[SOLVED] How to detect Combo value change

[ALTIN]

I think my problem is simple but Im not finding how to solve it.

I have a Combo and I want to get its current value upon when I select it (upon it changes when selected), I mean without adding any button or other control to do a GUICtrlRead($hCombo)

This is what I basically have:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()
Func Example()
    Local $msg
    GUICreate("My GUI combo", 300, 150)

    $hCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("item1", 10, 10)
    GUICtrlSetData(-1, "item2|item3", "item3")
    GUISetState()

    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()      
        If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
            
        ToolTip(GUICtrlRead($hCombo))
        
    WEnd
EndFunc

I also tried something with _GUICtrlComboBox_GetDroppedState() but could not do it.

Any suggestion please?

Edited September 20, 2010 by ALTIN

[seandisanti]

add a case where $msg=$hCombo then guictrlread it

[ALTIN]

Omg i could feel it was a stupid question but i just got stuck on it...

Cameronsdad thanks, you did it

[seandisanti]

Omg i could feel it was a stupid question but i just got stuck on it...

Cameronsdad thanks, you did it

no worries man, the easiest to find are also the easiest to overlook

[ALTIN]

Oh yet..... sorry again

I want to get the current value after I select it on combo when it is not dropped down but this seems to return the value even if combo is dropped down and i hover the mouse over it...

So I guess it does basically the same thing I had before...

P.S.: Sorry, I read the previous post from mobile and thought it was solved but now that I try in editor, I see it did not...

Any other idea?

Edited September 20, 2010 by ALTIN

[Melba23]

ALTIN,

I think does what you want - it waits until you have closed the combo before reading the value:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiComboBox.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

$hCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
GUICtrlSetData($hCombo, "|1|2|3|4")

GUISetState()

$sCurrCombo = ""

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch

    $sComboSel = GUICtrlRead($hCombo)
    If $sComboSel <> $sCurrCombo And _GUICtrlComboBox_GetDroppedState($hCombo) = False Then
        MsgBox(0, "Selection", $sComboSel)
        $sCurrCombo = $sComboSel
    EndIf
WEnd

M23

[ALTIN]

I think does what you want - it waits until you have closed the combo before reading the value:

Oh I see now you both are just right and I know I may look weird and stupid today I made such a big alarm for a beginner problem.

Anyway Thankx Cameronsdad, Thanks Melba23, you both solved it.

I guess I need a long break to stop hanging in simple things

[Melba23]

ALTIN,

I could not see why you thought cameronsdad's example was not working - so I decided I would show you another way - although his version is simpler!

M23

[ALTIN]

I could not see why you thought cameronsdad's example was not working -

I wonder what I did wrong with his example too...