), $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Thread state:', 20, 18, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Active window:', 20, 40, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Keyboard focus:', 20, 62, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Mouse capture:', 20, 84, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Active menu:', 20, 106, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Move or size loop:', 20, 128, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Caret:', 20, 150, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Left:', 20, 172, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Top:', 20, 194, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Width:', 20, 216, 90, 14)
GUICtrlCreateLabel('Height:', 20, 238, 90, 14)
Local $a_idInput[11]
For $i = 0 To 10
        $a_idInput[$i] = GUICtrlCreateLabel('', 114, 18 + 22 * $i, 116, 14)
Next
GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE)

Local $hWnd, $aInfo, $iPID
Do
        $hWnd = WinGetHandle('[ACTIVE]')
        $aInfo = _WinAPI_GetGUIThreadInfo(_WinAPI_GetWindowThreadProcessId($hWnd, $iPID))
        If Not @error Then
                WinSetTitle($hForm, '', WinGetTitle($hWnd))
                $aInfo[0] = '0x' & Hex($aInfo[0], 8)
        Else
                WinSetTitle($hForm, '', '')
                Dim $aInfo[11]
                For $i = 0 To 10
                        $aInfo[$i] = ''
                Next
                $hWnd = 0
        EndIf
        For $i = 0 To 10
                If StringCompare(GUICtrlRead($a_idInput[$i]), $aInfo[$i]) Then
                        GUICtrlSetData($a_idInput[$i], $aInfo[$i])
                EndIf
        Next
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE